I've been buying a salad like this at the supermarket and was hoping to find the recipe. It's wonderful!I added some sliced water chestnuts for a little extra crunch and it turned out great!
Wonderful flavor and combination of ingredients It was very popular with my guests. I have one suggestion however. Next time I will ADD THE CASHEWS AT THE LAST MINUTE and mix to coat with dressing instead of mixing with other ingredients initially. My cashews were not crisp after sitting in the dressing for several hours ahead of time.
This was good and easy. I did reduce the sugar to 1/4 cup and I am glad I did as it was plenty sweet enough with the reduced amount and the raisins. I also added the cashews right before serving as others suggested. I will make this again.
I wanted so bad to try this recipe and I would hate it if I gave it a bad rating. However I would not be sincere if I said I liked it. The main problem is that it was overly sweet - the suggested amount of sugar is too much in my opinion. I like well balanced sweet/savory dishes but this tasted like a dessert! Also the sugar/mayo mixture was too thick and the raisins added even more to the sweetness of the dish. All in all it is an interesting idea but the final result was a disappointment. I really wish I could rate it better.
I just made this for 4th of July BBQ... wow was it good! I left out the onion and added a large can of drained pineapple chunks - it was killer!!! everybody loved it. Thanks for the recipe
I used 1/4 c sugar and added the cashews last. I also subbed craisins for raisins. I like that there wasn't a lot of dressing. Plenty sweet. Nice flavor.
I've made this numerous times now for parties and dinners. Everyone loves it! I use almonds instead of cashews and leave out the raisins. If I have them on hand I've also thrown in walnuts along with almonds. If you're short on time this recipe will also work with pre-packaged bacon bits.
this is great! my kids love it and this is great for the holidays and easy to make.
Everything about this recipe is perfect except for the sugar. I used a tablespoon sugar and it was more than enough. That way the salad is also relatively healthy...which is good because I ate half of it in a day.
I wanted so bad to try this recipe and I would hate it if I gave it a bad rating. However I would not be sincere if I said I liked it. The main problem is that it was overly sweet - the suggested amount of sugar is too much in my opinion. I like well balanced sweet/savory dishes but this tasted like a dessert! Also the sugar/mayo mixture was too thick and the raisins added even more to the sweetness of the dish. All in all it is an interesting idea but the final result was a disappointment. I really wish I could rate it better.
