Broccoli Salad
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Broccoli Salad
Description
This Broccoli Salad features raw broccoli pieces mixed with shredded cheddar cheese, small red onion pieces, crumbled baked bacon, and toasted pumpkin seeds. The dressing blends mayonnaise and sour cream with apple cider vinegar, honey, and salt to provide a creamy, tangy coating that balances the ingredients’ richness and freshness.
Bacon is baked on a wire rack for crispiness, and pumpkin seeds are toasted separately to add crunch and a nutty flavor. The dressing is whisked together and mixed with the salad components. This salad offers a mix of crisp, creamy, smoky, and slightly sweet elements suitable for side dishes or gatherings.
To prepare ahead, keep the dressing separate and add it just before serving to maintain crispness. Pumpkin seeds may be substituted with sunflower seeds or almond slivers. Blanching the broccoli briefly before mixing softens the texture if preferred. Dried fruit like cranberries or raisins can be added for extra sweetness.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp honey
- pinch salt
- 2 lbs broccoli
- 7 lices Bacon
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 cup pumpkin seeds toasted
- 1/2 red onion small
Instructions
- Place the bacon on a wire rack over a baking sheet lined with foil and bake at 400F for about 15 minutes or until golden and crispy.
- Toast the pumpkin seeds on a baking sheet at 350F for about 10 minutes.
- Add the mayonnaise, sour cream, apple cider vinegar, salt and honey to a medium bowl then whisk together until combined and set aside.
- Wash the broccoli and cut the florets from the stem then break into small pieces then transfer to a large bowl.
- Shred the cheddar and cut the red onion Into small pieces then place both in the bowl with the broccoli
- Add in the toasted pumpkin seeds then crumble the bacon into the bowl as well.
- Spoon the dressing onto the salad and toss to mix.
Notes
- Cook bacon until crisp on a wire rack for best texture.
- Toast pumpkin seeds to enhance their flavor; sunflower seeds or almond slivers can be good substitutes.
- Dress salad just before serving for optimal crispness, especially if making ahead.
- Dried cranberries or raisins can be added for a touch of sweetness.
- If softer broccoli is preferred, blanch florets for 30–60 seconds and cool in ice water.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 10people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 273 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1bowl | |
| Calories | 273kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 23g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 30mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 279mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 396mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 727IU | 15% |
| Vitamin C | 81mg | 90% |
| Calcium | 135mg | 14% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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