A simple, delicious Broccoli Salad that is made with red onions, mandarin oranges, golden raisins, bacon, and slivered almonds and then topped with a delicious creamy dressing! Makes the perfect side dish or take it to your next potluck!
Chop the broccoli up into bite size pieces! Even if you buy a bag of florets, you will still need to trim them down! I like my broccoli chopped pretty small! It makes it much easier for eating!
Measure approx 8 cups of chopped broccoli in a bowl!
Next, add the mandarin oranges, bacon, red onions, golden raisins, and slivered almonds.
Gently mix all the ingredients together and set the bowl aside
In a separate bowl mix together the mayonnaise, sugar, and white vinegar! It will look almost glazy!
Add the dressing over the salad and gently mix everything together to coat all the ingredients!
Refrigerate for at least an hour! Serve and enjoy!
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Notes
This salad will stay good in the refrigerator for about 3 days! After that, all the ingredients just aren't at their prime and the dressing will start to thin out and almost appear watery.
TIPS FOR MAKING BROCCOLI SALAD
Refrigerate the salad for at least an hour prior to serving.
Make sure to cut your broccoli florets to a manageable size. No one likes trying to maneuver an oversized piece of broccoli into their mouth!
I prefer golden raisins, but you could also use regular raisins if you prefer them.
If you don't like almonds, my favorite substitute is sunflower kernels!
The red onion adds so much flavor! If you have any onion haters, I suggest leaving them out initially. Then removing a bowl for them 'haters' and then adding the onions afterward to the bulk of the salad.