Name: Bacon Broccoli Salad Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 head of broccoli; 1/4 cup shaved carrots; 1/2 medium onion; 1/4 cup sunflower seeds; 1 cup mayonnaise; 2 Tablespoons sugar; 1 Tablespoon vinegar; 6 center-cut bacon slices

This Easy Bacon Broccoli Salad Recipe is a cold side dish with broccoli, bacon, onion, and sunflower seeds. Mixed in a sauce made of mayonnaise, sugar, and vinegar, this side salad is so yummy!

Bacon Broccoli Salad may look like a side dish that takes a lot of time to make, but it is actually really easy! Your family will love this delicious side dish recipe.

No need to spend time cooking the veggies, as this Bacon and Broccoli Salad is a dish best served cold. Cut up raw veggies and mix with a tasty sauce to make a side dish that everyone will be begging for!

I love to use center-cut bacon because it is not as fatty. I like to use really crispy bacon for this salad, and it helps if there is less fat on it. You still get all the bacon flavor!

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Broccoli Side Salad Ingredients

To make this cold side dish recipe, you will need the following ingredients (scroll down to the recipe below for precise amounts):

broccoli
shaved carrots
medium onion
sunflower seeds
mayonnaise
sugar
vinegar
center-cut bacon

How to Make Broccoli Salad

To make bacon broccoli salad, you first want to start with the bacon. Fry bacon in a pan on the oven until crispy. Remove from pan and set on paper towel to remove excess bacon grease. Chop bacon into smaller bits.
Cut broccoli into bite-sized pieces. Dice the onion.
In a medium bowl, combine carrots, onion, broccoli, and sunflower seeds.
Mix mayonnaise, sugar and vinegar together and pour over salad. Mix until combined.
Add bacon and mix.
Refrigerate for 1 hour and serve cold!

Can I Make this Healthier?

Absolutely! Make this a lighter side dish by using light mayonnaise and Swerve or Splenda instead of sugar.

Serving Suggestions

Perfect for summer barbecues, serve with Mushroom Swiss Burgers, Fruit Salad, Corn on the Cob, Baked Beans, and chips!

More Summer Side Dish Recipes

If you love this bacon broccoli salad, try these other summer side dishes:

Bacon Broccoli Salad Recipe

Yield: 8 Servings

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

This Bacon Broccoli Salad Recipe may look like a side dish that takes a lot of time to make, but it is actually really easy!

Ingredients

1 head of broccoli
1/4 cup shaved carrots
1/2 medium onion
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup mayonnaise
2 Tablespoons sugar
1 Tablespoon vinegar
6 center-cut bacon slices

Instructions

Fry bacon in a pan on the oven until crispy. Remove from pan and set on paper towel to remove excess bacon grease.
Chop bacon into smaller bits.
Cut broccoli into bite-sized pieces.
Dice the onion.
In a medium bowl, combine carrots, onion, broccoli, and sunflower seeds.
Mix mayonnaise, sugar and vinegar together and pour over salad. Mix until combined.
Add bacon and mix.
Refrigerate for 1 hour and serve cold.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 156Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 656mgCarbohydrates: 8gFiber: 2gSugar: 3gProtein: 5g