Broccoli Cauliflower Salad

The easy recipe for Broccoli Cauliflower Salad is wonderful. The dressing is tangy and sweet, and the bacon adds just the right salty flavor for this side dish.

This is a chopped salad with a twist, no lettuce like most chopped salads. With bacon, cheddar cheese and red onion this salad is colorful and tasty. Serve this with a grilled Garlic Burger or a New York Strip Steak.

Broccoli Cauliflower
Chopped Salad

3 broccoli crowns chopped
1 small head cauliflower chopped
1/2 - 1 pound bacon
1 small red onion
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
3 - 4 heaping tablespoons mayo
1/4 - 1/2 cup sugar
2 tbs white vinegar
Salt & Pepper to taste

Rinse broccoli, cut ends of stalk to remove
any brown areas. Cut cauliflower in quarters,
remove some of core. Chop broccoli & cauliflower
to about the size of a kidney bean. A bit time
consuming but well worth it. Clean & dice red onion.
Place in serving bowl and mix well.

Cook bacon crisp. If you are a bacon fan,
use 1 full pound, cool.

Mix bacon & cheddar cheese with broccoli,
cauliflower and onions. Add 3 heaping tablespoons
of mayo, vinegar, 1/4 cup sugar, lightly salt, sprinkle
about 1 tsp pepper and mix well. Give a taste. If a
bit dry and not as sweet as you like, add mayo
1 tablespoon at a time & up to 1/4 cup sugar.

Serves 10-12. This recipe can be cut in half.

Variations: Use your favorite type of cheddar cheese, mild, medium or sharp. Try with half cheddar and mozzarella. Equally good without bacon. Cooking for a diabetic, substitute sugar with Splenda or other sugar substitute.

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