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Broccoli Bacon Salad with Blue Cheese and Grapes

Name: Broccoli Bacon Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 4 cups Fresh Broccoli (chopped); 6 strips Bacon; 1 cup Red Grapes (rinsed, halved); 1/4 cup Red Onion; 1/4 cup Blue Cheese (crumbled); 1/4 cup Walnuts (chopped); 1/8 cup Apple Cider Vinegar; 1 Tbsp Honey; 1 Tbsp Dijon; 1/4 tsp Kosher Salt; 1/8 tsp Black Pepper; 1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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Low carb Broccoli Salad recipe with bacon, grapes, blue cheese, and walnuts, in a honey dijon vinaigrette. This sweet and savory salad is perfect for any occasion, any season of the year!

Broccoli Bacon Salad

I used to manage a gourmet deli here in Sonoma County.

One of the most fun 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 Bacon Salad

Step 1. Cook the bacon…make it crispy!

Step 2. Chop and steam the broccoli.

Step 3. Cut onions, grapes, and walnuts.

Step 4. Whip up that gorgeous honey Dijon vinaigrette (so easy!)

Step 5. Combine all ingredients, chill, toss in dressing, and devour!

* see full recipe below

Broccoli Bacon Salad Ingredients

For the salad:

fresh broccoli
bacon
red grapes
red onion
blue cheese (or gorgonzola)
walnuts

For the broccoli salad dressing

extra virgin olive oil
apple cider vinegar
honey
Dijon mustard
salt and Pepper

Recommended tools

chef knife and cutting board
3.5 qt pot and steam basket (to steam broccoli)
mixing bowls

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Broccoli Bacon Salad

Low carb Broccoli Salad recipe with bacon, grapes, blue cheese, and walnuts, in a honey dijon vinaigrette. This sweet and savory salad is perfect for any occasion, any season of the year!

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Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Yield: 1/2-cup servings

Author: Traci - TheKitchenGirl.com

Ingredients

For the broccoli salad

4 cups Fresh Broccoli chopped
6 strips Bacon
1 cup Red Grapes rinsed, halved
1/4 cup Red Onion
1/4 cup Blue Cheese crumbled
1/4 cup Walnuts chopped

Broccoli salad dressing

1/8 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
1 Tbsp Honey
1 Tbsp Dijon
1/4 tsp Kosher Salt
1/8 tsp Black Pepper
1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Instructions

Ingredient prep

Cook BACON according to package instructions until crispy; allow to cool, break into crumbles, and set aside.
Meanwhile, steam the broccoli by placing a stainless steamer basket inside large pot; fill with 1” of water; place over a medium-high flame; add BROCCOLI, cover, and steam until slightly soft (3-5 minutes); remove, allow to cool, and set aside

For the broccoli salad

In a mixing bowl, combine BROCCOLI, GRAPES, ONIONS, BLUE CHEESE, and WALNUTS; chill until ready to use.

Broccoli salad dressing

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 the vinaigrette.

All salad components can be made in advance and stored separately up to two days.

Tried this recipe? I'd love your review!Visit the comments below and tell me how it went.

RECIPE NOTES

Yield: 6 cups

Serving size: 1/2 cup

Nutrition facts are provided as a courtesy and are estimates based on unbranded ingredients acquired from a nutrition database. For accurate calculations, please refer to brand packaging information and consult your nutritionist.

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