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Broccoli Salad

This broccoli salad is often served at potlucks.

Broccoli Salad
Photo: “MayoBroccoliSalad” by Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ingredients

Makes
12
  • 7–8 cups (700–800 g / 1.5–1.8 lb) broccoli florets
  • 7–8 slices of crisp fried bacon, crumbled (smoked bacon works well)
  • 1 red or sweet onion, chopped (Vidalia are recommended)
  • 1 apple, chopped (optional)
  • 1 cup (80 g / 2.8 oz) raisins, plumped in boiling water
  • 1 cup (250 g / 8.8 oz) mayonnaise
  • ½ cup (110 g / 3.9 oz) granulated sugar (or equivalent artificial sweetener)
  • ½ cup (40 g / 1.4 oz) pecans or sunflower seeds
  • dash of cider vinegar or lemon juice

Ingredients for 12 servings (1.7 kg) · the original recipe

Method

  1. 1

    Whisk mayonnaise, sugar, and vinegar together.s

  2. 2

    Mix remaining ingredients and combine completely in a large bowl.

  3. 3

    Cover.

  4. 4

    Cool in the refrigerator overnight before serving.

Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.

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