Best 14 Broccoli Sweet Salad Recipes

SOUPLANTATION'S JOAN'S BROCCOLI MADNESS SALAD (SWEET TOMATOES)

Steps:

• Mix the broccoli, bacon, cashews, raisins and onions in a large bowl. In a second bowl, beat dressing ingredients together gently until smooth.
• About 10 minutes before serving, toss the salad with the dressing to allow flavors to meld.
• Serve on chilled salad dishes.

SWEET AND CRUNCHY BROCCOLI SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Set up a bowl of ice water alongside. Add the broccoli to the pot and blanch for 1 to 2 minutes, just until bright green and crisp. With a slotted spoon, remove the broccoli to the ice water to shock. Drain well.
• Place the pancetta in a medium skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring often, until crispy and browned, about 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels, reserving 1 tablespoon of the fat.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, use a rubber spatula to mix together the mascarpone, mayonnaise, cider vinegar and salt. Add the broccoli, pancetta, reserved fat, cranberries, walnuts and gorgonzola. Toss well to coat and combine.

BROCCOLI & SWEET POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place the sweet potatoes, red peppers and thyme in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Drizzle with 3 teaspoons oil. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 30-45 minutes or until potatoes are tender, stirring once. Cool; discard thyme sprigs., Fill a large saucepan half full of water; bring to a boil. Add broccoli; cover and boil for 2 minutes. Drain and immediately place in ice water. Drain and pat dry., In a large bowl, combine the roasted vegetables, broccoli, cheese and sunflower kernels. In a small bowl, whisk the vinegar, salt, pepper and remaining oil. Pour over vegetable mixture and gently toss to coat.

SWEET AND SAVORY BROCCOLI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a large skillet and over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels and crumble once cooled.
• Mix bacon, broccoli, red onion, raisins, and cashews together in a large bowl.
• Whisk mayonnaise, brown sugar, and red wine vinegar together in a separate bowl; drizzle over the broccoli mixture in small amounts, tossing the salad between additions to coat somewhat evenly.

SWEET AND SOUR BROCCOLI PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta per package directions, omitting salt and adding broccoli during the last 2 minutes of cooking.
• Drain and rinse well under cold water until pasta and broccoli are cool.
• Place pasta, broccoli, carrots and apple in a medium bowl.
• Combine yogurt, apple juice, cider vinegar, oil, mustard, honey and thyme and pour over pasta mixture; tossing to coat evenly.
• Serve on lettuce leaves.

SWEET-SOUR BROCCOLI SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the broccoli, peanuts, raisins and onion. In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, vinegar and sugar; pour over vegetables and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

SWEET & TANGY BROCCOLI SALAD

Steps:

• Fry bacon, drain and crumble, then set aside.
• Rinse and drain broccoli. Remove the tough bottoms of the stalks, slice stems and flowerets, then coarsely chop all parts and place in large mixing bowl. Quarter onion slices and add to broccoli along with grapes, cranberries, sunflower kernels,bacon and cheese. Toss well to combine.
• For dresssing, combine remaining ingredients and mix well until sugar is dissolved and mixture is smooth.
• Refrigerate all, toss broccoli with dressing just before serving.

NUTTY AND SWEET BROCCOLI SALAD

Steps:

• Break bacon into pieces and add just before serving.
• Toss together the broccoli, onion, sunflower seeds, raisins, nuts, celery and bacon.
• Mix dressing ingredients (mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar) well and pour over salad and serve.

STEAMED SWEET POTATO, BROCCOLI, AND BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Place sweet potato chunks on the stove in a steamer basket. Steam until tender but not overcooked, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Place broccoli and beans in steamer basket and steam until broccoli is tender but not overcooked, about 4 minutes.
• Combine potatoes, broccoli and beans in large bowl and stir gently to mix.
• Combine remaining ingredients and stir until blended. Add to bowl and toss until vegetables are evenly coated.
• Serve immediately if serving warm. Or chill and serve cold.

SUMMER BROCCOLI SALAD WITH SWEET BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Make Salad: Combine ingredients into bowl one at a time, folding the salad thoroughly for even distribtuion. Make Vinaigrette: In a large mixing bowl, begin whisking balsamic vinegar vigorously, slowly adding vegetable oil. For proper emulsion, it is best to add the oil over a period of about twn minutes of whisking. Then, slowly whisk in the olive oil and lemon juice. Whisk in brown sugar to offset the vinegar's acidity. When the dressing is blennded uniformly, whisk in the onions and tarragon, and let the flavors meld for a while. Bring it all together: Finally, filter the vinaigrette through a fine mesh seive to remove onions and tarragon. Mix the sweet dressing into salad mixture to taste (you'll probably end up using most of it). Serve right away, or chill for a few hours. Either way, results should be pretty awesome.

SWEET AND NUTTY BROCCOLI SALAD

Steps:

• To make dressing, combine all ingr. except raisins, Add raisins and let stand for at least 30 minutes. The flavors blend even better if allowed to stand, refrigerated, overnight. Just before serving, combine salad ingredients; toss with dressing, so that dressing lightly coats broccoli, saving any extra dressing for another use.

SWEET AND TANGY BROCCOLI SALAD

Steps:

• Place the bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate; crumble bacon.
• Place broccoli, onion, raisins, and bacon in a large bowl.
• Stir mayonnaise, sugar, and vinegar together in a bowl; pour dressing over broccoli mixture and toss to coat. Season with salt and black pepper.

SWEET TOMATOES' JOAN'S BROCCOLI MADNESS SALAD

Steps:

• Wash broccoli and pat dry. Chop off bottom 2 inches or so of stems and break head into florets. Place in a large bowl; add bacon, cashews, raisins and red onion. In a separate small bowl for the dressing, combine mayonnaise, sugar and cider vinegar; stir until smooth. Toss broccoli mixture with dressing. Let set approximately 10 minutes before serving. Serve on chilled salad dishes. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

SWEET TOMATOES BROCCOLI SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Blanch broccoli 1 min.; cool immediately. 2. Wisk mayonnaise, sugar, and vinegar till smooth and chill. 3. Toss rest of ing. with broccoli. 4. 10 mins. prior to serving, mix dressing with salad. 5. Chill and serve.