Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad

Submitted by Dreamer in Ontario

"From What's Cooking by Kraft and submitted by a reader"

 

• Ready In: 17mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 1 medium head cauliflower, cut into florets and blanched
• 1 medium broccoli, cut into florets and blanched
• 1 medium vidalia onion, chopped
• 1 cup grated old cheddar cheese (or try feta?)
• 1⁄2 cup bacon bits (or veggie bacon bits)
• 1 cup Miracle Whip (try using reduced fat)
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

directions

1. Toss veggies, cheese and bacon bits in bowl.
2. Mix dressing and mustard.
3. Pour over salad and toss to coat.
4. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
5. *To blanch veggies, plunge into boiling water briefly (2 minutes), then into cold water to stop the cooking process.).

Reviews

[cookin mimi]

I like every thing about this recipe except the texture of the veggies after being blanched. The flavors are really good together. I will try it again with raw veggies. Thanks for posting.

 

[Caroline Cooks]

This is soooo delicious, D. Added more veggies ((green, red peppers, yellow squash, capers), since I had them from another recipe--(didn't blanch, tho); followed the recipe otherwise. Lots of crunchiness--love it! Great summer-time salad!

 

[Brooke the Cook in]

Simple salad that's easy to whip up and very economical too! I used cheddar cheese shreds, some leftover bacon and Miracle Whip Light. I was glad that I blanched the veggies - I think that is a very good idea as it softens the broccoli and cauliflower just a tiny bit, thanks for including the instructions on how to do it. Made for Zaar Stars tag game.

 

[Rita1652]

I used large head of broc and caul. Smart Balance in place of Miracle whip we are not a fan of it, adding Harvest coarse ground dijon to it. I also used real bacon using Recipe #107440 to cook it. Thanks for the good eats!

 

[Sharon the Rocket]

This was great! I didn't think I would like it as much as an old recipe I had but it was even better! I did as one reviewer suggested and added some crumbled fried bacon (after one serving made exactly as directed). Both ways were absolutely great. Thanks for a great recipe!! Made for AU recipe swap 08.