Broccoli Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 bunches broccoli
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 6 slices bacon
• 1/2 small red onion, chopped fine
• 1 cup raisins
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise or 1 cup light mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon celery seed (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cut off the broccoli heads, and separate into small florets.
• 2 steam in a microwave for four minutes.
• 3 bite a piece.
• 4 it should be crispy-tender and bright green.
• 5 nuke for 1 minute at a time for 1 or 2 minutes more if required.
• 6 dump immediately into icy cold water to stop the cooking process.
• 7 remove into a colander and set aside to drain.
• 8 put cooking oil in a skillet.
• 9 chop bacon into tiny cubes and sauté on medium heat until crispy.
• 10 drain and spread onto a paper towel to blot more grease (you may fry bacon whole if you wish, drain, cool and then crumble fine).
• 11 make up the dressing.
• 12 add the chopped onion, crumbled bacon and raisins to the dressing and mix well.
• 13 if you have a salad strainer, spin broccoli to remove more water.
• 14 place broccoli in a bowl, pour dressing over it and mix lightly.
• 15 refrigerate for 3 hours or more to chill and develop the flavors.
• 16 this salad will keep well in the refrigerator for three days.