This past Easter, my Uncles Jack and Dave hosted us for a laid-back afternoon of food and drinks. The light in their house is gorgeous and I couldn't keep myself from taking pictures of all the beautiful food (and their Burmese cats). One dish that I really enjoyed was a simple, sweet and savory broccoli salad that Dave made. I recently asked him for the recipe. Be sure to take the time to cut the broccoli into small, bite-sized florets.
Dave's Broccoli Salad
Ingredients
6 C of fresh broccoli florets (blanched if you prefer)
1/4 of a red onion (or to taste), thinly sliced in half inch pieces
1/2 C dried cranberries
1/2 C sunflower seeds
1/2 C mayonnaise
sugar
1 Tbl cider vinegar
Method
Toss the first four ingredients together in a medium sized bowl. To make the dressing, combine the mayonnaise and vinegar with sugar to taste (the dressing should be slightly sweet). Make enough dressing to thinly coat all of the broccoli. Toss the dressing with the other ingredients. Cover the salad and chill in the refrigerator for about an hour. Before serving, toss the salad to re-distribute the dressing.
As requested, a photo of one of their cats.
Sounds fabulous! (Mayo and sunflower seeds, two of my favorite foods!)
Posted by: Kalyn | April 02, 2008 at 11:20
Show pictures of the Cats!
Posted by: Nick | April 02, 2008 at 12:42
The salad sounds delicious but I really want to see photos of the cats and the gorgeous house! I'm snoopy!
Posted by: Aran | April 03, 2008 at 06:37
is the broccoli blanched? It looks so green! Is that just a result of chilling with the mayonnaise?
Posted by: sarah | April 04, 2008 at 11:36
Thanks Kalyn, it is easy and delicious.
Hi Nick and Aran, I will be sure to add some pictures of the cats when I get back home on Monday.
Hi Sarah, you can blanch the broccoli if you would like. I believe it was slightly blanched in the photo version.
Posted by: Nick |
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Posted by: cooking | April 13, 2008 at 07:51
Yum, I love that kind of a salad. I usually use raisins but cranberries sound better!
Posted by: Tracy | April 27, 2008 at 22:28
Hi Tracy,
I've found that I really like the cranberries, or even sultanas. Sometimes plain old raisins are too cloyingly sweet for me.
Posted by: Gemma | April 30, 2008 at 13:26
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Posted by: sophia | February 21, 2009 at 22:04