This Fully Loaded Broccoli Cauliflower Salad is filled with lots of fresh healthy vegetables, along with chunks of delicious cheese with bits of crispy bacon locked in a creamy sweet dressing. The perfect salad for any large gathering or weekly dinner.
Ingredients
Salad
4 cups broccoli florets, washed & cleaned
4 cups cauliflower, clean and chopped
2 large carrots, thinly sliced into medium size pieces
½ small red onions, chopped into small pieces
5 cooked bacon slices, chopped into small pieces
¾ cup pepper jack cheese, cubed
¾ cheddar cheese, cubed
Dressing
½ cup mayonnaise
¼ cup sour cream
¼ cup relish
3 tablespoons sugar
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place the bacon on a baking sheet lined with a wire rack (the grease drains to the bottom of the sheet away from the bacon). Bake for 20 minutes are until fully cooked. Allow the bacon too cool. Break the bacon into small pieces.
Next, wash and chop the broccoli into florets, clean the cauliflower, shred the outer skin of the carrots then slice them into medium-size pieces. Chop the red onion into small pieces.
Cut the cheese into small cubes.
In a small bowl mix all the ingredients for the dressing. Add more seasoning if needed.
Add the vegetables, cheese, dressing, chopped bacon to a large bowl then mix all the ingredients together. Refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight.
Recipe by The Crafty Boomer at https://www.thecraftyboomer.com/fully-loaded-broccoli-cauliflower-salad/