I have made this delish broccoli salad many times using reduced fat Hellmans. Leave the broccoli florets unchopped add at least a cup of craisins and sunflower seeds adding the seeds right before serving. I also add cheddar cheese shreds. Always a hit!!
This has become a favorite salad of ours and is prepared frequently. To change it a little since it's eaten so often I like to add slivered almonds or glazed walnuts or sunflower seeds. Also to add a little more veggie crunch I add thinly sliced cabbage...and it's oh so good! I've only added bacon a few times but we prefer it without. And for the dressing I found that an inexpensive light mayo is good but the red wine vinegar should be of good quality; makes a difference!:
So delicious my 8-year twins wanted it for breakfast the next day! I also added cut red grapes which was very good. A really great recipe.
We loved this! And it's pretty healthy too. I didn't measure the salad ingredients but made dressing as written. Will be making this often. (I used frozen broccoli I cooked drained & chilled) Thanks for posting!
This is my number one requested dish that I make. Everyone LOVES it! I use Planters Dry Roasted Sunflower Kernels (they come in a small plastic jar) instead of plain salted sunflower seeds and it adds the perfect hint of seasoning to this recipe. Oh and DON'T sub Miracle Whip for mayonnaise. Not very tasty. That was the only batch I made that didn't get demolished.
This was very good. I had to keep people away from eating it before I could do a photo of it. Definitely a keeper. As is no tweaks. I did this recipe as a part of the Western Region's Faceless Frenzy July 2012.
So delicious and a refreshingly healthy. I prepared this recipe for a party and got rave reviews from all in attendance. The only change I made to the recipe as written was I used cashews in place of the sunflower seeds. I love the flavor of the dressing in this recipe and I will definitely be making this again and again! Thank you for a wonderfully healthy salad recipe!
Great recipe! It is always a hit. I like the broccoli cut small or blanched if left bigger. This recipe is fabulous as is but still yummy with substitutions. I have used pecans or walnuts when I was out of sunflower seeds. I added a little salt to compensate. I have used grapes instead of craisins. Use a good red wine vinegar. Let the dressing mixture sit for a bit as the recipe suggests. It does make a difference. You can also add a little orange zest to this for an additional pop.
This is the only way I really like broccoli anymore. I blanch the broccoli so it is not completely raw. I just like it better that way. Dried chopped cherries instead of cranberries is good too.
