I was intrigued by the odd combination of ingredients in this recipe and though skeptical the reviews convinced me to try it. I'm glad I did - the results were surprisingly tasty! I omitted the boiled eggs (I'm not a fan) and chilled it overnight as recommended. I served the salad over baby spinach dressed lightly with olive oil and red wine vinegar. Awesome! I would never have thought to combine these ingredients but I will definitely make this again.
The reviews for this are so good I'm inclined to think I got the wrong kind of Creamy Italian Dressing. Here's what happened: since I was making this for just my husband and me I cut the recipe in half counting on leftovers. I confess I've never sliced cauliflower before and thus wound up with large slices of 2 dimensional tree-looking pieces and a bunch of crumbs. Next time I'd slice each of the smaller "flowers". I happened to have frozen shrimp which I soaked in water until it was defrosted. Worked perfectly. I also mixed the mayo and salad dressing separately as directed. This was when a "kitchen instinct" told me to taste the mayo/dressing mix with a bit of the salad before I poured it all in. And that's when I knew it wasn't going to work. The sharp flavor of the Italian dressing (creamy though it was) was too overwhelming for the other flavors to come through. So I switched gears and used Ranch dressing (without mixing it with mayo). It's good enough to eat but not what I'd bring to a pot luck. It would help if the author specified the brand of dressing since I'm not the only one to be put off by it. It's very possible I missed a great salad here... the ingredients are healthy and look pretty together. But the dressing at least my version of it would have ruined this for me.
This recipe is a hit. I made it for the first time took it to a church fellowship they loved it. I had to make another batch to keep at home. It's really very good. It is best to make it the day before as suggested.
Okay but it needs a more flavorful dressing than the bottled one I used. Also too much green onion for my taste. I liked the combination of salad ingredients but I need a good salad dressing recipe to go with this instead of using a bottled one.
I love this recipe!!! I make it for my very picky female friends and everyone asks for the recipe!!!! Make sure to use good shrimp - not the canned variety!
This is a fantastic recipe: It has so much texture and flavor. I made this recipe yesterday for a large gathering and I was repeatedly complimented on this recipe as well as asked for the recipe. I referred those individuals to allrecipes.com! Thanks Amy!
A quick easy recipe to make when unexpected guests stop by on a hot summer day. You can stretch how many the recipe will feed by serving the salad over a bed of lettuce. Add some crusty bread and you have a light summer dinner.
Excellent! Made it to take to a graduation party for my son-in-law. Everyone loved it.
I wasnt real crazy about this. I did change the recipe a little however. The olives didnt appeal to me so I left those out. I also added a small amount of chopped celery and some frozen green peas. It wasnt bad and my Mother liked it quite a bit and ended up taking the majority of the bowl home. A little bland.
