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Broccoli Cranberry Salad Paula Deen

Prep Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: salad
Cuisine: American
Yield: 4

Materials

  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup chopped red onion
  • 1/2 cup optional raisins
  • 3 heads of broccoli finely chopped
  • 1/3 cup salted sunflower kernels toasted
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 6-8 slices of cooked crumbled bacon or chicken optional
  • 8 oz sharp cheddar cheese cut into chunks
  • 2 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 1/2 cup halved cranberries

Instructions

  • First of all, you need to cook your meat either chicken or bacon.
  • In a skillet, keep the heat medium and cook the bacon or chicken. Wait for it to get browned. It will take almost ten minutes to get browned completely and then drain the excess oil using paper towels.
  • Crumble the bacon or shred the chicken.
  • Then to prepare the dressing for the salad, add mayonnaise into the bowl and pour some vinegar. Mix in the sugar in the mayonnaise.
  • Refrigerate the dressing for some time.
  • Then it's time to make the salad by assembling the ingredients. Mix the broccoli with the chicken and then add onion to it.
  • Add the sunflower seeds to the mixture in the end.  Don’t forget to add raisins.
  • Drizzle the whole of the mayonnaise mixture on the mixed broccoli mixture. Toss the mixture to mix everything well in the dressing.
  • Top the dressed salad with the cranberries.