Raw Veggie Picnic Salad

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

Here is a wonderful combination of broccoli, grapes, almonds, bacon, and a creamy dressing. Make a batch to take to your next summer outing!

Ingredients

6 slices bacon
4 cups broccoli florets
1 cup chopped celery
1 (10 ounce) package frozen green peas, thawed
1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1 cup seedless green grapes
1 cup seedless red grapes
1/2 cup slivered almonds
1/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons grated onion
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 cups mayonnaise

Directions

1 Place bacon in a skillet over medium heat, and cook until evenly brown and crisp, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain, crumble, and set aside.
2 In a large bowl, toss together the bacon, broccoli, celery, peas, cranberries, green onions, green grapes, red grapes, and almonds. In a separate bowl, whisk together the sugar, salt, vinegar, grated onion, Parmesan cheese, and mayonnaise. Pour dressing over the salad. Gently toss to coat.