Healthy Ranch Pea Salad
Our Healthy Ranch Pea Salad is fast and flavorful, using high-protein ingredients that you'll love for an easy meal prep or side dish when your week is busy.
Ingredients
For the cottage cheese ranch dressing:
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 2-3 Tbsps milk of your choice
- 2 tsps apple cider vinegar
- ½ tsp dried chives
- ½ tsp dried parsley
- ½ tsp dried dill weed
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp onion powder
- ⅛ tsp sea salt, or to taste
- ⅛ tsp ground black pepper
For the salad:
- 24 oz frozen peas, thawed and thoroughly drained
- 6 slices crumbled nitrate-free high-quality bacon
- 1 small red onion, finely diced
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients for your dressing in a blender and blend until smooth.
- You can adjust the amount of milk to achieve your preferred dressing consistency.
- In a large bowl, add your thawed/drained peas, crumbled bacon, and diced onion.
- Pour your dressing over everything and gently toss to combine.
- Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving, to allow the flavors to develop.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 231kcal, Carbohydrates: 20g, Protein: 13g, Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 21mg, Sodium: 313mg, Fiber: 7g, Sugar: 8g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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