For family get-togethers, serve this broccoli salad with dried cranberries and crispy bacon.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 20 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 6 strips bacon
- 3 heads broccoli, cut into bite-sized pieces
- ½ cup chopped red onion
- ⅓ cup salted sunflower kernels, toasted
- ¼ cup dried cranberries
Instructions
- Make dressing: Whisk together mayonnaise, sugar, and vinegar in a small bowl. Chill in the refrigerator until needed.
- Make salad: Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate, then crumble and set aside.
- Combine broccoli, onion, sunflower seeds, and cranberries in a large serving bowl. Add crumbled bacon and drizzle with dressing; toss until well combined.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 314 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 19 g |
| Cholesterol | 18 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 355 mg |
| Sugars | 11 g |
| Fat | 25 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
What I love most about this recipe is the simplicity of the sauce. Just THREE INGREDIENTS! Easy peasy! I never would have thought to use red wine vinegar with mayo, but it is great. I bought a bag of broccoli florets from Costco to make things easier. The hardest part of the whole thing was cooking and crumbling the bacon (in the oven is the only way to go). The only sunflower seeds I had were raw, but they worked fine in this salad. This one’s a keeper! Thank you!
Delicious! My family loves it.
I made the salad for Christmas. I added 1/2 bag of shredded cheddar cheese and a handful of chopped sweet and spicy pecans. It was a big hit.
Really good salad. I’ve made it number of times, often subbing toasted pecans for the sunflower seeds, which I usually don’t have around the house.
This was a decent recipe but there was wayyyyyy too much sugar. I used half the sugar it called for and it was still too sweet for me. We still ate it and still yummy. On the hunt for the perfect dressing. I’m sure those who like thibgs a little sweet will love this recipe
Delicious! I substituted sugar & red wine vinegar with apple cider vinegar and honey. Worth taking the time to cut into small broccoli pieces.
I didn’t have bacon on hand but it turned out great w/o it !
This tasted great! I added some grated Parmesan cheese and reduced the amount of dressing a bit.
It’s a great recipe, though I did increase the sugar a little. Everybody like it.
Love it !!
We love this recipes, I only subsided the sunflower kernels and used walnuts.
I wanted it vegetarian so no bacon. My husband and both like it. Sure I will do again
This is one of my favs. I added cashews instead of sunflower seeds, had to use balsamic vinegar today, agave nectar instead of the sugar. Sometime use truvia. I also added a pinch of salt, pepper and garlic powder, shook it up in a jar. My 6 yr old grandson loves it, had seconds today.
Easy, delicious recipe. Tasted like something my North Dakota Aunties would have made me. I used walnut in place of sunflower seeds. Much better than any deli out there. Thanks for sharing
This has been such a hit. I keep getting request to bring to family get togethers.
Super delicious! My husband bought unsalted sunflower seeds, cherry infused craisins, and real bacon bits (the soft ones) – I thought these differences would ruin the salad, but I am happy to report they worked just fine! I also used one container of broccoli slaw and two heads of broccoli as that is what I had on hand… I also added approx 1/2 a teaspoon of salt to the unsalted sunflower seeds before mixing them into the salad. My husband and I really loved it. Great recipe!
Definitely will make again. I combined this recipe with Bodacious Broccoli Salad. Used cashews instead of sunflower kernels and balsamic vinegar instead of red wine vinegar. Salt and pepper to taste. Added shredded carrots. I also steamed the broccoli for a couple of minutes. I made the night before and added the bacon and dressing a couple hours before serving. I made this for a work luncheon. Everyone loved it.
Added shredded cheddar cheese and we loved it! This will be my new go to for picnics and barbecues!
The original was good but too sweet. Substitute plain nonfat yogurt for half the mayonnaise. Reduce the sugar to 3 Tbls. and add 2 to 3Tbls. lemon juice. Excellent!
It was a big hit! I altered the recipe slightly by blanching the broccoli, plus I added dried cherries and bleu cheese crumbles on top.
This was good. The dressing made a little more than I would have cared for so I’ll cut back in that in the future!