The Best Broccoli Salad
🥦🍇🥓 My FAVORITE recipe for the classic salad with a tangy dressing that everyone LOVES! Flavor and texture galore in this EASY salad that’s perfect for parties, picnics, and potlucks!
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 346cal
Equipment
- 1 Medium Bowl
Ingredients
Salad
- 6 cups of small raw broccoli florets from about 2 large heads of broccoli with stalks discarded
- 1 ½ cups red seedless grapes halved
- 1 cup celery diced small
- ¾ cup cooked bacon diced small
- ¾ cup sunflower seeds I use salted
- ¾ cup raisins
- 3 green onions trimmed and sliced into thin rounds
Dressing
- 1 cup mayonnaise I use light
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 2 to 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar or as desired for consistency
- 1 teaspoon celery seed
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper or to taste
Instructions
- To a large bowl, add the broccoli, grapes, celery, bacon, sunflower seeds, raisins, green onions; set aside.
- To a medium bowl, add the mayonnaise, sugar, 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar, celery seed, pepper, and whisk to combine. If necessary, add additional apple cider vinegar so that dressing is pourable but still thick.
- Evenly pour dressing over the salad and toss to combine.
- Salad may be served immediately but I prefer to cover it and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours to chill before serving.
Notes
- Tip: Save time by using precooked bacon and zap it in the microwave for about 1 minute to cook
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 346cal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 315mg | Potassium: 447mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 416IU | Vitamin C: 49mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 2mg
