Broccoli Salad with Red Grapes, Bacon, and Sunflower Seeds recipe

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Ingredients

8 slices bacon
⅓ cup sunflower seed kernels
1 large head broccoli, cut into bite-size pieces
⅓ cup diced red onion
1 cup seedless red grapes, halved
1 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons white sugar
ground black pepper to taste

Nutrition Info

326.7 calories
carbohydrate: 12.5 g
cholesterol: 20.5 mg
fat: 29 g
fiber: 2 g
protein: 6.3 g
saturatedFat: 4.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 382.4 mg
sugar: 8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels. Crumble 7 slices of bacon, mix with sunflower seeds in a resealable bag.

  2. Combine broccoli, onion, and grapes in a bowl.

  3. Crumble the remaining bacon slice. Whisk mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, and black pepper together in a bowl, fold in the 1 slice crumbled bacon. Pour dressing over broccoli mixture, toss to coat evenly. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for flavors to blend, about 2 hours.

  4. Sprinkle bacon-sunflower seed mixture over salad before serving, mix well.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

Try a flavor from the beaches of the eastern shore. This refreshing yet hearty family recipe has been adopted into the families of all of our friends. We never steam a bushel of crabs without having a huge bowl of this salad and corn on the cob on the table. This dish is simply mandatory at every BBQ, potluck or pitch-in event. Give it a try!

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