Raw Veggie Picnic Salad

Ingredients

• 6 slices bacon
• 4 cups broccoli florets
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen green peas, thawed
• 1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup chopped green onions
• 1 cup seedless green grapes
• 1 cup seedless red grapes
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons grated onion
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise

Directions

Place bacon in a skillet over medium high-heat, and cook until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.

In a large bowl, toss together the bacon, broccoli, celery, peas, cranberries, green onions, green grapes, red grapes, and almonds. In a separate bowl, whisk together the sugar, salt, vinegar, grated onion, Parmesan cheese, and mayonnaise. Pour dressing over the salad. Gently toss to coat.