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Our Favorite Broccoli Salad Recipe

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Our favorite broccoli salad recipe is a mix of broccoli, bacon, cheddar cheese, walnuts, and golden raisins topped with a creamy and sweet mayonnaise yogurt dressing. It's the best easy and healthy summer BBQ side dish!

I love broccoli.

I love it raw, baked, drenched in cheese, and splashed with balsamic vinegar.

I've never met a broccoli dish I didn't like.

When Joe and I were thinking about adding a vegetable dish to our beloved Thanksgiving feast, we both thought of broccoli, but neither of us had a recipe in mind.

Suddenly, it was the night before our feast, and we still hadn't decided on a recipe.

I took matters into my own hands. I was glad to have a couple of bags of pre-cut broccoli and used them to make my favorite cold broccoli salad.

My broccoli salad was the biggest hit of the meal. There were only 3 or 4 little broccoli pieces left over, not even a small bowlful.

I was sad about that. I wanted to have it for breakfast the next day. There wasn't enough left over even for breakfast.

This recipe came out so well that I made it again for our second Thanksgiving feast with Old Grandma, and this time, I doubled the recipe. It lasted a little longer, but not much.

How to make our favorite broccoli salad

  1. Cook bacon over medium high heat. Drain it well and pat dry to remove as much of the grease as possible. Crumble the dried bacon and set it aside.
  2. Pour broccoli into a large mixing bowl. Add to it a large handful of golden raisins (my sister says that's a cup but I think it's more than that) and a large handful of walnuts. Add the crumbled bacon and two big handfuls of shredded cheddar cheese.
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  3. In a small bowl, whisk together rice wine vinegar, garlic, sugar, and mayo. Pour the dressing over the broccoli and toss it well. Make sure it's all blended and well-coated.
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  4. Refrigerate the salad for a couple of hours to overnight to let the flavors blend.
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Broccoli salad ingredients and the finished salad

Our Favorite Broccoli Salad Recipe

Our favorite broccoli salad recipe is a mix of broccoli, bacon, cheddar cheese, walnuts, and golden raisins topped with a creamy and sweet mayonnaise yogurt dressing. It's the best easy and healthy summer BBQ side dish!
4.94 from 29 votes
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Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 40 mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 12 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 10 slices bacon
  • 1 pounds broccoli
  • 1 cup golden raisins
  • 1-2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup walnuts chopped
  • 6 tablespoons rice wine vinegar garlic flavor (a little more than ⅓ cup)
  • 1 cloves garlic or 2 if they're small
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 cup mayonnaise I wouldn't recommend Miracle Whip in this recipe.
  • 1 cup Greek yogurt

Instructions
 

  • Cook bacon over medium high heat. Drain it well and pat dry to remove as much of the grease as possible. Crumble the dried bacon and set it aside.
  • Pour broccoli into a large mixing bowl. Add to it a large handful of golden raisins (my sister says that's a cup but I think it's more than that) and a large handful of walnuts. Add the crumbled bacon and two big handfuls of shredded cheddar cheese. Don't worry about mixing it up yet.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together rice wine vinegar, garlic, sugar, and mayo. Pour the dressing over the broccoli and toss it well. Make sure it's all blended and well-coated.
  • Refrigerate the salad for a couple of hours or overnight, to let the flavors blend.
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  2. Patty says

    5 stars
    rice&broccoli,fresh ingredients from Sam's of course.

  3. Crystal F says

    I'd never even heard of broccoli salad until this past Friday night. My hubby tried it for the first time and we have been looking for recipes for it every since so thanks for the great recipe.

    The only time I normally eat broccoli is raw with ranch dressing. I'm not a fan of cooked broccoli. thank you!

  4. BILL H says

    broccoli cheese soup

  5. Marti B says

    I like to make loaded broccoli and cheese soup with bacon and all the trimmings.

  6. Breanne says

    I like steamed broccoli with cheese sauce

  7. Patrick Dyal says

    I like chicken broccoli alfredo. It's really good and easy to make.

  8. Tammy S says

    My favorite recipe is Twice Baked Potatoes stuffed with broccoli and cheese. They are amazing.

  11. Danica says

    im a simple person so steamed with lemon pepper is what i love

  12. Michelle says

    My favorite is when my husband makes his stir-fry..........i love it

  13. Rebecca Graham says

    I like broccoli and rice casserole.

  14. Amy Green says

    Mine is a rice bowl I make, with layers: cooked, frozen broccoli on the bottom, melted cheese slice, white or premium, rice, shredded turkey or chicken lunch meat, topped off with another melted cheese slice!

  15. joseph gersch jr says

    i love broccolli, turkey, pasta and chicken with cream of mushrooom soup baked as a casserole

  17. Melanie K. says

    I actually love broccoli and velveeta. It's delicious just like that 🙂

  20. Mary Cloud says

    I love Broccoli Rice and Cheese casserole
    annabella @ centurytel dot net

  22. Deb C says

    I tweeted:
    twitter.com/Kismetchris/status/280699422449491968

  24. Debra Pauley says

    5 stars
    Broccoli with Garlic Butter and Cashews

  26. Rachael E says

    I love a good stir fry with extra broccoli. My favorite is when you use tofu instead of meat with a little bit of spicy stir fry sauce. It's amazing!

  27. stephanie l. says

    Yum broccoli salad sounds delicious!

  28. mell says

    I like broccoli cheese casserole with bread crumbs and bacon bits on top.

  30. Leslie L. Stanziani says

    I like to make broccoli,bacon,and cheese soup.Thanks!
    lstanziani(at)yahoo(dot)com