Broccoli Salad Recipe with Bacon and Cheddar
This broccoli salad recipe is loaded with crispy bacon, crunchy toasted pecans, creamy cubed cheddar, and tossed in the most amazing homemade dressing.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sour cream
1 tsp dijon mustard
2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
4 teaspoons sugar
1/4 cup red onion
1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans
8 oz medium cheddar
5 cups broccoli
1/2 cup cranberries
8 bacon slices (about 1/3 cup)
1/4 cup toasted sunflower seeds
INSTRUCTIONS
1. In a small bowl add 1 cup of mayonnaise 1/4 cup sour cream, 1 tsp Dijon mustard, 2 tsp apple cider Vinegar, and 4 tsp of sugar. Whisk that all together and set it aside.
2. Now dice up 1/4 cup or red onion into tiny pieces, then chop up about 1/2 cup of toasted unsalted pecans.
Then you’ll want to take a block of medium cheddar and slice it up into cubes using a sharp knife. Mt cheddar cubes were about 1/2 inch thick.
3. Now add 5 cups of broccoli florets into a large bowl, then add the cubed cheddar, 1/2 cup of dried cranberries, the chopped pecans, the diced onion, 1/3 cup of crumbled bacon, and 1/4 cup of sunflower seeds.
4. Now you can take the dressing you made earlier and drizzle it over the entire salad. Then toss all the Salad ingredients together until everything is well combined.
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