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Broccoli Salad

Updated Published Mar 20, 2017 By 4 CommentsThis post may contain affiliate links.

Summary:
This is an easy, low carb recipe for making a cold salad featuring raw broccoli florets with crumbled bacon and crunchy nuts. The ingredients are tossed together with a creamy, slightly sweet dressing.

Broccoli Salad

5 from 4 votes
Prep: 20 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

INGREDIENTS

  • 5 cups raw broccoli florets (small <1 inch pieces)
  • 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
  • 3/4 cup chopped nuts (Note 1)
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese (Note 2)
  • 1/2 cup diced red onion (Note 3)
  • 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled (Note 4)

Dressing:

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Make Dressing: Whisk together dressing ingredients in small bowl or measuring glass until very smooth.
  • Mix Salad: Toss remaining salad ingredients and dressing together in large bowl until well-mixed. Serve (Note 6).

NUTRITION

Makes 4 Servings
Amount Per Serving (2 cups):
Calories 730 (87% from fat)  
Total Fat 70g 108%
   Saturated Fat 9g 44%
Cholesterol 63mg 21%
Sodium 600mg 25%
Net Carb 5.5g  
Total Carb 10g (Note 7) 3%
   Dietary Fiber 4.5g 19%
   Sugars 4.5g  
Protein 12g  
Vitamin A 50% · Vitamin C 126% · Calcium 15% · Iron 7%

PHOTOS

close up view of broccoli salad
broccoli salad ingredients in wooden bowl
pouring dressing over broccoli salad
stirring broccoli salad with dressing
broccoli salad served in white bowl

NOTES & TIPS

(1) Nuts. You can substitute with any chopped nuts or a mix of them, such as chopped pecans, walnuts, or slivered almonds, adding a nice crunch to the salad. I normally use pecan pieces.
(2) Cheddar Cheese. I like the bright yellow color that cheddar brings to this salad, but you can substitute with your favorite shredded or crumbled cheese.
(3) Red Onion. This can be substituted with an equal amount of diced shallot.
(4) Bacon. You can cook bacon in the microwave, in the oven (see How To Bake Bacon), or on the stovetop by frying slices on a pan until crispy, turning them occasionally. After cooking, transfer bacon to paper towels to absorb the grease. Once the bacon is cool, crumble it into small pieces. Don’t want to cook bacon? Substitute with 1/2 cup bacon bits.
(5) Sweetener. Confectioners Swerve is a dry sweetener that measures the same as regular powdered sugar; it’s not the same as pure erythritol, which is about 70% as sweet. You can substitute with your preferred dry or liquid sweetener by adding it to taste. Without some kind of sweetener, the dressing doesn’t taste anywhere near as good.
(6) Serving. This broccoli salad can be served right away, or stored in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. One serving is filling enough for lunch or dinner, or you can have a half serving as a side dish (great for summer cookouts).
(7) Carbs. The nutrition calculation assumes you are using Swerve or a similar erythritol-based sweetener that uses sugar alcohols, whose carbs are non-impact and therefore not included in the nutrition estimate. Apps that count sugar alcohols will show a higher number of carbs.

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About Julia

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Julia is a recipe developer and the founder of Savory Tooth, and lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Since 2015, she has been sharing simple recipes for tasty dishes in a user-friendly format. She typically prefers savory foods over sweet, hence the name of the site. Contact her at julia@savorytooth.null.com.

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Lisa Mas

I add a chopped yellow pepper… takes this to the next level!

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3 years ago
JWay

This is the best salad ever. I took it to a couple of get togethers and everyone was asking who made the broccoli salad? Nobody had a clue it was keto and low carb. Even my husband loved it (who is normally anti-keto).
Thanks for this amazing recipe. Definitely a all time favorite now.

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3 years ago
Bea

Great broccoli salad, I subbed 1/2 c. Of creamed cottage cheese for 1/2 of the mayonnaise. Added more protein. Also I only used 1 T swerve sugar and it was sweet enough for us. Definitely making this again….

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5 months ago
Jennifer Madden

This salad is AMAZING! I didn’t add onion but I did add boiled egg….yummy!!!

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3 years ago
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