Author: Rick Niezen

Broccoli Salad
 
Ingredients
•	4	cups	broccoli florets, uncooked
•	¼		medium red onion, thinly sliced
•	¼ 	cup	roasted, unsalted sunflower seeds
•	¼	cup	dried cranberries
•	¼	cup	almonds, chopped and toasted
•	4 		slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
•	1/2 	cup 	old cheddar cheese, grated
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•	DRESSING:
•	1/2 	cup 	mayonnaise
•	2	Tbsp	white sugar
•	1 ½	Tbsp 	white wine vinegar
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•	In place of or in addition to the sunflower seeds you may use any of the following:
•	raisins, dried cranberries, (delicious!), chopped dried apricots, banana chips, or most any dried fruit; walnuts, pecans, almonds, peanuts and any other type of seed.
Instructions
1.	Prepare and toss together salad ingredients.
2.	Whisk together dressing ingredients.
3.	Pour dressing over salad and mix well.
4.	Cover and refrigerate, stir occasionally to blend salad and dressing.
5.	Let stand in fridge a few hours to overnight.