Broccoli salad with bacon and raisins is an old Southern favorite. It’s a combination of broccoli, red onion, raisins, carrots, pumpkin seeds and bacon and is tossed with a creamy and slightly sweet dressing.
This salad is filling enough to eat alone for dinner, but it’s also great paired with grilled beef, chicken, pork or fish. And, a slice of fermented sourdough with butter would be a perfect compliment.
The raisins are plumped in this recipe to bring more flavor to the dish and the broccoli is blanched to reduce some of the goitrogens and make it easier on the digestive system.Â
Years ago, I’d open up a jar of Hellman’s, but now I prefer to make my own mayonnaise. Homemade mayo requires 5 ingredients, takes minutes to prepare, and tastes so much better. I love this recipe (you should probably bookmark it!). Mix up some of that mayo with a little honey and apple cider vinegar for an unprocessed dressing to pour over all the deliciousness in this salad. Enjoy!
Broccoli Salad with Bacon and Raisins
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 25
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Category: salad
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
1 large head broccoli, cut into bite-size pieces
6 pieces bacon, cut into small pieces
1 cup homemade mayonnaise or Sir Kensington’s
2 tablespoons light honey (I prefer clover)
1 tablespoon raw apple cider vinegar
1 cup shredded carrots
1 cup soaked and dehydrated sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds (I used a combination of both)
Celtic sea salt
Instructions
Place the onion in a small bowl and cover with cold water. Set aside. Place raisins and orange juice in a small pot and bring to a simmer. Turn off heat and let sit for 5 minutes. Drain.
Bring a large pot of water to boil. Add broccoli and cook for about 2 minutes until bright green. Drain and rinse with cold water.
In now-empty pot, cook bacon over medium heat until crispy. Remove bacon from pot and cool.
Whisk mayonnaise, honey and vinegar in a small bowl. Drain the onions. Place onions, carrots, seeds, broccoli, bacon and raisins in a large salad bowl. Top with mayo dressing and toss. Season to taste with sea salt.
Keywords: broccoli salad
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