Name: Broccoli Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 3 bunches broccoli crowns (cut in bite-sized pieces); 1/2 cup chopped onions (I like the red onions for this); 1/2 cup slivered almonds (toasted or 12 slices of bacon, cooked and crumbled); 1 cup white raisins (can substitute brown raisins or craisins); 1 cup mayonnaise; 1/8 cup sugar (or up to 1/4 cup if you like it sweeter); 2 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar (or raspberry vinegar)

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Broccoli salad is a delicious, crunchy salad that is good anytime of the year. Ready in 15 minutes. Good for supper or a potluck dinner.

Broccoli Salad is quick to make and a favorite in our house.

Broccoli Salad is a favorite at our house.

This Broccoli Salad recipe originally came from Don's mom, Momma Betty, and it is our daughter Roni's favorite salad. It's a good "covered dish" to take to a potluck dinner. I made it recently to take to Valley Friends Meeting (Quakers) because Meeting was having a special speaker after Meeting for Worship.

Broccoli Salad is easy and quite tasty. I often buy the precut bags of broccoli at Costco. That makes it super simple. It does have a good bit of sugar and mayonnaise in it, like any old-fashioned Southern recipe. Recently, however, I made it with just ⅛ cup of sugar and I couldn't tell the difference. Some people make it with crumbled bacon added. That sounds delicious to me!

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Broccoli Salad Recipe

Broccoli Salad

Recipe Idea Shop/Lois Carter Crawford/Betty Lambdon Crawford

Easy Southern Broccoli Salad. Just chop and mix.

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Prep Time 15 mins

Total Time 15 mins

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Servings

Ingredients

Vegetables

3 bunches broccoli crowns cut in bite-sized pieces
½ cup chopped onions I like the red onions for this
½ cup slivered almonds toasted or 12 slices of bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 cup white raisins can substitute brown raisins or craisins

Dressing:

1 cup mayonnaise
⅛ cup sugar or up to ¼ cup if you like it sweeter
2 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar or raspberry vinegar

Instructions

Mix the broccoli, onions, almonds and raisins until combined.
In a separate bowl, whisk all of the dressing ingredients until smooth.
Pour the dressing over the broccoli mixture and mix to combine.
Serve immediately or refrigerate to serve later.

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Recipe Nutrition Information

This recipe is GF, DF, SF, EF (use Vegenaise), CF, V, VG (use Vegenaise)*

The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist's advice.

Broccoli Salad Nutrition Label. Each serving is about ½ cup.

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Southern Broccoli Salad. No cooking involved. What makes it Southern?

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This post was first published on Recipe Idea Shop May 19, 2015 and updated September 7, 2021.

Last Updated on May 25, 2022 by Adriana