Gluten Free, Savoury

Creamy & Crunchy Broccoli Salad

If you’re wondering “raw broccoli?” let me just say – you wont believe how great raw broccoli can taste! It’s surprising how mild the raw broccoli is, giving this salad a wonderful crunchy base for the melody of bacon, grapes, red onion and almonds. All coated in a tangy, creamy dressing.

Creamy & Crunchy Broccoli Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 head broccoli
  • 1/2 red onion thinly sliced
  • 250 g bacon sliced
  • 1 cup red seedless grapes halved
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds

Creamy Dressing

  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 Tb white sugar
  • 2 Tb apple cider vinegar
  • 1 garlic clove crushed
  • 1 large lemon juice only
  • salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Cut the broccoli into small florets, about 2cm in size.
  2. Toast off the almonds in a dry pan on medium heat, remove when golden.
  3. Turn up the heat and add bacon to the pan. Cook until crispy.
  4. Toss everything together with the creamy dressing.

Creamy Dressing

  1. Whisk all the ingredients together… Hard right!?