Broccoli Salad with Bacon, Blue Cheese, and Grapes tossed in a honey mustard vinaigrette offer the very best sweet and savory flavors you can find in an everyday salad. Serve broccoli salad any season of the year!
Broccoli Salad with Bacon, Blue Cheese, and Grapes
I used to manage a gourmet deli here in Sonoma County.
One of the funnest things about my job was the ability to observe people’s behavior around food, and act accordingly to give them what they wanted.
I paid close attention to things people didn’t care for, and even closer attention to the things they loved!
Broccoli salad with bacon was one of those things everyone lovvvvved!
Who doesn’t, right?
But, ours was unique, because it had red grapes in it.
This pretty much knocked it out of the park!
I mean, when you combine broccoli (strong bitter) with bacon and blue cheese (strong savory and salty), and you add red grapes (strong sweet), well, the planets pretty much align!
So, inspired by my love for all these textures and flavors, and the warmer seasons ahead, I’ve created my own spin of broccoli salad with bacon, blue cheese, and grapes.
How do you make Broccoli Salad with Bacon, Blue Cheese, and Grapes
1. chop broccoli and briefly steam it
2. cook that bacon
3. chop onions and cut grapes in half
4. whip up honey Dijon vinaigrette (so easy!)
5. combine all, chill, devour!
If you like bacon, you’ll love these other recipes too!
Skinny Ranch BLT Avocado Pasta Salad
Prosciutto Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole
Broccoli Salad with Bacon, Blue Cheese, and Grapes [Ingredients]
For the salad:
- broccoli
- bacon
- red grapes
- onion (red, white, or green)
- blue cheese (or gorgonzola)
- walnuts or almonds (optional)
For the honey mustard vinaigrette:
- extra virgin olive oil
- apple cider vinegar
- honey
- dijon mustard
- salt and Pepper
Tools you’ll need for Broccoli Salad with Bacon:
- chef knife and cutting board
- 3.5 qt pot and steam basket (to steam broccoli)
- mixing bowls
Did you make this broccoli salad? Tag me on Instagram @thekitchengirl #tkgrecipe
Traci Antonovich
Yields 6 cups
Broccoli salad made with bacon, red grapes, onion, blue cheese, and walnuts, in honey dijon vinaigrette.
15 minPrep Time
15 minCook Time
30 minTotal Time
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Ingredients
- 4 cups Broccoli (chopped)
- 6 strips Bacon
- 1 cup Red Grapes (rinsed, halved)
- 1/4 cup Onion (red, white, or green)
- 1/4 cup Blue Cheese (crumbled)
- 1/4 cup Walnuts (chopped)
- 1/8 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1 Tbsp Honey
- 1 Tbsp Dijon
- Salt and Black Pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Instructions
Place stainless steam basket inside saucepan; fill with 1” of water; place over a medium-high flame; add BROCCOLI, cover, and steam until slightly soft (3-5 minutes); remove and allow to cool. *Don’t over-steam (it'll get mushy).
Cook BACON according to package instructions; set aside.
In a mixing bowl, combine BROCCOLI, GRAPES, ONIONS, BLUE CHEESE, and WALNUTS; chill until ready to use
Whisk together VINEGAR, HONEY, DIJON, SALT, and PEPPER; drizzle in OLIVE OIL and whisk rapidly to form creamy dressing; chill until ready to use.
To serve, add BACON to salad, toss with vinaigrette.
Notes
All salad components can be made in advance and stored separately up to two days.
Traci Antonovich
About my recipes: Minimal meat & more plants!
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