This a hearty meat and vegetable salad: two pounds of maple flavored bacon make it very filling. It's a meal in itself!
Ingredients
- maple-flavored bacon: 2 pound
- head fresh broccoli: 1 piece (chopped)
- celery: 0.75 cup (chopped)
- green onions: 0.25 cup (minced)
- red onion: 0.25 cup (diced)
- ½ cups seedless grapes: 1 piece (halved)
- blanched slivered almonds: 0.75 cup
- white sugar: 0.25 cup
- distilled white vinegar: 2 Tbsp
- mayonnaise: 1 cup
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Stages of cooking
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Place bacon in a large skillet. Cook, turning frequently, over medium high heat until evenly browned. Cool, and then crumble.
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Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Spread slivered almonds on a cookie sheet. Bake for approximately 12 to 14 minutes or until lightly browned, turning once during toasting. Cool.
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In a small bowl, mix together mayonnaise, sugar, and vinegar. Set aside.
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In a large bowl, combine broccoli, crumbled bacon, celery, green onions, red onions, grapes, and toasted almonds. Toss with mayonnaise dressing. Chill for several hours in the refrigerator.
