Description

This is a simple recipe where the ingredients come together to make the most amazing summer salad. Leave out the bacon crumbles to make it a vegetarian dish.

Ingredients

• 3 lb. fresh broccoli florets, washed
• 1 cu. bacon crumbles
• 1 cu. golden raisins
• 1 cu. toasted pine nuts (or your favorite nut)
• ¾ cu. mayonnaise
• ¼ cu. sour cream
• ¼ cu. granulated sugar
• 2 tbl. fresh lemon juice
• ½ tsp. kosher salt
• ½ tsp. fresh ground black pepper
• ½ medium red onion, diced

Steps

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add broccoli, cook for 30 seconds. Drain water and rinse with ice cold water or place broccoli in an ice bath. Drain and set aside.
2. Reserve a small handful of bacon, raisins and pine nuts for garnish.
3. In a medium bowl combine mayonnaise, sour cream, sugar, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Whisk to combine. Set aside.