This salad is delicious, refreshing, and crisp and contains nutritious fruits, veggies, and nuts. It goes well with any entrée. Anyone who tries it falls in love with it immediately. This dish is enjoyable since it allows for creativity. It was still excellent when I prepared it without the sunflower seeds.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Additional Time: | 3 hrs |
| Total Time: | 3 hrs 20 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 3 tablespoons white sugar
- 2 crowns broccoli, cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 cup seedless red grapes, halved
- ¾ cup chopped walnuts
- ¼ red onion, finely chopped
- ¼ cup sunflower seed kernels
- ½ cup sweetened dried cranberries (such as Craisins®)
- ¼ cup bacon bits
Instructions
- Whisk mayonnaise, cider vinegar, and sugar together in a small bowl until sugar dissolves and the dressing is smooth.
- 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.
- 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
| Calories | 507 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 28 g |
| Cholesterol | 17 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Saturated Fat | 6 g |
| Sodium | 374 mg |
| Sugars | 21 g |
| Fat | 43 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Loved it just as written. The second time I made it I didn’t have grapes so I added extra dried cranberries and it was delicious.
This is the best raw broccoli salad ever created… I added 1/2 c bacon bits instead and a tad more sunflower seed kernels.
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.
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.
Fantastic! big hit with the family.