Broccoli Raisin Salad

Name: Broccoli Raisin Salad
Prep time: 20 minutes
Yield: 6 Cups

A quick and delicious salad that will be a hit at home or at a party.

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A bowl is filled with crunchy salad featuring broccoli, raisins and sunflower seeds.

Prep time: 20 minutes
Makes: 6 Cups
Nutrition Facts: View label

Ingredients

6 cups chopped broccoli (fresh)

½ cup raisins

¼ cup finely chopped red onion

¼ cup unsalted sunflower seed kernels

¼ cup bacon bits

½ cup low-fat mayonnaise

3 Tablespoons sugar

1 Tablespoon red wine vinegar

Directions

Wash hands with soap and water.
Rinse or scrub fresh vegetables under running water before preparing.
In a large bowl, combine broccoli, raisins, onion, sunflower seed kernels and bacon bits.
In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, sugar and vinegar.
Stir mayonnaise mixture into salad.
Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.

Recipe adapted from Nutrition Matters.

Notes

No raisins? Use any type of dried fruit.
You can use chopped cauliflower for some of the chopped broccoli.

Comments

Submitted by crapej on Thu, 04/02/2020 - 08:41

This is my favorite salad, I make it for every BBQ I go to during the summer and people are always asking me for the recipe! Often times I do it just as the recipe says but sometimes I mix it up and use dried cranberries or add cauliflower.

Submitted by Jennifer Pettit on Wed, 02/17/2016 - 17:07

I found this recipe to be very tasty and sweet enough even with a reduction in sugar as mentioned above. I reduced the sugar by almost half the amount. I like to add the bacon bits and sunflower seeds just before serving so this salad maintains a nice crunchiness; otherwise the bacon bits and seeds soften up somewhat.

Submitted by ortegafp (not verified) on Mon, 07/20/2015 - 11:59

This a very tasty salad! If you enjoy crunch in your salad this one is definately for you! I made this salad with my summer school students. It was a huge hit! I did however, modify the sugar from 1/4 cup to 2 Tablespoons, The reason for doing so is that the raisins are sweet and the 1/4 of sugar made so sweet you really couldnt saver the flavors. Two tablespoons less made this recipe a sucess for my food tastings with the students!