Sometimes I just can’t believe that I have not posted about something before. I guess, I assume I posted about it so then I don’t post about it. Crazy. Then I look for it on my blog and it doesn’t come up. I have to say that the “search” feature on this blog is very odd. I can type in the exact phrase I am looking for and the post not come up. Then I can type in another search and the one I was looking for originally will show up in the second search. I kind of think of it as a crap shoot. But I have searched for this recipe over and over again and I cannot find it. So I am going to post it. One thing that I think is funny about this recipe is that once I was going to go to a potluck and we were asked to bring a vegetarian side dish. This is the first thing that popped into my head. So when I go to make it I realize that it has bacon in it so that would disqualify it as vegetarian. And then I laughed because I forgot to get the bacon anyway. Of course, had I remembered to get the bacon I would not have put it in because just leaving it out makes it perfect for vegetarians. The last time I made it I ended up using a lot of broccoli so I decided to add more of everything else and I ended up with too much sugar, too many raisins, and not enough bacon! Also, it didn’t help that I didn’t put on enough salt. Many people who don’t like broccoli claim to like this salad. This is a recipe that a friend introduced me to, so I call it her salad, but I didn’t get her permission to use her name so I am just calling it Broccoli Salad.
I have adjusted the recipe better fit the proportion of broccoli.
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Broccoli Salad
Two large bunches of broccoli
6 slices of bacon
1 1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sugar
4 tbsp vinegar
1 cup chopped red onion
1 cup golden raisins
3/4 cup (shelled) sunflower seeds
Wash the broccoli. Cut the broccoli into bite sized pieces. Cook the bacon. Drain the bacon. If you are one who uses a paper towel on the bacon to help sop up the grease, do that, too. Chopped up the bacon. Once the bacon is chopped up it will be about a cup.
Mix the mayonnaise, sugar, and vinegar together. Then pour it over the broccoli. Then mix in the chopped onion, the raisins, the sunflower seeds, and the bacon. Add salt and pepper to your own tastes.
This salad is nice served chilled, not cold, but chilled. But it is also ok to be room temperature.
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You can use regular raisins or even dried cranberries if you want.
I have only made this a couple of times and my husband loves it. My friend, the one who gave me the recipe, says she makes it all the time. I can see why. It is very easy and it is very tasty!
(My photo is missing the sunflower seeds. That is because I almost forgot to put them on. But before I left for the party, I remembered!)
Do you like broccoli? Do you like bacon? Doesn’t this sound great?
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