Crunchy Pea Salad with Cashews
This Crunchy Pea Salad with Cashews is a great summer salad packed full of classic flavors and textures. With chilled peas, crisp celery, chopped cauliflower, green onion, and cashews covered in a simple homemade ranch and sour cream dressing and garnished with bacon bits and shredded cheddar cheese, this salad is refreshing and light.
Servings 12
Ingredients
- 24 ounce frozen peas 2- 12 ounce bags
- 1 cup celery diced
- 1 cup cauliflower chopped
- ¼ cup green onion diced
- 1 cup cashews chopped
Dressing
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 cup ranch dressing
Garnishes- optional
- bacon bits
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Thaw the peas in a colander under lukewarm water for a couple of minutes. Drain and let air dry while preparing the rest of the ingredients.
- In a large mixing bowl, gently mix the peas, diced celery, chopped cauliflower, diced green onion, and chopped cashews. Then in a small mixing bowl, mix the sour cream and ranch dressing. Pour the dressing over the mixed vegetables and slowly mix until everything is coated.
- Chill the pea salad with cashews in the refrigerator for a few hours to marry the flavors.
- Stir once more before serving, then garnish with bacon bits and shredded cheddar cheese. Serve chilled and enjoy!