This broccoli salad with grapes is a refreshing yet hearty family recipe that has been adopted by all our friends. We never steam a bushel of crabs without having a huge bowl of this salad and corn on the cob on the table. This dish is simply mandatory at every BBQ, potluck, or pitch-in event!
Ingredients
- slices bacon: 8 piece
- sunflower seed kernels: 0.33333 cup
- head broccoli: 1 piece (cut into bite-size pieces)
- seedless red grapes: 1 cup (halved)
- red onion: 0.33333 cup (diced)
- mayonnaise: 1 cup
- apple cider vinegar: 3 Tbsp
- white sugar: 2 Tbsp
- ground black pepper: (to taste)
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Stages of cooking
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Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned and crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels. Crumble 7 slices of bacon; mix with sunflower seeds in a resealable plastic bag and set aside.
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Combine broccoli, grapes, and onion in a large bowl.
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Whisk mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, and pepper together in a separate bowl; crumble remaining slice of bacon and fold into dressing.
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Pour dressing over broccoli mixture; toss to coat evenly. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for flavors to blend, about 2 hours. Sprinkle bacon-sunflower seed mixture over salad before serving; mix well.
