Broccoli salad

Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, broccoli salad. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Broccoli salad is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Broccoli salad is something which I have loved my entire life.

Find A Huge Selection Of Recipes Combine broccoli with other veg, grains, pasta and protein for salads bursting with flavour and texture - perfect for lunch or as a side. Add the cooled pickled onion, reserving the pickling liquid. Finely slice the bacon and fry on a medium heat with a small splash of olive oil until crisp and golden, then spoon most of the bacon bits over your broccoli. Any leftover fat in the pan can be used in your salad dressing.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook broccoli salad using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Broccoli salad:
  1. Prepare 10 oz broccoli florets
  2. Take 1 cup carrots (thinly sliced)
  3. Make ready 4 slice thick cut bacon
  4. Make ready 2 1⁄2 oz dried cherries
  5. Prepare 1⁄3 cup pecans
  6. Make ready 1⁄3 red onion (chopped)
  7. Prepare 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  8. Get 3 1⁄2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  9. Prepare 1 1⁄2 tbsp honey
  10. Prepare 1⁄2 tsp garlic powder
  11. Prepare 1⁄2 tsp chicken bullion granules

Combine with the bacon, raisins, your favorite nuts and mix well. In the bottom of a large bowl, whisk together the olive oil, mayo, apple cider vinegar, mustard, maple syrup, garlic, and salt. Add the broccoli, onions, and cranberries and toss to coat. Place the almonds and pepitas on the baking sheet, toss with the tamari, maple syrup, and smoked paprika and spread into a thin layer.

Steps to make Broccoli salad:
  1. Cook bacon in a frying pan. Once its done, let it cool/absorb the oil on a paper towel. Then cut it into small pieces.
  2. While bacon is cooking, coarsely chop up onion and carrot (ideally you want to use a vegetable peeler or cheese grater, but I used a knife and it was fine, just took longer).
  3. Discard most of the bacon grease, saving enough for a thin layer to cover the bottom of the pan.
  4. Add the broccoli to the greased pan on high for about 4 minutes or until the broccoli is slightly cooked and has just started getting darker in color.
  5. Add the broccoli, carrots, onion, pecans, cherries, and bacon pieces to a large bowl.
  6. Whisk the EVOO, apple cider vinegar, garlic powder, honey, and chicken bullion until well mixed and you think it tastes good (you can easily make it sweeter/saltier/more bitter by altering the ingredients)
  7. Add the vinegarette to the broccoli mixture and toss until well combined.

Add the broccoli, onions, and cranberries and toss to coat. Place the almonds and pepitas on the baking sheet, toss with the tamari, maple syrup, and smoked paprika and spread into a thin layer. Whisk until the mixture is well blended. Pour the dressing over the salad and stir until all of the broccoli is lightly coated in dressing. Broccoli Salad is a quick summer salad chock full of fresh crisp broccoli, dried cranberries, sunflower seeds, and bacon bits.

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