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Poppy Seed Dressing & Cashew Salad Recipe

by Allen Williams on October 26, 2010

A family favorite, cashew cream cheese salad with poppy seed dressing is one of the first recipes I copied from my mother’s recipe card file. I took the recipe to college and made it occasionally when I was missing home. I even made it once for a work event and everyone raved about it. A former coworker recently told me that she still makes it for her holiday dinners.
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