Broccoli Salad

I was at my friend Kristi's house not long ago and she was having a party where everyone was bringing a dish of some kind.  One of her neighbors brought a broccoli salad and it was a huge hit!  Seems so easy now that I know the recipe!  Nice healthy broccoli in a creamy sauce made from mayo, sugar and vinegar and sprinkled with BACON! Bacon makes eating a nice healthy broccoli salad seem less healthy and more delicious.  The addition of sunflower seeds right before serving really pushes this salad over the top. Every so often you get a bite of the dried cranberry and some red onion.  Whoever thought of this is a genius!

I found this recipe here

10 slices bacon
1 head fresh broccoli, cut into bite size pieces
1/4 cup red onion, chopped
1/2 cup raisins
3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup sunflower seeds

In a large frying pan cook the bacon until crisp, move to a plate covered with a paper towel to absorb any grease and let cool.  You can either cook the bacon in full slices and then crumble when cool enough, or you can cut the bacon into pieces before frying it (which is what I did).

In a small bowl combine the mayo, sugar and vinegar and mix until smooth.  In a larger bowl cut the broccoli into bit size pieces.  Chop the red onion into small pieces.  Add the onion and the raisins to the broccoli and coat in the dressing.  Reserve the bacon pieces and sunflower seeds until just before you serve it.