Best 8 Easy Broccoli Salad I Recipes

EASY BROCCOLI SALAD

Steps:

• Trim bottoms of broccoli stems and cut off broccoli heads; cut the broccoli heads into quarters. Peel broccoli stems and cut into quarters crosswise.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; reduce heat to medium and cook broccoli until tender when cut with a paring knife but still slightly firm, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Transfer broccoli to a large bowl filled with cold water and chill to stop the cooking process. Drain well. Arrange broccoli in a colander with the florets facing down towards the holes of the colander and allow broccoli to drip for at least 30 minutes.
• Whisk together garlic, lemon juice, rice vinegar, Dijon mustard, red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper together in a large serving bowl. Slowly drizzle in olive oil while whisking rapidly until the dressing is thick and creamy. Adjust salt, black pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes to taste.
• Toss broccoli with the dressing; let stand 5 to 10 minutes to marinate, then toss again. Can be refrigerated up to an hour if you want to serve the salad cold.

EASY BROCCOLI SALAD I

Steps:

• Combine the broccoli, onions, raisins, and sunflower seeds.
• In a small bowl, whisk the yogurt, orange juice, and mayonnaise until blended. Pour over the broccoli mixture and toss to coat.

EASY BROCCOLI SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine broccoli, cheese, bacon and onion. In another bowl, whisk mayonnaise, vinegar and sugar. Pour over broccoli mixture and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

EASY BROCCOLI BACON SALAD

Steps:

• Combine broccoli, onion, bacon, raisins, and sunflower seeds in a bowl.
• Whisk mayonnaise, sugar, and red wine vinegar together in a bowl until dressing is smooth; pour over broccoli mixture and stir to coat.

EASY BROCCOLI SLAW SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk olive oil, vinegar, sugar, and ramen noodle seasoning packets together in a bowl.
• Combine broccoli coleslaw mix, broken ramen noodles, almonds, raisins, green onions, and green bell pepper together in a bowl; fold in dressing. Refrigerate at least 2 hours. Stir again before serving.

BROCCOLI SALAD WITH BACON

Steps:

• Microwave 5 cups broccoli florets and 1 tablespoon water in a bowl, covered, 2 minutes. Combine 1/4 cup cider vinegar, 1/2 thinly sliced shallot and 1 teaspoon sugar in a small bowl; set aside. Cook 3 bacon slices in a skillet until crisp, 6 to 8 minutes; drain, then crumble. Stir 1 tablespoon bacon drippings and 3 tablespoons sour cream into the vinegar mixture. Toss with the broccoli, 1/3 cup dried cranberries and the bacon. Season with salt and pepper.

EASY BROCCOLI AND CAULIFLOWER SALAD

Steps:

• Toss togeather: broccoli, cauliflower, sunflower seeds, onion, bacon and cheese. Set aside. Mix and chill dressing. **mix dressing 2 hours ahead of time. before serving, mix all togeather.

EASY BROCCOLI SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add peas, reduce heat to a slow boil for approximately 25 minutes, until barely tender, drain and cool (1/2 cup split peas will basically double in size after cooking).
• In a large bowl, mix together cauliflower, broccoli, onion, cheese, crumbled bacon and tomatoes. Add cooled peas.
• Mix dressing together in a medium size bowl and check for taste before putting it on the salad. Add more lemon juice if you want the dressing to challenge your taste buds a little.
• Cover and refrigerate prior to serving, anywhere from 3 - 24 hours for the best flavor.