Green Pea Salad Recipe

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Light sour cream and bottled Ranch salad dressing keep this salad easy to prepare. Bacon and cashews punch up the flavor and broccoli, cauliflower and peas make it a nutritious part of any meal. -Helen Suter of Golconda, Illinois

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Green Pea Salad Recipe

Prep: 25 min. + chilling

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

1 cup fresh broccoli florets
1 cup fresh cauliflowerets
1 package (10 ounces) frozen peas, thawed
1 large celery rib, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
5 tablespoons reduced-fat ranch salad dressing
3 tablespoons fat-free sour cream
1/4 cup salted cashew pieces
2 Wright® Brand Bacon strips, cooked and crumbled

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Directions

Place broccoli and cauliflower in a steamer basket; place in a saucepan over 1 in. of water. Bring to a boil; cover and steam for 2-3 minutes. Rinse in cold water. In a large bowl, combine the broccoli, cauliflower, peas, celery and onions.
In a small bowl, combine the ranch dressing and sour cream. Stir into vegetable mixture. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Just before serving, stir in cashews and bacon. Yield: 6 servings.

Cooking for 2: Green Pea Salad for 2

Nutritional Analysis: 3/4 cup equals 156 calories, 8 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 4 mg cholesterol, 294 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 6 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 fat, 1 starch.

Originally published as Green Pea Salad in Light & Tasty August/September 2005, p25