Bacon Blue Cheese Broccoli Salad

Bacon Blue Cheese Broccoli Salad is a crunchy, creamy side dish that’s packed with flavor. Blue cheese crumbles, salty bacon pieces, red onion, and sunflower seeds make this a delicious potluck offering.

Everything is coated in a simple 3-ingredient mayonnaise dressing that’s creamy, a little tangy, and a little sweet.

Bacon Blue Cheese Broccoli Salad Recipe Tips:

• You’ll need a large bunch of broccoli and I like to cut it into small pieces so it is easy to eat and it gets well-coated in dressing.
• You could use a combination of broccoli and cauliflower if you wish.
• A few raisins or Craisins can be added if you want more sweetness.
• You can leave the sugar out or use a little sugar substitute to make this recipe low carb.

• I like to wait until just before serving to add the bacon and sunflower seeds but they can be added ahead of time. They will lose a little of their crunch, but will still taste fine.
• This salad will keep for 2 to 3 days in the refrigerator but it gets watery over time and the broccoli looses its crispness

Bacon Blue Cheese Broccoli Salad makes a great summer side dish for a cookout or picnic. The texture and flavor contrasts are amazing.

Try These Other Recipes That Make Great Sides For Summer Meals:

• Broccoli Mandarin Salad– another great broccoli salad
• Buttermilk Coleslaw– such a cool and creamy coleslaw
• Carrot Raisin Salad– another side dish with a lot of crunch.
• Marinated Cucumber, Tomato, and Onion Salad– super simple, healthy and crunchy
• Corn Okra Creole– an easy recipe to make use of fresh summer produce.
• Bacon Caprese Salad

Bacon Blue Cheese Broccoli Salad

5 from 2 votes

Prep: 15 minutes mins

Cook: 0 minutes mins

Servings: 8

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Bacon Blue Cheese Broccoli Salad is a crunchy, creamy side dish that's packed with flavor. Blue cheese crumbles, salty bacon pieces, red onion, and sunflower seeds make this a delicious potluck offering.

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1 cup mayonnaise
• ▢ 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• ▢ 1 tablespoon sugar
• ▢ 1 large bunch broccoli,, washed and chopped into bite-sized pieces
• ▢ 1/2 a red onion,, diced
• ▢ 1 (4-ounce) container blue cheese crumbles
• ▢ 7 slices bacon,, cooked and crumbled
• ▢ 2 tablepsoons sunflower seeds
• ▢ salt and pepper

Instructions 

• Stir together mayonnaise, vinegar, and sugar in a large bowl.
• Add broccoli, red onion, and blue cheese crumbles. Toss to mix.

  Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Add bacon and sunflower seeds. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

  Serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 342kcal

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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