Thursday, July 8, 2010

Great Broccoli Salad Recipe...

I wanted to share this recipe with you before the 4th of July, but craziness set in with visitors and the weekend of cookouts. This is still a great recipe for any time of the year though.

Broccoli Salad
  • 2-3 bunches of broccoli, raw and cut into bite size pieces (not a lot of the stem)
  • 1/2 pound bacon, cooked and crumbled (I used the cooked, bagged kind this time pictured below and it worked great...no mess!)
  • 1 small red onion, chopped into small pieces
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1/3 cup sunflower seeds (just the seeds...no shells. A friend put the shells in hers when she tried to make this, why I don't know, I said SEEDS Lol!!)
  • 3/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 and 1/2 Tablespoons white vinegar
Directions:
  • In a large bowl, mix chopped raw broccoli, cooked bacon, chopped onion, raisins and sunflower seeds and set aside.
  • In a small bowl, mix the mayonnaise, sugar and white vinegar to make the dressing. Pour over the broccoli mixture and mix well.
  • Refrigerate for a few hours so flavors mix. I made mine in the morning and served around dinner time. Still very tasty days later too...if it lasts that long. This one is always popular!
  • One tip: You may want to double the dressing recipe (mayo, sugar, vinegar) just in case your heads of broccoli are large. Dress the salad with as much as you'd like according to your own taste though.















I'm hoping to share more recipes along the way. Hope you enjoy this one. Let me know if you make it and if you liked it!!
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Take care,
~Karen~

25 comments:

  1. This looks great Karen! I'm definitely going to have to give it a try!

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    1. Love the broccoli salad recipe. I use Renée coleslaw and dill and mix the two together. The sweet offsets the salty, try it.

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  2. Delicious, Karen! I make a similar salad with just broccoli, packaged real bacon bits, packaged finely shredded cheese, one bunch scallions chopped...mix with one cup mayo, 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup vinegar. Mix, chill and serve. Quick and easy and so delicious on a hot night, and the whole family loves it!

    I like the raisins and sunflower seeds idea though, so I might throw those in next time I make mine.

    MGM

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  3. I think I had this same salad--or one very close to it--at last month's Bunko. It was delish! Thanks for sharing.

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  4. I love this recipe. It is a great way to get a good veggie into our menu plan.
    One tip if you don't care for the taste of completely raw broccoli, you can try blanching it for a just a couple of minutes. It will make the salad a lovely bright green colour too.

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  5. This is a great salad, very popular at potlucks. I use poppy seed dressing, though and it is very good on this salad.
    Kathy B
    Yolo, CA

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  6. The sald looks so healthy and I think I'd have to do a quick blanch too.

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  7. This is one of my go to salads for the summer. The only thing that I add is cauliflower flowerets also.

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  8. HI Karen! YUM~! I'm going to make this for the weekend * thanks for sharing!

    PS * Where in New England are you? I'm in CT * we must be neighbors!

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  9. I have made that salad for a
    couple of years. We love it. I'm looking forward to some more of your recipes.

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  10. Karen, I love this salad. I like to use craisins instead of raisins. I'll have to add the sunflower seeds next time! Everyone always loves this.
    mariaegerard@gmail.com

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  11. Looks like a great salad, Karen - I'll have to give it a try.
    Judie

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  12. This is one of my favorites! I use craisins, too, and pecans can be substituted. It is always pretty on the plate, and always gone with a crowd!

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  13. Thank you so much for sharing this! I have been looking for a good Broccoli Salad recipe for some time. I can't wait to try this one!

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  14. We had this once at a picnic. EVERY man came up to the hostess and asked her to give the recipe to his wife! every one! Its been a standby at my house ever since. Keep the recipes coming..I'm in a food rut!

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  15. My broccoli salad recipe is almost identical. Whenever I make it, it's always a hit. I made it on the 4th, too.

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  16. Mmmmmmm. I can almost taste it. This is one of my favorite dishes.

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  17. Oh, I love this! Our supermarket deli carries something similar that I like a lot, but it will be so much better when I can make it at home!

    Thank you for sharing :-)

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  18. My daughters just love this salad...my version also has red grapes and shredded cheddar, along with everything else. I make it for every holiday from Easter to Thanksgiving...

    You've made my hungry now! Have a fabulous Friday. ~Natalie

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  19. Sounds delicious Karen...thanks for sharing.

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  20. Our whole family loves this salad. The combination of sweet and salty makes it.

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  21. Ooh,thanks for sharing this recipe. A friend of mine has made this before and I have asked her for the recipe and never received it. (Not on purpose, she forgets, I forget) I'm sure this is the same one and I'll make this and surprise her. I'll make her feel REAL good for not sharing her recipe with me! LOL, have a great weekend. hugs, Linda

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  22. I love this broccoli salad recipe, we make it quite often, especially in the summertime.

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  23. I made it for my mom and she love this broccoli salad recipe. When ever I visit her she always ask if I can make it again for her.

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