Beautiful, flavorful, and fresh broccoli salad combines crunchy broccoli florets with cranberries, sunflower seeds, red onion and crispy crumbled bacon tossed in a homemade creamy dressing!
In a medium bowl, add the apple cider vinegar, sugar, mayonnaise, salt, and black pepper and mix together well. Place n the refrigerator.
3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar, 1 ½ tablespoon white sugar, 1 cup mayonnaise, ¼ teaspoon pepper, ⅛ teaspoon salt
Make the Salad
Add the bacon bits to a skillet or cast iron pan and cook the bacon for about 8-10 minutes until crispy.
½ cup bacon bits
In a large serving bowl, add the broccoli, cranberries, red onion, cooked bacon bits and sunflower seeds and toss together.
8 cups broccoli florets, ½ cup dried cranberries, ¼ cup red onion, ⅓ cup sunflower seeds
Then pour the dressing over top and stir to coat all the ingredients well.
Place in the refrigerator chill for at least 1 hour for the flavors to blend together.
Notes
Add a cup of sharp cheddar cheese or parmesan cheese.Add frozen sweet peas if desired.Swap the sunflower seeds for chopped pecans, walnuts, sliced almonds or pumpkin seeds.Swap the cranberries for raisins.Use green onions or sweet onions if desired.Use white vinegar instead of cider vinegar.Add up to ½ up of onion, if desired.