Vegetable side dishes are always a great part of a meal but it’s too easy to fall into the trap of making the same ones over and over. The following recipe combines cauliflower and broccoli with bacon, cheese, and a tasty, tangy mayonnaise and sour cream dressing.
A pinch of salt and sugar are the only other ingredients you need to rustle up this irresistible side dish.
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Perhaps you’ve enjoyed cauliflower cheese recently or even added some broccoli to it. This recipe is different because it’s a salad. The vegetables are raw so you can expect plenty of crunch. This tasty and unusual salad is easy to make since you just have to prep and combine the ingredients for it.
You can also add nuts or anything else you want to include in yours. This is a side dish that offers plenty of nutrients. Boiling vegetables can make some of the nutrients leach into the cooking water but there’s no such issue when having them raw.
Trust me, you have to try this salad!
Why You’ll Love the Recipe:
Full of crunch as well as flavor, this easy broccoli and cauliflower side dish is sure to be popular at the dinner table. It’s a salad so there’s no cooking involved and the ingredients are all easy to find.
How to Serve It:
This flavor-packed salad is versatile. You can enjoy it alongside chicken, fish, steak, or anything else, or even add some chopped cooked protein to make it into a meal. Serve it chilled.
Ingredients:
- Broccoli chopped into florets
- Sour cream
- Cauliflower chopped into florets
- Mayonnaise
- Salt
- Shredded cheddar cheese
- Sugar
- Bacon cooked and crumbled
How to make Sweet Broccoli Cauliflower Salad:
Step 1. Whisk together the sugar, mayonnaise, sour cream, and salt in a bowl until well combined.
Step 2. Toss the broccoli, cauliflower, cheddar cheese, and bacon in a large bowl.
Step 3. Stir the mayonnaise mixture into the large serving bowl, and stir to combine the ingredients well.
Step 4. Serve immediately, or chill before serving if desired.
Cauliflower and broccoli don’t have to be cooked. You can simply break them into florets and add a tangy dressing along with some extras such as cheese and bacon. You’re going to love how easy this dish is to prepare as well as how tasty it is.
Sweet Broccoli Cauliflower Salad
Ingredients
- 1 Head broccoli chopped into florets
- 1 C. Sour cream
- 1 Head cauliflower chopped into florets
- 1 C. Mayonnaise
- ½ tsp. Salt
- 1 C. Shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ C. Sugar
- ½ lb. Bacon cooked and crumbled
Instructions
- Whisk together the sugar, mayonnaise, sour cream and salt in a bowl until well combined.
- Toss together the broccoli, cauliflower, cheddar cheese and bacon in a large serving bowl.
- Stir the mayonnaise mixture into the large serving bowl, and stir to combine all of the ingredients well.
- Serve immediately, or chill before serving if desired.
PIN FOR LATER 🙂
Can You Make It Ahead?
Yes, you can prepare this salad in advance. Since there’s nothing delicate in there, like lettuce leaves, it isn’t going to end up soggy like lettuce-based salads do once they’re dressed. Keep it refrigerated until serving.
Storage Instructions:
This salad will keep for up to 4 days if you keep it refrigerated in a sealed container or bag. It’s not a good recipe for freezing because it will thaw mushy.
Variations and Substitutions:
Add anything else you want to this simple cauliflower and broccoli salad. Chopped or slivered nuts would work, or you could add more than one kind of cheese, or even some minced pickles or olives.
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