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BACON BROCCOLI SALAD WITH RAISINS AND SUNFLOWER SEEDS

Bacon Broccoli Salad with Raisins and Sunflower Seeds image

This salad is sweet and crunchy. Broccoli, crumbled bacon, raisins and sunflower seeds, with a smattering of onion tossed in a mayonnaise-based dressing. Delicious!

Provided by Dawn

Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes Broccoli Salad Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

½ pound bacon
4 heads broccoli, cut into bite-size pieces
1 ½ cups raisins
1 ½ cups unsalted sunflower seeds
½ cup chopped onion
1 cup mayonnaise
¼ cup white sugar
¼ cup granular sucralose sweetener (such as Splenda®)
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar

Steps:

Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and crumble.
Toss bacon, broccoli, raisins, sunflower seeds, and onion together in a large bowl.
Whisk mayonnaise, sugar, sweetener, and vinegar in another bowl until smooth. Pour over broccoli mixture and toss to coat. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 384.6 calories, Carbohydrate 32 g, Cholesterol 13.8 mg, Fat 26.9 g, Fiber 5 g, Protein 9.7 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 284 mg, Sugar 19 g

BROCCOLI, BACON, AND SUNFLOWER SEED SALAD

Broccoli, Bacon, and Sunflower Seed Salad image

I may never forgive my friend, Sarah, for bringing this to a potluck yesterday. Today, I made the recipe for myself, and ATE THE ENTIRE THING! (Will leave the results to your imagination). It was sooo worth it! YUMMM!

Provided by Pellerin

Categories Salad Dressings

Time 15m

Yield 9 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

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