Broccoli Salad

Broccoli salad is a quick salad with fresh broccoli, crisp bacon, crunchy red onion, dried cranberries, and sunflower seeds. The homemade salad dressing is super easy to whip up in under 5 minutes.

Course Brunch, Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword broccoli salad, broccoli salad recipe

Prep Time 25

Servings

Calories 398kcal

Ingredients

7 cups broccoli florets
1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
⅔ cup dried cranberries
½ cup chopped bacon
½ cup salted sunflower seeds
⅓ cup chopped red onion

Dressing

1 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar

Instructions

Cut broccoli into bite sized pieces. Rinse and drain throughly. Add the broccoli to a large mixing bowl.
Next, shred cheese or use packaged shredded cheese. Add cheese to the broccoli in the bowl.
Measure and add dried cranberries to the bowl.
Chop cooked bacon then add it to the broccoli mixture.
Measure and add sunflower seeds to the bowl.
Chop red onion and add ⅓ cup chopped onion to the broccoli mixture.

Dressing

Add the dressing ingredients (mayo, vinegar and sugar) to a small mixing bowl. Whisk them together until the dressing is smooth.
Pour the dressing over the broccoli mixture, then toss to evenly coat.
Refrigerate for an hour before serving.

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