Quick Bacon Broccoli Salad

SusieQusie's Note:

I've made this many times as a hurry-up side dish. When trying to figure out which region this recipe represented, I finally closed my eyes & picked one. Italian? Well, the word broccoli does come from the Italian "brocco" meaning arm branch so it kind of fits. Enjoy!

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 8 -10 slices lean bacon (to lower fat use turkey bacon)
• 20 ounces fresh broccoli florets or 20 ounces frozen broccoli florets
• 1 carrots, grated or ½ cup matchstick carrot
• 1 small red onion , thinly sliced
• 6 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• salt
• pepper

Directions:

1. Cook bacon in microwave until crisp. (I've used pre-cooked & packaged bacon in a pinch).
2. Cook broccoli in microwave until crisp tender, 8-10 minutes. Drain.
3. In a large bowl, toss drained broccoli, carrot & onion.
4. In a glass bowl or measuring cup, combine vinegar, sugar & oil. Microwave on HIGH for 2 minutes then pour over vegetable mixture. Toss to coat.
5. Add salt & pepper to taste.
6. Serve arm or chilled (I prefer warm.).
7. Crumble bacon over top when ready to serve.

Reviews

[Annacia]

DH said that he would try this if I didn't put in the onion. Since the man does not, as a rule, eat salads I agreed. He actually like it! That alone is worth 5 stars. I used some cauliflower in this as I had it and thought that it would be nice, it was. It could have been a bit less sweet for me but DH thought it was perfect. It was really very good and very easy to make. Thanks for a great salad Susie. Made for 1-2-3 Tag.

[~Nimz~]

This is a very nice broccoli salad. Very easy to make and it taste great. Thanks

[echo echo]

Used lower-sodium bacon. I love that this is an all-microwave dish. Makes it very convenient. I had it both warm and (the leftovers) cold--tasted great both ways. It may even have been a bit better the second day.