This classic broccoli salad recipe is our absolute favorite, it has the best creamy dressing that pairs perfect with this perfect summer salad!
We love to serve this easy recipe at summer gatherings and summer cookouts, it tastes even better the next day! This recipe has simple salad ingredients found in your pantry or the grocery store.
Ingredients needed to make the best Broccoli Salad:
- Fresh Broccoli Heads (chopped into small broccoli florets)
- Red onion
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- Bacon (cooked crisp and crumbled) or Bacon Bits
- Sunflower Kernels
- Craisins
- Mayonnaise
- Red Wine Vinegar
- Sugar
- Salt
How to make this Easy Broccoli Salad:
- In a large bowl combine broccoli, onion, and shredded cheese.
- Then add in bacon, sunflower seeds, and Craisins.
- Put salad in refrigerator while making the salad dressing below.
Broccoli Salad Dressing directions:
- Mix the mayonnaise, red wine vinegar, sugar, and salt together in a small bowl. Stir until the sugar begins to dissolve.
- Chill dressing for at least one hour before tossing with the salad. (You don’t need to wait one hour, but the flavors combine better if you do.)
- Then pour dressing over broccoli salad and stir to coat.
Tips to make this delicious Broccoli Salad even better:
- Refrigerate the tangy dressing for about 1 hour before pouring over the broccoli salad to let all of the flavors meld together.
- Store in the fridge in an airtight container.
Try our other favorite side dishes:
- INSTANT POT SWEET AND SPICY BBQ BEANS RECIPE
- EASY GREEN GARDEN SALAD RECIPE
- BAKED MAC AND CHEESE RECIPE
- POMEGRANATE SALSA RECIPE
- SLOW COOKER CREAMED CORN RECIPE
- GRILLED CARAMELIZED BROWN SUGAR PINEAPPLE RECIPE
More Salad Recipes for your next potluck:
- GREEK YOGURT FRUIT SALAD RECIPE
- CREAMY CHERRY WHIP SALAD RECIPE
- APPLE CRANBERRY WALNUT GREEN CHOPPED SALAD RECIPE
- MOM’S EASY POTATO SALAD RECIPE
- RAMEN NOODLE ORIENTAL CHICKEN SALAD RECIPE
- MEXICAN STREET CORN SALAD RECIPE
- BBQ MACARONI SALAD RECIPE
- COWBOY PASTA SALAD RECIPE
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Broccoli Salad Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh broccoli, (chopped into small florets)
- 1 red onion, (diced)
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 8 strip bacon, (cooked crisp and crumbled)
- ½ cup sunflower seeds
- ¾ cup craisins
Broccoli Salad Dressing:
- 1 cup light mayonnaise
- 2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine broccoli, onion, and shredded cheese.
- Then add in bacon, sunflower seeds, and Craisins.
- Put salad in refrigerator while making the salad dressing below.
Salad dressing:
- Mix the mayonnaise, red wine vinegar, sugar, and salt together. Stir until the sugar begins to dissolve.
- Chill dressing for at least one hour before tossing with the salad. (You don't need to wait one hour, but the flavors combine better if you do.)
- Then pour dressing over broccoli salad and stir to coat.
Notes
- Chill dressing for at least one hour before tossing with the salad.
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