Recipe: Sweet Creamy Broccoli Bacon Salad

This tasty recipe combines the nutritional benefits of raw broccoli with sweet raisins and nutty sunflower seeds for extra nutrients and energy. Add crispy bacon, and tangy apple cider vinegar and you have a flavor combination that will tantalize your tastebuds too!

Sweet Creamy Broccoli Bacon Salad

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Ingredients:

2 lbs. fresh broccoli, cut into small florets
8 slices bacon, diced, fried crisp, and drained
1 small sweet onion, chopped fine
1 cup golden raisins
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup white sugar
2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

Directions:

• Toss together in a large bowl the first 5 ingredients.
• In separate bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sugar, and vinegar.
• Add dressing to salad and toss gently to combine.
• Taste for salt, and adjust seasoning.
• Cover lightly with plastic wrap and chill for at least several hours to let flavors combine (best if chilled overnight).