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Broccoli Salad Makeover Recipe

Name: Broccoli Salad Makeover
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 4 cup broccoli, florets; 1/4 cup cranberries, dried; 1/4 cup, chopped onion, red; 1/4 cup pieces turkey bacon; 1/4 cup almonds, sliced; 1/4 cup grapes; 1/4 cup cheddar cheese; 1/4 cup sunflower seeds; 1/4 cup Greek yogurt, plain; 1/4 cup mayonnaise, light; 1 tablespoon vinegar, cider; 1 tablespoon honey

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Broccoli Salad Makeover Recipe. The ultimate potluck dish!

I’ve got two kids who will only eat broccoli raw, and one that claims she only likes it cooked. Usually, I can’t please them all, but with this salad, all three of them were on board!

What I love about this Broccoli Salad Makeover Recipe is that you can be creative and choose different add-ins depending on what you have on hand. I had very few things on hand, so it was simply broccoli, raisins, and pecans, with dressing.

You can also include:

Craisins
Red onions
Bacon bits
Slivered almonds
Grapes
Cheddar cheese
Sunflower seeds

Then, inspired by My Year Without (Nicole cut refined sugars out of her diet in favor of natural, unprocessed sweeteners), I decided instead of the traditional white sugar in the dressing, I was replacing it with honey. I also like the tang of mayonnaise, so I replace half of it with plain yogurt, and the other half with some light mayonnaise. Here was the final recipe:

1/4 Cup plain Yogurt (greek yogurt preferable)
1/4 Cup light mayonnaise
1 TBL apple cider Vinegar
1 TBL Honey

Add dressing to any combination of the following:

4 Cups broccoli florets
1 cup optional add-ins from above.

Serve it up

salad bowl

Why should your kids (and you) eat broccoli?

Its full of good stuff like Vitamin C, A, folic acid, calcium, and chromium. Plus, it contains both protein and fiber.