Easy Sides for the Week!

Sundays have become a food prep day where I try to prep as much of the week as I can. This week I wanted to make some side dishes to pull out with our meals. So here are the two that were HUGE hits in our house and will be made again soon!

Easy Pea Salad

• 4 cups frozen peas, thawed 
• 1/2 cup shredded parmesan
• 8 strips of applewood smoked bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 2 shallots, minced fine
• 2 1/2 tbsp sour cream
• 2 tbsp mayo
• 1 1/2 tbsp Dijon mustard
• salt and pepper

Combine all ingredients in medium bowl and serve.

Ambrosia Salad

1 cup light sour cream OR yogurt
1 cup mini marshmallows (plain or multi-colored)
1 250 gram bag of shredded unsweetened or sweetened organic coconut
1 can of mandarin oranges
1 can of diced pineapple
(maraschino cherries to garnish)- I added the whole jar for some extra color! YUM!

Mix the yogurt and mini marshmallows together in a large mixing bowl.  Add the mandarin oranges and diced pineapple slowly, stirring them in well.  Don’t be alarmed if the mandarin oranges start to break up a little; the flecks of orange against the creaminess of the sour cream or yogurt looks very pretty. Fold in the shredded coconut, and combine gently. Pour into a large crystal serving bowl, or individual glass dishes.  Chill  in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours.  Just prior to serving, garnish with maraschino cherries.  Refrigerate unused portions immediately and use within three days.