Super Delish Broccoli Salad

Lea Long

This is one of those dishes that everyone always loves and wants the recipe for. I brought it one time for Chrismas dinner at the Fort Collins Long's.

Note that the dressing needs to chill one hour before using, so plan ahead. I didn't when I made this the other night for the photo, so you can't really see much of the dressing ~

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Ingredients

½ lb bacon, cooked and crumbled
5-6 cups bit-sized broccoli florets
1 cup mayo
1 Tbsp cider vinegar
⅓ cup chopped onion
Up to ¼ cup sugar adjust depending on desired sweetness; I use a lot less
¾ cup craisins original recipe called for raisins, but blech IMHO
½ cup sunflower seeds, better if toasted
dash salt

Instructions

Bring a large pan of salted water to a boil
Add the broccoli and blanch until bright green and slightly softened, about 3 minutes
Drain well using colandar, then run cold water over colandar to stop the broccoli from cooking
Combine the mayonnaise, vinegar, onion, sugar, and craisins in a mixing bowl
Add the broccoli and toss to coat with the dressing
Refrigerate for 1 hour +/-
Just before serving, fold in the sunflower kernels and all but 2 Tbsp of the crumbled bacon
Sprinkle the reserved bacon over the top and serve immediately

Notes

I actually use 1:1 Monk fruit sweetener instead of white sugar.

Used almonds for the dish in the photo, which worked fine too.