Cashewshrimpandpeasalad Recipes

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• For dressing, combine the first nine ingredients in a small bowl; mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. , In a large bowl, combine peas, celery and onions. Combine sour cream and 2 tablespoons dressing (refrigerate remaining dressing); mix well. Fold into the pea mixture. Just before serving, stir in bacon and cashews. If desired, serve on lettuce with a tomato garnish.

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• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-low. Add onions, celery, and garlic and cook, stirring often and adding a splash or so of water if the bottom of pan gets too brown, until golden brown, 30-40 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add cashews, sugar, red pepper flakes, and 3 cups water and bring mixture to a simmer. Cook until vegetables are very soft and losing their structure, 10-15 minutes.
• Blend one-third of sugar snap peas with one-third of vegetable mixture in a blender, adding some cooking liquid from vegetable mixture as needed to thin, until very smooth, about 2 minutes. Press purée through a fine-mesh sieve into a medium saucepan; discard solids. Working in 2 batches, repeat with remaining peas and vegetable mixture, adding water as needed if you run out of cooking liquid. If soup is still very thick, thin with water until you get a velvety, pourable consistency. (You should have about 7 cups soup.)
• Stir vinegar into soup; season with more salt and pepper and warm over medium-low until heated through.
• Serve soup topped with scallions and potato chips.
• Do Ahead
• Soup can be made 2 days ahead. Let cool; cover and chill. Reheat over medium-low, thinning with water as needed until pourable.

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• Heat oil in lg skillet; add shrimp, green onions, and red pepper.
• Saute for 3 minutes.
• Add peas, broth, salt and ginger.
• Cover, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Mix soy sauce and cornstarch; Stir in to shrimp and cook and stir for 1 minute.
• Stir in the cashews.

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• Combine the dressing ingredients and mix well.
• Set aside 2 tablespoons of the cashews. Combine remaining nuts, peas, onions, celery, and shrimp.
• Gently mix in dressing. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Line a serving platter or bowl with lettuce.
• Spoon salad into center; garnish with reserved cashews and, if desired, dill.

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• Dressing: Mix first four ingredients and set aside.
• Set aside 1/4 cup of cashews for garnish.
• Combine the remaining cashews, peas, green onions, celery and shrimp.
• Add dressing and toss gently to coat.
• Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle reserved cashews over top.

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• Whisk oil, sugar, vinegar, onion, poppy seeds, mustard, and salt together in a bowl until dressing is smooth. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 24 hours.
• Put lettuce in a bowl and drizzle dressing over lettuce; toss to coat. Add Swiss cheese and cashew and toss to coat.

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• Place a large skillet over medium heat. Add the nuts, and cook, stirring continuously, until warm, 4 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and toss to coat. Serve immediately.

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• In a large salad bowl, combine the romaine, cheese, cashews, pear and cranberries. In a small bowl, whisk the vinaigrette ingredients. Drizzle over salad and toss to coat.

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• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place the sugar and cinnamon into a saucepan. Melt the sugar over medium heat without stirring. Add the cashews, and stir until well coated, then spread out onto the prepared baking sheet to cool to room temperature.
• Puree the raspberries, vinegar, and olive oil until smooth; set aside. Toss together the romaine, spinach, pears, cherries, and feta cheese in a large bowl. Toss with half of the raspberry dressing, and sprinkle with candied cashews. Serve with remaining dressing on the side.

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• For the dressing, combine the first nine ingredients in a small bowl and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• In a large bowl, combine peas, celery and onions. Combine sour cream and 2 tablespoons of dressing (refrigerate remaining dressing) mix well.
• Fold into pea mixture.
• Just before serving, stir in bacon and cashews.
• May be served with additional dressing, if desired, or dressing may be saved for another salad.

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• In a non-stick skillet, heat oil over medium heat and add cashews. Stirring occasionally, cook until cashews are just toasted. Using a slotted spoon, remove cashews from the pan onto a paper towel. Do not wipe the oil from the cashews completely. Just let whatever touches the paper towel absorb but leave the rest so salt and pepper can adhere well. Place cashews in a medium sized bowl and add salt and pepper. Let cool, or better yet, give 24 hours before serving for optimum flavor. Cashews will keep for 2-3 weeks in pantry or up to 3 months in refrigerator. Cook's note: If you find you have added too much salt or pepper, lightly toss in paper towel and let excess just fall off. You want the black pepper flavor to be spicy for this recipe.

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• In a large bowl, combine peas, cauliflower, celery and onions. , In a small bowl, combine the sour cream and salad dressing; pour over vegetables and toss to coat. , Serve in a lettuce-lined bowl if desired. Sprinkle with bacon and cashews.

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• In a large, dry skillet over medium-high heat, toast cashews until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Remove cashews to a dish to cool slightly.
• Return skillet to medium-high heat, cook bacon strips until crisp on both sides, about 7 minutes. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon, and soak up grease with a paper towel. Coarsely chop bacon, and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, stir together butter, rosemary, curry powder, brown sugar, salt, cayenne pepper, and toasted cashews. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, stir together white wine vinegar, mustard, and honey. Slowly whisk in olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
• In a large salad bowl, toss dressing with greens, pear slices, grapes, and bacon, and sprinkle with nut mixture.

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• Toss salad ingredients in large bowl.
• Whisk dressing ingredients in a separate container. You can toss the salad with the dressing and serve it like that, or let each person put as much or as little dressing on their salad as they would like.
• The extra dressing stays fresh in the refrigerator for a long time.

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• Combine cashews, water, onion, olive oil, lime juice, garlic, basil, salt, and pepper in a food processor or blender. Blend until completely smooth, 3 to 5 minutes. Add a little more water for a runnier dressing.