Bacon and Broccoli Salad, an easy recipe using fresh broccoli, crispy bacon and cheese, all combined in a creamy garlic dressing. Ideal as a main or side dish.
This delicious recipe has been generously shared by one of our great cooks, Carina. She's always coming up with great recipes, and here we have Carina's Creamy Bacon & Broccoli Salad. You can also choose to go lite with this, using low fat ingredients. it's up to you!
Recipe by Carina Duclos
Prep Time
5 minutes
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Cook Time
Nil
Yield
8 - 10 servings
Ingredients
The Salad
4 heads of raw broccoli. (broccoli florets)
6 slices of chopped crispy bacon
Grated cheddar cheese (optional)
Dehydrated cranberries (optional)
Salt and Pepper to taste.
The Dressing
3 cups or 700 ml of plain yogurt
1.5 cups or 360 g of mayonnaise
Half a red onion ( chopped)
3 or 4 garlic cloves
½ cup or 50 g Grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
Mix the dressing in a bowl, then add all the salad ingredients and combine well.
*** Be careful with the salt because there is bacon and Parmesan cheese in here so I suggest to try it before adding salt. Fresh crushed pepper is always a nice touch.
Mix all and enjoy!
Serving Suggestions
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Bacon and Broccoli Salad
Bacon and Broccoli Salad, an easy recipe using fresh broccoli, crispy bacon and cheese, all combined in a creamy garlic dressing. Ideal as a main or side dish.
Ingredients
The Salad
- 4 heads of broccoli., broccoli florets
- 6 slices of chopped crispy bacon
- Grated cheddar cheese, optional
- Dehydrated cranberries, optional
- Salt and Pepper to taste.
The Dressing
- 3 cups or 700 ml of plain yogurt
- 1.5 cups or 360 g of mayonnaise
- Half a red onion, chopped
- 3 cloves or 4 garlic
- ½ cup or 50 g Grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Mix the dressing in a bowl, then add all the salad ingredients and combine well.
- *** Be careful with the salt because there is bacon and Parmesan cheese in here so I suggest to try it before adding salt. Fresh crushed pepper is always a nice touch.
- Mix all and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 388Total Fat: 31gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 24gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 497mgCarbohydrates: 19gFiber: 6gSugar: 8gProtein: 10g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate
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