Broccoli Salad

I'm not a huge fan of raw broccoli or onions, but I really like this salad. Use any kind of nut or seed you like (sunflower seeds, cashews, here I used toasted walnuts). I love the colors in this salad, too. To make it healthier, replace half the mayo with lain low-fat yogurt and reduce the sugar to 1/4 cup or so. Still delicious. You could try turkey bacon, too, but I'm afraid that would take the deliciousness down a notch.


2 heads fresh broccoli
1 small red onion, finely chopped
1/2 pound bacon, cooked and crumbled
3/4 cup raisins or craisins
3/4 cup your favorite nuts of seeds
2/3 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar

Cut the broccoli into bite-size. Combine with the onion, bacon, raisins, your favorite nuts and mix well.

To prepare the dressing, mix the mayonnaise, sugar and vinegar together until smooth. Chill for at least an hour. Stir into the salad and serve.

I only stirred in enough dressing to cover the salad, and I actually had quite a bit left over. I find that much more appealing than to have the broccoli swimming in dressing, but do what you want.