Keto Broccoli Salad

5 from 1 vote

Skip the traditional broccoli salad that's packed with sugar! This keto Broccoli Salad with crispy bacon, cheese, topped with a keto friendly dressing and sunflower seeds, will be the goto side dish recipe for all your family events! Only 4 net carbs!

Prep Time10

Cook Time5

Total Time15

Course: Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cheese, easy, gluten free, low carb side dish, recipe for broccoli salad

Servings:

Calories: 342

Author: Jennifer Banz

Ingredients

½ pound Bacon, cooked and crumbled
5 cups small broccoli florets
½ Red onion, sliced thin
4 ounces cheddar cheese, cut into small cubes
½ cup Sunflower seed hearts
1 cup Mayonnaise
2 Tablespoons Apple cider vinegar
Kosher salt and pepper to taste

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Blanche the Broccoli

Fill a large pot half full with salted water and bring to boil. You want the water to taste salty.
Have a large bowl half full of cold ice water standing by.
Cook the broccoli in the boiling water for 1 minute.
Then, immediately remove the broccoli from the boiling water with a slotted spoon and put in the cold water to stop the cooking.
Now remove the broccoli from the cold water to drain on paper towels.

Assemble the Cold Broccoli Salad

In a small mixing bowl whisk together the mayo and apple cider vinegar to make the dressing.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the blanched broccoli, bacon, red onion, cheddar cheese, sunflower seeds, dressing.
Mix well and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve

Notes

I cook my bacon on a sheet pan in the oven at 375F until crisp and then cutting it into bite size pieces. You could also cut the bacon into pieces and cook in a skillet until crisp.
If you want to lighten this up, you could try using greek yogurt in place of mayonnaise.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1-2 days.
Mix in cooked, chopped chicken breast for an even heartier dish.
If you want to keep this salad for longer than 2 days, I would make the dressing separate and store it in the refrigerator separately from the rest of the salad. Otherwise the ingredients will start to get soggy.

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