Classic Bacon Broccoli Salad Recipe
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4.9
Classic Bacon Broccoli Salad Recipe
Description
The salad ingredients include small pieces of broccoli florets, finely diced red onion, sweet raisins, hulled sunflower seeds, and cooked crumbled bacon. These components bring a range of textures from crunchy to chewy and flavors from savory to sweet.
The dressing is made by mixing smooth mayonnaise with white sugar and white vinegar, creating a lightly sweet and tangy coating. Once combined with the salad items, the bowl is covered and chilled, which allows the flavors to develop fully. This salad is often enjoyed cold, typically as a side dish at potlucks or family meals.
Chilling the salad overnight enhances its taste. Serving cold maintains the crispness of the broccoli and bacon texture. This recipe is straightforward and yields a flavorful, textured salad highlighting the bacon and broccoli.
Ingredients
Broccoli Salad
- 8 cups broccoli florets chopped very small
- 1/2 cup red onion finely diced
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/3 cup sunflower seeds salted, hulled
- 1/2 pound Bacon cooked and crumbled into small pieces
Sweet Mayonnaise Dressing
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4-1/3 cup white sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons white vinegar
Instructions
- Place all of the salad ingredients into a medium sized bowl.
- Prepare the dressing by mixing the mayonnaise, sugar and vinegar together until smooth. Stir into the salad ingredients.
- Cover the bowl and let the salad chill - Mary would let it chill overnight and then bring it to the potluck and it was spectacular!
- Serve cold.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 783 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 783kcal | 39% |
| Carbohydrates | 37g | 12% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 68g | 105% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Cholesterol | 50mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 713mg | 30% |
| Potassium | 595mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 21g | 42% |
| Vitamin A | 815IU | 16% |
| Vitamin C | 110.9mg | 123% |
| Calcium | 73mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1.5mg | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.9
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