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Creamy Broccoli Salad with Bacon

Get ready to fall in love with this Creamy Broccoli Salad with Bacon! Featuring Cranberries, Flaked Almonds & Feta, this is the BEST Broccoli Salad Recipe.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Starter
Cuisine: Salad
Servings: 4
Author: Chris Collins
Cost: £2 / $2.50

Equipment

  • Large Mixing Bowl & Spatula
  • Small Mixing Bowl
  • Frying Pan & tongs (for bacon)
  • Sharp Knife & Chopping Board

Ingredients

Dressing

  • 1/2 cup / 125g Sour Cream
  • 1/2 cup / 125g Full Fat Mayo
  • 2 tsp Sugar
  • 1/2 Lemon, juice only
  • 1/2 tsp Salt, or to taste
  • 1/4 tsp Black Pepper, or to taste

Broccoli Salad

  • 1lb / 450g whole Broccoli(s) chopped into small bite-sized florets (florets should weigh between 9-10.5oz/250-300g)
  • 4-5 slices of Streaky Bacon, cooked, cooled & chopped
  • tightly packed 1/3 cup / 60g Dried Cranberries
  • 1/4 cup / 25g Flaked Almonds (see notes)
  • 1/4 cup / 40g Feta, crumbled
  • 2 tbsp very finely diced Red Onion

Instructions

  • In a small mixing bowl combine mayo, sour cream, lemon juice, sugar, salt and pepper.
  • In a larger bowl, add broccoli florets with dried cranberries, bacon, flaked almonds, feta and red onion. Pour in all the dressing and give it a good toss until everything is evenly combined.
  • Rest in the fridge for a couple of hours (important to marry the flavours and tenderize the broccoli) then serve up and enjoy! If the dressing is a little firm, just bring it close to room temp to loosen it up.

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Notes

a) Filling amounts - Feel free to use more/less of each ingredient, it really is all down to preference. However, here I offer the measurements I personally feel offer the best balance of flavour.
b) Almonds Sub - Almonds can be subbed with any other nut (cashews and pecans work great). If you can't have nuts for whatever reason sunflower seeds can be used!
c) Make Ahead - This keeps well for 3-4 days tightly stored in the fridge. The broccoli will ever so slightly soften due to the dressing, but the difference is small.
d) Calories - 

Nutrition

Calories: 556kcal | Carbohydrates: 32.01g | Protein: 14.73g | Fat: 43.58g | Saturated Fat: 10.6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 18.232g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12.457g | Trans Fat: 0.07g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 683mg | Potassium: 871mg | Fiber: 7.1g | Sugar: 15.07g | Vitamin A: 3150IU | Vitamin C: 203mg | Calcium: 240mg | Iron: 2.2mg