This is a favorite of mine at restaurants or a cousin's home

Broccoli Salad

By vincy bramblett on August 07, 2001
Found at:  Food.com

Photo by BecR

170 Reviews

• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Servings: 8-12

"This is always a HIT with guests. I make this everytime we have a get together and the bowl is always left empty!!"

Ingredients

• 1 -2 head fresh broccoli ( do not use frozen!)
• 1/2 cup red onions, chopped
• 1/2 lb bacon
• 2 1/2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1 cup Hellmann's mayonnaise
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups grated mozzarella cheese

Directions

1. Cook bacon (I make it easy and buy the already cooked bacon in the refrigerator section) and crumble into pieces.
2. Chop up top of broccoli into bite size pieces.
3. Mix broccoli, onions, bacon and mozzarella in large bowl.
4. In separate bowl combine vinegar, sugar and mayo.
5. Pour over broccoli mixture and toss to coat.
6. Best if made a day ahead.

Broccoli Salad 1 large or 2 small heads of broccoli, washed, stems removed and broken into small florets 1/2 Cup red onion diced 6 strips of bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled  1 Cup shredded cheddar cheese 1 1/2 Cup mayonnaise 1/2 to 3/4 Cup of sugar 6 Tablespoons of apple cider vinegar 1 shredded carrot 1 hand full of raisins 1/4 C. sunflower seeds (no shells)

Mix mayo, vinegar and sugar together in a small bowl, then mix in the remaining ingredients together gently and serve cold.