rose mary's broccoli & raisin salad

Name: ROSE MARY'S BROCCOLI & RAISIN SALAD
Prep time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 bunch(es) broccoli, washed & cut up into bite size pieces; 1 small red onion, chopped, i used vidalia; 1/2 cup(s) raisins, i used twice as much; 3/4 cup(s) sunflower seeds; 1 pound(s) regular or turkey bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled; 1 cup(s) mayonnaise (regular or light); 1/2 cup(s) sugar or splenda; 4 tablespoon(s) apple cider vinegar

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Rose Mary Mogan

Sauk Village, IL

Updated on Sep 7, 2016

This Family Favorite recipe is in my Self Published Cookbook, & has been a long time family Favorite for many years. It is quite simple & easy to make, & the longer you let it sit the better the flavor comes through. Having fiber in the diet is important, & this is a tasty way to add some in. My husband suggested I make this for the holiday, to compliment the Beef Ribs he smoked on the grill. I didn't even realized that I had not shared this recipe until he mentioned it. He and my daughter loved this salad very much. For extra crunch, texture & color try adding in some shredded carrots.

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prep time 30 Min

cook time

method No-Cook or Other

yield 6-8 depending on portion size

Ingredients

2 bunches broccoli, washed & cut up into bite size pieces
1 small red onion, chopped, i used vidalia
1/2 cup raisins, i used twice as much
3/4 cup sunflower seeds
1 pound regular or turkey bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
1 cup mayonnaise (regular or light)
1/2 cup sugar or splenda
4 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

How To Make rose mary's broccoli & raisin salad

Step 1

The broccoli yield about 5 cups when cut into bite size pieces. Pour into a large bowl.

Step 2

These are some of the main ingredients used for the salad.
Step 3

Cut onion into quarters then eights, and process in a food processor into small pieces. The onions takes on the flavor of the smoked bacon. They marry well together.
Step 4

Now add the chopped bacon and onion mixture to the bowl of broccoli flowerettes. Add in the sunflower seeds as well.
Step 5

Stir to mix together.
Step 6

Add the mayonnaise, sugar or splenda and apple cider vinegar to a medium size bowl and whisk or beat together till blended.
Step 7

Mixture should be creamy and smooth. I added the raisins also to the salad dressing and allowed them to absorb the flavor and moisture of the dressing for about 10 minutes.
Step 8

Now pour salad dressing mixture over the broccoli and stir to blend together. If time permits allow to sit and flavors marry before serving. About 1/2 hour to 45 minutes.
Step 9

Stir just before serving. Then serve and enjoy.
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