How to Make Broccoli Salad
Ingredients
5-6 cups broccoli florets¹ 1 lb, this was about 2 1/2 heads of broccoli for me (450g)
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese thicker, not finely shredded (115g)
2/3 cup dried cranberries (85g)
1/2 cup crumbled bacon² (60g)
1/2 cup salted sunflower seeds (60g)
1/3 cup red onion diced into small pieces (50g)
Dressing
3/4 cup mayo I use olive oil mayo (175g)
1/4 cup sour cream³ (70g)
1 1/2 Tablespoon white wine vinegar⁴
3 Tablespoons sugar (40g)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
How to Make Broccoli Salad
method of making
today I’m going to be showing you how to make broccoli salad Guys this salad is good and I am so sure you’re going to love it So let’s go ahead and get started the first thing that you’ll need to make this broccoli salad It’s about five to six cups of broccoli florets Now you can buy these already cut up and washed for you But I like to just prepare it myself and I usually need about two to three heads of broccoli to do this make sure you cut off the stem and cut the broccoli into bite-sized pieces Now I know that some of you might want to blanch your broccoli before making this salad and if you want to do that That’s completely fine.
I have never blanched my broccoli for this recipe I just don’t think it’s necessary, but it’s totally fine if you want to do that so now we’ll add our broccoli to a large bowl Then add one cup of sharp cheddar cheese when picking out your cheddar cheese Make sure that it does stay sharp and always look for the thickest shred of cheese that you can find I don’t recommend using a finely shredded cheese for this recipe now add 2/3 cup of dried cranberries 1/2 cup of crumbled bacon now for the bacon You can totally fry or make your own bacon and crumble it that way but most grocery stores carry pre-made bacon And I don’t mean bacon flavored bits or anything like that.
How to Make Broccoli Salad
I mean actual bacon that’s already been made and crumbled for you whichever you prefer is fine.
1/2 cup of salted sunflower seeds finally add 1/3 cup of diced red onion. Combine all of these ingredients together
Now let’s make the dressing for the broccoli salad dressing we’re going to start with 3/4 cup of mayo I like to use olive oil Mayo for this make it a little bit lighter, but you can just use regular Mayo If that’s what you have or if that’s your preference Now add 1/4 cup of sour cream or Greek yogurt And one and a half tablespoons of white wine vinegar I like to use white wine vinegar for this recipe, but if you only have red wine vinegar on hand that works just fine too and I’ve even made it with champagne vinegar Now add 3 tablespoons of granulated sugar.
How to Make Broccoli Salad
1/4 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper and whisk these together until all of the ingredients are well combined Now pour your dressing over your broccoli salad ingredients and toss everything together At this point your broccoli salad is really ready to serve but you can make it in advance and refrigerate it and it’ll actually help The flavors like the bacon and the mayo and the cheese really meld together This broccoli salad is good guys, and it only takes a couple minutes to make as you just saw I really hope you’ll try it out and let me know what you think Thank you
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