Easy Broccoli Bacon Salad

I have had this many times but never made it. I used sweet onion because the red onion I bought was too hot. I also had to make my own mayo because mine was long expired. :o

Perfect summer side dish. I blanched my broccoli and substituted cranberries and walnuts. Still effortless even though I bumped up the ingredients to feed 25 people.

Great recipe however I did change a couple things. I have one son who will NOT eat raw onions, so I used a 1/4 cup French fried onions and a pinch of onion powder. I also substituted apple cider vinegar.

I had a half-bunch of broccoli left, and this was a delicious recipe to use it on. For the dressing, I used Stevia® in place of the sugar, to cut the calories down, and my husband cannot tell the difference in taste. I liked that this recipe used red wine vinegar. We liked the tanginess that it added. I mixed the dressing up in the morning and stirred it several times throughout the day. I put the salad together about 45 minutes before dinner. We loved it. Served it with 'Slow Cooker Sausage with Sauce' from AR. Kind of an odd combination, but I needed to use the broccoli up. Thanks readycooker, for sharing your recipe!