Best Broccoli Bacon Sunflower Seed Salad Recipes

Broccoli, Bacon, and Sunflower Seed Salad image

Provided by Pellerin

Time 15m

Yield 9 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/3 lb cooked bacon (Applewood smoked by Neuske's is my favorite, cook slowly to extra crisp)
2 cups fresh broccoli, raw
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup roasted salted sunflower seeds
1 cup mayonnaise (Best Foods or Hellman's)
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Steps:

While slowly cooking bacon to extra crisp, soak raisins in HOT tap water. Drain bacon on paper towels. Drain raisins. Pour extra fat out of frying pan.
In same pan (keeping the fond (browned bits), toast sunflower seeds lightly for one minute.
Make dressing by combining mayo, sugar, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Add crumbled bacon, sunflower seeds, and raisins.
Trim florettes from top of rinsed, raw broccoli - toss into dressing. (You COULD choose to nuke or steam broccoli, but would loose much of the crunch). Use veg peeler to remove tough part of broccoli stem, then dice and add to salad. Toss, cover, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 313.6, Fat 19.5, SaturatedFat 4, Cholesterol 25.3, Sodium 747.2, Carbohydrate 28.2, Fiber 2.1, Sugar 18.2, Protein 8.9

BROCCOLI, BACON, SUNFLOWER SEED SALAD image

Yield 9 1/2 cup

Number Of Ingredients 13

3 c. broccoli florets
2 oz. (1/2 c.) shredded cheddar cheese
1/3 c. raisins
1/4 c. chopped red onion
8 slices bacon, cooked & crumbled
1/3 c. sunflower seeds
DRESSING:
2 tbsp. cider vinegar
2 tbsp. sugar
1 c. mayonnaise
Or/1/2 c. mayonnaise
2 tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. lemon juice

Steps:

In a large bowl, combine broccoli, cheese, raisins, onion, bacon and sunflower seeds. In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, sugar and lemon juice. Mix dressing well and allow it to stand refrigerated for an hour or so. Just before serving, stir dressing well and pour over salad ingredients. Toss to coat.