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RE: Broccoli Salad - 4/30/2008 3:25:25 PM
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zmanfan38
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This is my MIL's recipe and it's heavenly!
ingredients:
2 bunches broccoli floweretes
1 cup white grapes, sliced
1 small red onion, chopped
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1 pound bacon, fried and crumbled
dressing:
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1 cup mayonnaise
Combine broccoli flowerets, grapes, onion, sunflower seeds and bacon.
In a separate bowl, mix sugar and vinegar until sugar dissolves. Add mayonnaise and stir until mixture is creamy. Pour dressing over broccoli mixture and toss until even coated.
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RE: Broccoli Salad - 4/30/2008 10:16:36 PM
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furrypurrykitty
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This recipe is from Aunt Bee's Mayberry Cookbook. I've made it several times, and it's a winner. The most time-consuming and messy part is chopping the broccoli.
Bannertown Broccoli Salad
3/4 cup mayonnaise (I like to use light)
3 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar (I usually substitute white)
2 bunches broccoli, chopped
8 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled (I like to use the kind that comes already cooked and packaged in a glass jar - it's more convenient and much lower in fat)
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 red onion, chopped
In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, sugar and vinegar. Chill the dressing for at least one hour before serving. In a salad bowl, layer the broccoli, bacon, cheese, and onion. Pour the dressing over the salad, and toss before serving. Serves 6.
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RE: Broccoli Salad - 4/30/2008 10:45:44 PM
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zmanfan38
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Ooooh, yummy! Our recipes are very similar, but yours has cheese. I think I'll add that next time...thanks!
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RE: Broccoli Salad - 5/1/2008 10:23:24 AM
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SweetLittleErin
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ANy tips on chopping the broccoli? I'm never good at even cutting it into florets for like veggie trays. Do I use a chopper/food processor? Or just dive in with a big knife?
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RE: Broccoli Salad - 5/1/2008 12:17:41 PM
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I've had broccoli salad at a restaurant that had the cheese, but it had raisins instead of grapes. It's one of my favorite things to get there.
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RE: Broccoli Salad - 5/1/2008 12:32:31 PM
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SweetLittleErin
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Knowing the family I am making this for....I think I'll leave out raisins and grapes.
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RE: Broccoli Salad - 5/1/2008 11:40:24 PM
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furrypurrykitty
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If you have a food processor, I'd recommend using it to chop the broccoli. If you try to chop it with a knife, it will fly all over the place, and you'll have broccoli all over everything.
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RE: Broccoli Salad - 5/2/2008 9:58:05 PM
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DenimDiva
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Now I have to decide which recipe I want to try. They all sound great!
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RE: Broccoli Salad - 5/3/2008 10:12:41 AM
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SweetLittleErin
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I have my salad all made up and chilling.
Even my anti-veggie hubby like it, we had to "test" it at dinner.
Here is the recipe I used, with my own modifications. From allrecipes.com
Cheddar Broccoli Salad
INGREDIENTS
* 6 cups fresh broccoli florets
* 1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
* 1/3 cup chopped onion
* 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
* 3/4 cup sugar
* 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar or cider vinegar
* 12 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
DIRECTIONS
1. In a large bowl, combine the broccoli, cheese and onion. Combine the mayonnaise, sugar and vinegar; pour over broccoli mixture and toss to coat. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Just before serving, stir in the bacon.
My modifications
* Since I was making it for a big crowd, I used 3 heads of broccoli and 1 head of cauliflower. 1/2 block of cheese.
* I omitted the onion because 1) if hubbys family sees onion in anything they wont touch it (whats wrong with them huh?) and 2) the red onion I bought was all mushy inside (stupid walmart!). So I added some onion powder (that doesnt bother them at all but if they SEE onion, it makes them sick and they are 'up all night').
* I pretty much doubled the sauce, but my ingredients were about doubled.
* We tested it last night (minus the bacon) so I am not 100% I'll be adding it. It didnt really need it.
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