Broccoli salad
Enjoy a creamy broccoli salad with bacon, raisins, and sunflower seeds coated in sweet-tangy goodness and studded with crispy bits of bacon. The classic broccoli salad is lovely on its own but can also be used as a delicious side for various lunch or dinner dishes. Who said salads are boring? Not with this recipe!
Ingredients
Dressing
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Sour cream, 9%, organic
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250 ml |
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Red wine vinegar
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2 tsp |
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Sugar
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1½ tbsp |
Salad
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Bacon, in very small cubes
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300 g |
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Broccoli, in very small florets
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800 g |
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Red onion, finely diced (approx. 100 g)
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1 |
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Sunflower seeds
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1½ dl |
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Raisins
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1½ dl |
Instructions
Dressing
Salad
Tip
If you prefer the broccoli to be less crunchy, you can blanch the florets for a softer bite while retaining colour and flavour. Pour boiling water over the florets in a colander followed by ice-cold water. Let the florets drain well on paper towels. They will still be crisp with a nice green colour.
Tip
You can, of course, enjoy it right away, but we recommend that you chill it in the fridge for at least a few hours. This allows the florets to soften a bit and absorb the flavours of the dressing and bacon, resulting in a tastier salad. Thus, you can prepare it a day or two in advance, allowing enough time for the flavours to meld together.
Questions about broccoli salad
With our recipe, you can make an easy broccoli salad with raisins, bacon, and a few other well-picked add-ins, perfect both for serving to guests or enjoying on a weekday. Continue reading and find out all about it.
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Broccoli salad with bacon and raisins
Are you looking for a salad with a perfect balance between sweet and savoury flavours? Then you must try our broccoli salad recipe with crunchy raw green florets, crispy bacon, sunflower seeds, red onion, and raisins tossed with a delicious sour cream dressing. It is a simple and classic dish that is perfectly delectable on its own but also pairs wonderfully with fish, roasted beef, and pork. You can throw it together in a matter of minutes and enjoy it immediately. It has lots of texture and just a touch of creaminess from the dressing. A great dish that demands seconds!
Check out some of our other salad recipes, for example, a classic Waldorf salad with grapes, apples, and celery or our homemade potato salad with fresh herbs. If you are looking for a chicken classic, try this Caesar salad with homemade croutons and cheese chips.
Classic sour cream and red wine vinegar dressing
The dressing for broccoli salad is simple yet so delicious with just a few ingredients. Made with sugar, sour cream, and red wine vinegar, this broccoli salad dressing yields the perfect flavours to tie the ingredients in the recipe together. The sour cream offers a rich, creamy texture with a tangy, slightly sour taste, while the red wine vinegar provides a strong tanginess with a touch of sweetness that pairs exceptionally well with creamy components like sour cream.
Delight in the sweet raisins and salty bacon
Discover an explosion of taste and texture with sweet raisins and salty bacon. At first glance, you would probably not think to combine these two very different elements in a cold broccoli salad. But they create a contrast that is so lovely you need to try it. It sounds like a strange combination, but raisins, with their hint of sweetness and toothsome chewiness, is an excellent foil for the crunchy and salty bacon. It is a sensational delight for texture lovers who love a little bit of sweetness combined with a bit of saltiness, so you should definitely try it out and savour a delicious portion of our broccoli salad with bacon and raisins.
Experiment with a cauliflower broccoli salad
Change up an old-time favourite and make a broccoli and cauliflower salad. Cut up raw cauliflower into bite-sized florets and mix it with the other ingredients. The cauliflower mixed with broccoli adds extra crunch to the mix. Unlike broccoli, which can have a sweet although slightly bitter taste, cauliflower has a slightly nutty and also almost sweet flavour with bitter undertones. So, it is no wonder that the two vegetables make a perfect pair as they complement each other so well in taste and texture.
