Warm Broccoli Salad With Bacon Food

WARM BROCCOLI SALAD WITH BACON

Steps:

• Place cranberries, raisins and water in a large skillet. Cook over medium heat for 5-6 minutes or until soft and liquid is reduced.
• Reduce heat to low and add mayonnaise, milk and honey. Mix well and continue to stir until heated through and smooth, about 2-3 minutes.
• Stir in broccoli, bacon and pecans and heat until mixture is heated through.
• Serve warm.

BROCCOLI SALAD WITH BACON

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and let cool enough to handle, 5 to 10 minutes. Crumble.
• Combine crumbled bacon with broccoli, sunflower seeds, and red onion in a large bowl.
• Mix mayonnaise, sugar, and vinegar together in a separate bowl. Pour over broccoli mixture and mix together. Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes before serving.

BROCCOLI WITH HOT BACON DRESSING

Steps:

• Peel broccoli stems with a vegetable peeler, then cut crosswise into 1/4-inch slices.
• Cook bacon in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until browned and crisp, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer bacon with a slotted spoon to several layers of paper towels to drain, leaving fat in skillet. Add garlic and raisins to skillet and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until garlic is pale golden, about 1 minute. Stir in vinegar, oil, salt, and pepper, then remove from heat.
• Meanwhile, cook broccoli florets and stems in a large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain broccoli well and transfer to a bowl.
• Bring dressing to a simmer, then cook, stirring, 1 minute. Pour hot dressing over broccoli and sprinkle with bacon, tossing to combine.

BROCCOLI SALAD WITH CHEDDAR AND WARM BACON VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of generously salted (use about 1/2 cup kosher salt) water to a boil. Set up an ice bath next to the stove and generously salt (about 1/4 cup kosher salt) that water as well.
• Cut the broccoli stems from the heads; slice the florets into small pieces, each about 1-inch long. Peel the stems with a peeler and cut each stem in half lengthwise, then slice into 1/2-inch-thick half-moons. Add broccoli to the boiling water and blanch for 30 seconds; transfer to the ice water to shock the broccoli and stop the cooking. Drain broccoli in a colander, then set aside (still in the colander) to drain completely.
• In a large dry skillet, toast pecans over medium heat until they smell nutty, about 1 minute; remove pecans and set aside. Return skillet to medium heat and add bacon and oil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until bacon has rendered its fat and is crispy, about 10 minutes. Turn heat to low and whisk in mustard and vinegar. Add green onions and pecans and season generously with black pepper.
• In a large bowl, combine broccoli and grapes. Pour the contents of the skillet into the bowl and toss to combine; season to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with the cheddar and toss right before serving.

EASY BROCCOLI BACON SALAD

Steps:

• Combine broccoli, onion, bacon, raisins, and sunflower seeds in a bowl.
• Whisk mayonnaise, sugar, and red wine vinegar together in a bowl until dressing is smooth; pour over broccoli mixture and stir to coat.

WARM BROCCOLI SLAW WITH BACON

Steps:

• Toss together the broccoli slaw, cabbage, kale, parsley and raisins in a large bowl.
• Put the bacon in a large nonstick skillet; set over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until well browned and crisp, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons bacon fat from the skillet and add the olive oil. Add the shallot and cook over medium heat until softened, 2 to 4 minutes. Add the vinegar, mustard and honey and whisk to combine. Bring to a simmer, then remove from the heat.
• Immediately pour the dressing over the slaw mixture and toss to coat. Add the bacon and toss; season with salt. Cover and let sit at room temperature for 1 hour to soften.

ROASTED BROCCOLI SALAD WITH BACON DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Toss the broccoli together with the oil and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Spread the broccoli in an evenly spaced single layer onto a baking sheet. Roast until the florets just begin to char and the stems have softened slightly, 15 to 20 minutes.
• In the meantime, add the bacon to a small skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally until the fat has rendered and the bacon is almost crispy, about 5 minutes. Add the onion to the skillet and cook until slightly softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the vinegar and sugar and stir until the sugar has dissolved, about 1 minute.
• Add the roasted broccoli to a large bowl and pour the bacon dressing over the top along with the walnuts, tossing to coat. Serve warm or at room temperature.

FRESH BROCCOLI SALAD WITH BACON

Steps:

• Place broccoli, onion, cheese and bacon in a salad bowl; set aside. In a small bowl, combine sugar, mayonnaise and vinegar; mix until the sugar dissolves and mixture is smooth Just before serving, pour dressing over salad and toss.

QUICK BACON BROCCOLI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook bacon in microwave until crisp. (I've used pre-cooked & packaged bacon in a pinch).
• Cook broccoli in microwave until crisp tender, 8-10 minutes. Drain.
• In a large bowl, toss drained broccoli, carrot & onion.
• 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.
• Add salt & pepper to taste.
• Serve arm or chilled (I prefer warm.).
• Crumble bacon over top when ready to serve.

BACON AND BROCCOLI SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. For dressing, in a small bowl, whisk mayonnaise, sugar and vinegar. Pour over broccoli mixture; toss to coat.

WARM BROCCOLI AND POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Boil potatoes in salted boiling water for 5 minutes.
• Add broccoli to boiling potatoes and continue to cook for an additional 3 minutes drain broccoli and potatoes, seperate.
• Heat 2 tbsp of olive oil in a pan.
• Add onion and potatoes and cook for 8-10 minutes or until golden.
• Cook bacon in frying pan and drain off excess grease with paper towels.
• Add broccoli to the pan with the potatoes and warm thoroughly; transfer to a salad bowl.
• Combine remaining olive oil, wine vinegar and mustard to the pan that was used for the onion and potatoes, stirring until warm.
• Pour over the vegetables and toss gently to mix.
• Serve with bacon on top.