Cauliflower Salad

We would always have a creamy salad with our suppers growing up. Some of them were warm, some cold. Some had jello :) Most salads had veggies drenched in delicious dressing. This, this is one of those. 

Underneath all that delicious dressing and bacon (YES) there are veggies. I promise.

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What You'll Need:

- 1 head cauliflower

- 1 (10oz) package frozen peas, thawed

- 1 cup chopped celery

- 2 Tablespoons green onion tops

- 1 cup Miracle Whip

- 1 1/2 Tablespoons Ranch dry dressing mix

- 1/4 cup milk

- 3 to 4 slices of bacon, chopped and cooked

Chop the head of cauliflower.

You don't have to do this, but I blanched the cauliflower to cook it slightly. Like, 2 minutes slightly. I have a weird thing about eating raw veggies. Boiling them for 2 minutes has to kill some things, right? RIGHT.

Seriously. Only 2 minutes (if you decide to blanch) After 2 minutes immediately put them in an ice bath. Swirl those babies around so they stop cooking. After a few minutes in the ice bath, you want to really drain them well. I put them in a strainer and place the strainer on top of a bowl so the water doesn't get all over the counter (does that bother anyone else?)

In a separate bowl, mix Miracle Whip, Ranch dry dressing mix, and milk together. If you really like it creamy, add the full cup of Miracle Whip. If you want it lightly creamy, I would only add in 1/2 cup, and about 1/8 cup milk. I love me some creamy salad so I did the full cup. Worth it.

Once you have the dressing mixed, add in the bacon, peas, celery, and onion tops. The salty bacon and crisp cauliflower with pops of sweet peas makes it so delicious. Scoop up a big spoonful. This would be a perfect salad for a picnic or cookout!