Crunchy Broccoli Salad
This is a delicious salad that takes just a few minutes to make. It is creamy from the dressing and has a wonderful balance of flavours, with little pops of sweetness from the currants and savouriness from the sunflower seeds. It doesn't taste particularly vegetabley strangely, probably because of the dressing, so might be liked by those not especially fond of veg.
Servings: 4 generous servings
Calories: 647kcal
Cost: 83p per serving
Ingredients
- 1 head broccoli
- 4 rashers bacon
- 4 spring onions
- 125 g sunflower seeds
- 125 g currants
Dressing
- 125 g mayonnaise
- 1 tblsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp cider vinegar white wine vinegar is fine here, anything except malt
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Whisk all the dressing ingredients together125 g mayonnaise, 1 tblsp brown sugar, 1 tsp cider vinegar, salt and pepper
- Fry, grill or airfare the bacon until crisp4 rashers bacon
- Chop the bacon into small pieces
- Chop the head of broccoli very small - pieces the size of a pea1 head broccoli
- Mix all the salad ingredients together4 spring onions, 125 g sunflower seeds, 125 g currants
- Add the dressing and mix very well
- Top with the crispy bacon, or stir it through if you prefer
Notes
How to store broccoli salad
This salad will sit quite happily in the fridge for several days, even with the dressing on. Keep it in a covered bowl or lidded box or it might dry out. I currently have a bowl that's been in the fridge for 6 days so far - I have a little every day - and it's still the same as when I made it Fresh vegetables like broccoli will not freeze and defrost with the same texture, so freezing is not recommended.Variations on a broccoli salad theme
- swap out the broccoli for cauliflower or even super finely shredded cabbage of any colour
- use any dried fruit you have available in place of the currants - raisins, cranberries or chopped apricots for instance
- similarly, any seeds can be substituted for the sunflower seeds - I would try pumpkin seeds first as I love them, then perhaps sesame seeds
- use a few crescents of red onion in place of the spring onions
- swap out the dressing for any that you prefer or have on hand - see this three bean salad recipe for ideas
- any vinegar except malt can be used in the dressing, malt would be too strong and overpowering
- add a tin of drained tuna, butter beans, strips of chicken, prawns or flaked almonds
- add chopped gherkins or capers, fine sliced chilli or julienne of ginger
Nutrition
Calories: 647kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 49g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 23g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 414mg | Potassium: 1013mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 1133IU | Vitamin C: 140mg | Calcium: 139mg | Iron: 4mg
