Best Broccoli Salad Ever!

Rating: 4 stars
3 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 1
  • 4 star values: 1
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0

This is a delightful, cool, and crisp salad with healthy fruits, vegetables, and nuts that is a great accompaniment to any entree. It's a real favorite with anyone who tries it. This is a fun recipe as you can get creative with it. I have even made it with out the sunflower seeds, and it was still delicious.

 By Nancy Gibson
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Ingredients

6
Original recipe yields 6 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Dressing:

Salad:

Directions

  • Whisk mayonnaise, cider vinegar, and sugar together in a small bowl until sugar dissolves and the dressing is smooth.

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  • Toss broccoli, grapes, walnuts, red onion, sunflower seeds, cranberries, and bacon bits together in a large bowl. Drizzle dressing over the salad and gently fold so ingredients are evenly coated.

  • Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate 3 to 4 hours. Stir before serving.

Cook's Notes:

You can use gold or regular raisins instead of Craisins(R).

Use green grapes if you prefer.

You can add shredded Cheddar cheese and poppy seeds if you fancy!

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
507 calories; 43.1 g total fat; 17 mg cholesterol; 373 mg sodium. 27.5 g carbohydrates; 7.5 g protein; Full Nutrition

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Thisni Caza
Rating: 4 stars
06/21/2014
I liked this salad but it is a fairly standard recipe for this type of salad (which I expected...no problem.) I do wish AR would list broccoli in cups (and a lot of other ingredients especially fruits and vegetables). I buy big bags of broccoli florets at Sam's. Even if I did buy crowns they vary a lot in size and in the amount of florets provided. I don't fault this recipe just wish AR would standardize. I used two cups bite-sized broccoli florets thinking that 2:1 would be a good ratio between broccoli and grapes. I also cut the grapes in half. Read More
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Leslie
Rating: 3 stars
07/23/2016
The yield for the dressing is high so be sure to mix everything else before slowly adding the dressing as you don't need much for one head of broccoli. Read More
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3 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 1
  • 4 star values: 1
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0
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Thisni Caza
Rating: 4 stars
06/21/2014
I liked this salad but it is a fairly standard recipe for this type of salad (which I expected...no problem.) I do wish AR would list broccoli in cups (and a lot of other ingredients especially fruits and vegetables). I buy big bags of broccoli florets at Sam's. Even if I did buy crowns they vary a lot in size and in the amount of florets provided. I don't fault this recipe just wish AR would standardize. I used two cups bite-sized broccoli florets thinking that 2:1 would be a good ratio between broccoli and grapes. I also cut the grapes in half. Read More
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Thisni Caza
Rating: 4 stars
06/21/2014
I liked this salad but it is a fairly standard recipe for this type of salad (which I expected...no problem.) I do wish AR would list broccoli in cups (and a lot of other ingredients especially fruits and vegetables). I buy big bags of broccoli florets at Sam's. Even if I did buy crowns they vary a lot in size and in the amount of florets provided. I don't fault this recipe just wish AR would standardize. I used two cups bite-sized broccoli florets thinking that 2:1 would be a good ratio between broccoli and grapes. I also cut the grapes in half. Read More
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Nancy Gibson
Rating: 5 stars
06/15/2014
Fantastic! big hit with the family. Read More
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Leslie
Rating: 3 stars
07/23/2016
The yield for the dressing is high so be sure to mix everything else before slowly adding the dressing as you don't need much for one head of broccoli. Read More
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