On St. Simon’s Island in Georgia, a bed and breakfast serves up a delicious Caesar dressing. I’ve never had anything better. Outstanding with a grilled chicken breast on top. Utilize only extra-light extra-virgin olive oil. Enjoy!
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 25 mins |
| Total Time: | 45 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
Ingredients
- 1 pound bacon
- 1 bunch broccoli, finely chopped
- ½ cup sunflower seeds
- ½ cup diced red onion
- ¾ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
Instructions
- Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and let cool enough to handle, 5 to 10 minutes. Crumble.
- Combine crumbled bacon with broccoli, sunflower seeds, and red onion in a large bowl.
- Mix mayonnaise, sugar, and vinegar together in a separate bowl. Pour over broccoli mixture and mix together. Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes before serving.
- Chop broccoli fairly fine. I like to include a bit of the stalk for extra crunch.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 343 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 12 g |
| Cholesterol | 28 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 10 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 561 mg |
| Sugars | 8 g |
| Fat | 29 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This is one of my potluck or camping go to recipes. It is simple enough to halve if need be. It does not appear to have too much sugar. Once, I used apple cider vinegar and it did not deter the taste,
This is a great cold broccoli salad. I made it for a picnic. I used turkey bacon, substituted the same amount of monk fruit sweetener for the sugar, and added about 1/4 cup of raisins. I also used thawed frozen organic broccoli. It turned out great. YUM!
Very good. I made it low carb by substituting Swerve for the sugar. Flavor was still excellent. This is simple, easy to prepare and a crowd-pleaser. What leftovers?!
Delicious! Even my raw broccoli disliker loved it.
I’ve been making this great salad for many years. Be sure to make the dressing first, let the sugar dissolve well in the vinegar first, then mix in mayonnaise and set aside. I use at least 4 broccoli crowns, add 5-6 thinly sliced radishes, half a pkg. finely grated cheese (I like 6 cheese Italian or whatever ‘mix’ available) and pine nuts. Stir altogether with dressing and refrigerate a few hours, then fold together again just before serving. Keeps well & still great the next day.
I made it with bacon, red grapes halved, and some chopped red onion. Sprinkled with toasted almonds. Delish !!
I’ve made this many times before, but this is a much better recipe!
This is my favorite recipe to take to any pot luck friends always request it.
We add golden raisin, even though I hate them. We chop the broccoli very fine and use toasted, chopped walnuts or pecans instead of sunflower seeds.