Cold Broccoli Salad Recipe
This delicious Cold Broccoli Salad with Bacon recipe is a combination of broccoli, bacon, red onion, dried cranberries, sharp cheddar cheese, and sliced almonds. It's coated with a creamy mayonnaise dressing. Ready in 15 minutes!
Ingredients
For the Salad:
- 1 ½ cups raw broccoli florets
- ¼ cup sharp cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup dried cranberries
- 1 slice bacon
- ⅛ cup sliced almonds
- ¼ of a small red onion
For the Dressing:
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon table salt
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Cut the bacon into 1 inch pieces.
- Cook the bacon in a frying pan over medium heat until crisp.
- Drain the bacon on paper towel and set aside.
- Chop the broccoli into bite-sized pieces and dice the red onions.
- Combine the broccoli florets, cheddar cheese, dried cranberries, almonds, and red onion in a medium bowl.
- In a separate, small bowl, whisk together the mayo, white wine vinegar, sugar, salt, and black pepper until smooth and well-combined.
- Pour dressing over broccoli mixture and stir until well coated.
- For best flavor refrigerate for at least one hour with the bacon stored separately in a zipper baggie.
- To serve, stir the bacon into the broccoli salad until well coated.
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Notes
- To store broccoli salad - If you have leftovers and the dressing is mixed in with the veggies, you can keep it in the fridge for about 2 days. If the salad and dressing is kept separate, it should last about 4 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Calories: 425kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 8gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 14gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 513mgPotassium: 334mgFiber: 4gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 590IUVitamin C: 62mgCalcium: 158mgIron: 1mg
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