Well, I really should preface this recipe by saying it was NOT loved by all…except me…I ate almost the whole bowl…I know, not on my diet plan, don’t remind me! But in my defense, its deceptively healthy looking with all that broccoli!
That said, Sweet Broccoli Salad is apparently an acquired taste. And if my husband didn’t hate broccoli…and my kids didn’t hate onion…then maybe it would’ve gone over better, but I’m going to share this with you anyway for 2 reasons.
- Because its my blog and I can do what I want. Also because I have to come here to find my own recipes from time to time as they get lost in paper piles.
- Maybe…just maybe…there’s some of you out there who might find this tasty and I’d hate to take the risk of not sharing it! You can decide for yourself.
Salad:
- 1 ½ -2 lbs. of raw broccoli
- 1 cup of craisins or raisins (I used craisins)
- 1 cup cashews
- ½ cup crumbled bacon bits
- ½ cup chopped red onions (I did a little less here)
Dressing:
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup sugar (just heads up, if your salt and sugar are in similar containers, MAKE SURE TO GRAB THE ONE WITH SUGAR in it!…don’t ask…)
- 2 tsp. cider vinegar
Directions: Mix all the salad ingredients & refrigerate. Combine dressing ingredients and refrigerate about 30 minutes so sugar can dissolve. Mix both together just before serving.
I hope you enjoy this salad, its great to bring to a BBQ! And if not, well then…I don’t want to know ;o)
But if you do like it… make sure to leave a comment so I can show my husband that there are others out there like me. Who like Sweet Broccoli Salad. And are thankful for this recipe.
I make the same salad with a little less sugar (1/3 cup) and 4TBS of red wine vinegar. I've never added nuts but I use sunflower seeds. It is always a hit wherever I take it.
we LOVE this salad! We also do it a tad different with golden raisins and (shelled) sunflower seeds. Mmmmmmmm!
We love this salad. I can't eat any kind of nut so I would have to drop that out of it. Thanks for the recipe.
Have been making the broccoli salad for years and my entire family loves it.. parents, several aunts/uncles, several brothers/sisters, etc. :Dbilldebstanton at hotmail dot com
Thanks for sharing, I made this on Father's Day and we all loved it! I did saute the red onions because I knew my ladies wouldn't eat them raw but it was still great. Posted a pic for you on your facebook page!
Try it with walnuts!!
If you wanted to make this recipe a little more healthy, you could substitute plain greek yogurt for the mayo and honey in place of the sugar… it should taste pretty close to the same, but it will be much more healthy! Thanks for sharing!!!
We love it!! Had friends over for dinner and they all loved it too! Thanks for sharing…our new favorite summer recipe!
One of my favourites too! I was making it so often my long suffering husband asked if I had any new salads we could try pllleeeeaaassseee.My version is broccoli, pine nuts, red onion and raisins with mayo/vinegar dressing. YUMMMM
I have been making this salad for years..try it with roasted walnuts too :-)..so glad to see other people out there know about it too 🙂