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Crunchy Broccoli Salad with Grapes: A Delightful Fusion of Flavors

Try this broccoli salad with grapes for a deliciously crunchy side dish. It is loaded with toasted almond slivers, sunflower seeds, and crisp broccoli and grapes for a wonderfully crunchy flavor!

A Refreshing Crunch: Broccoli Salad with Grapes

If you’re looking for a vibrant and crunchy side dish that will steal the spotlight at your next gathering, look no further than this broccoli salad with grapes. Bursting with flavor and texture, this salad features crisp broccoli florets, sweet halved grapes, and a delightful mix of toasted almond slivers and sunflower seeds. Perfectly complemented by a creamy dressing, it’s an easy-to-make recipe that brings nutrition and a burst of color to your plate.

Broccoli Salad with Grapes

Quick Cooking Bacon

Quickly cook bacon in the microwave while you make the rest of the salad. First, place bacon on a microwave-safe plate lined with a paper towel. Then, add a paper towel on top to catch any splatters that occur during cooking.

Cook the bacon on high for one minute for each slice. For example, if you have six slices of bacon on the plate, cook it for six minutes. At the end of cooking, remove all slices that are fully cooked. Move any undercooked slices to the outer edges of the plate and cook for about 30 seconds more or until they are fully cooked. For this recipe, the bacon should be cooked crispy.

Mixing the Dressing for Broccoli Salad with Grapes

Whisk the dressing and set it aside while you prepare the rest of the salad. The sugar will dissolve, and the flavors will meld while it sits. Whisk it again just before pouring it over the salad.

Preparing the Broccoli

Remove as much stalk as you can from each broccoli floret. Discard the stalks or keep them for making other dishes or flavoring broth for soup. After you remove the stalks, chop the broccoli with a knife until it is in smaller pieces. It helps to have the broccoli in small bites for this mixed salad, so you get more than broccoli on your fork when eating it.

Onions for Broccoli Salad with Grapes

For a mild onion flavor, use sweet onions in this recipe. You can substitute purple onions, which will have a more pungent taste but add a pretty color to the salad.

Broccoli Salad with Grapes

Prepping Broccoli Salad with Grapes Ahead

This salad can be prepped in advance by cooking the bacon, chopping the vegetables, and measuring the almonds and sunflower seeds. Store the vegetables and grapes together, but keep the dressing, nuts, seeds, and bacon separate. Just before serving, combine all the ingredients by tossing them together. Mixing at the last minute will ensure everything stays fresh and flavorful. While this salad can be enjoyed the next day, the bacon, nuts, and seeds may lose some crispness.

Purchase unsalted and toasted almond slivers and sunflower seeds to help with easy preparation. Toast raw almonds in the oven at 360 degrees F. for 4-6 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring occasionally. Toast raw sunflower seeds at the same temperature but for 10-15 minutes longer, stirring occasionally.

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Broccoli Salad with Grapes

Broccoli Salad with Grapes

Broccoli salad with grapes, almonds, bacon, and sunflower seeds
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 319 kcal

Ingredients
  

Dressing
  • cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
Salad
  • 4 cups broccoli florets, chopped (about 1 large head of broccoli)
  • cup sweet onion, finely chopped (can substitute red onion)
  • 1 cup seedless red grapes, cut in half
  • 6 slices bacon, cooked and chopped (omit for vegetarian salad)
  • 2 tablespoons toasted almond slivers
  • 2 tablespoons roasted sunflower seeds

Instructions
 

Dressing
  • Cook the bacon and set aside to cool.
  • Combine the mayonnaise, sugar, and vinegar. Whisk to mix and dissolve the sugar.
Salad
  • Wash and dry the broccoli. Cut off the stalks and chop the florets into small pieces.
  • Combine the broccoli, onions, grapes, bacon, almonds, and sunflower seeds. Toss to mix well.
  • Add the dressing and toss to coat the salad. Serve chilled.

Nutrition

Calories: 319kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 6gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 13gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 314mgPotassium: 341mgFiber: 3gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 415IUVitamin C: 55mgCalcium: 48mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Broccoli Salad, Broccoli Salad with Grapes
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