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    Home | Recipes | 30 Minute Meals

    Amish Broccoli Salad Recipe (with cauliflower)

    Dated: June 19, 2022 Last Modified: February 13, 2023 by Sarah Mock 1 Comment. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This post contains affiliate links.

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    This easy recipe for Amish broccoli salad combines chopped broccoli, chopped cauliflower, diced red onion, sunflower seeds, and raisins combined with a creamy dressing all topped with crispy bacon bits.

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    As summer salad season approaches, a traditional Amish broccoli cauliflower salad recipe is a great way to enjoy chopped fresh broccoli florets and cauliflower florets at the peak of their freshness and flavors.

    If you love broccoli you will want to read my guide on how to cook broccoli, try the Asian broccoli side dish and my chicken broccoli rice casserole.

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    • 🥦 Ingredients needed:
    • 📝 Ingredient notes:
    • 🔄 Substitutions
    • 🔪 How to make Amish broccoli salad, basic instructions
    • 📷 How to make broccoli salad, photo instructions
    • 📄 Related Recipes
    • Amish Broccoli Salad
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    🥦 Ingredients needed:

    ingredients to make Amish broccoli salad.. ½ pound bacon, chopped and cooked crisp 4 cups broccoli, chopped about 1 head 4 cups cauliflower, chopped about 1 head ¾ cup raisins, golden raisins are used in this recipe ½ cup finely diced red onion ⅓ cup sunflower seeds, salted (use any extra to make sunflower butter) 1 cup mayonnaise ¾ cup sour cream 2 Tablespoons vinegar 2 Tablespoons sugar ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup cheese crumbles.
    • ½ pound bacon, chopped and cooked crisp
    • 4 cups broccoli, chopped about 1 head
    • 4 cups cauliflower, chopped about 1 head
    • ¾ cup raisins, golden raisins are used in this recipe
    • ½ cup finely diced red onion
    • ⅓ cup sunflower seeds, salted (use any extra to make sunflower butter)
    • 1 cup mayonnaise
    • ¾ cup sour cream
    • 2 Tablespoons vinegar
    • 2 Tablespoons sugar
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1 cup cheese crumbles

    Here is a visual overview of the ingredients in the recipe. Scroll down to the recipe at the bottom for quantities.

    📝 Ingredient notes:

    • If following my chef tip be sure to reserve your bacon fat drippings.
    • I found the 1 cup may and the ¾ cup sour cream was the perfect ratio of dressing for this recipe. But if it is too much for you, cut it back. If you like it a bit more creamy, add a few tablespoons of each until you get the consistency that you love.
    • Chop the broccoli and the cauliflower small enough that you can have a piece of each with each bite.
    • Finely diced red onion is what I use in this recipe. I love the added color but if you prefer a sweet white onion, feel free to swap out the red onion for the white one.
    • This recipe calls for white vinegar but I know some Amish cooks will use apple cider vinegar. Both are delicious. Use what speaks to your heart.

    🔄 Substitutions

    Not a fan of broccoli? No problem! Switch out the broccoli for cauliflower! Out of Cauliflower? No worries! Make the recipe with all broccoli florets.

    The mayonnaise can be swapped out for Miracle whip.

    I have seen some recipes that will leave out the sour cream and substitute in greek yogurt. There are so many variations of this delicious salad recipe.

    I use golden raisins in this recipe but regular dark raisins could also be used. Or leave them out! The choice is up to you.

    This recipe calls for white vinegar but I know some Amish cooks will use apple cider vinegar. Both are delicious. Use what speaks to your heart.

    Other delicious additions to this perfect summer side dish could be pumpkin seeds in place of the sunflower seeds, diced red or green bell pepper, a few green onions, finely sliced, or switch out the raisins for unsweetened cranberries.

    🔪 How to make Amish broccoli salad, basic instructions

    fork with all the Amish broccoli salad ingredients on it, bite shot.
    1. Chop and crisp the bacon in a pan, reserving bacon fat, if desired.
    2. While the bacon is cooking, chop the broccoli crowns, and cauliflower head, and finely dice the onion.
    3. Whisk together the sweet dressing ingredients.
    4. In a large bowl combine all the raw vegetables, cheese, raisins, and seeds.
    5. Once the bacon is crisped, add it to the salad.
    6. Toss to combine and pour the dressing over top of the salad.
    7. Stir until all the ingredients are thoroughly coated.

    📷 How to make broccoli salad, photo instructions

    all ingredients tossed together in a bowl.
    bacon pieces crisping in a black cast iron pan.
    small piece of broccoli.
    1. In a heavy bottom or cast iron pan, cook the chopped bacon until crisp. Reserve bacon fat if using it in the dressing.

    2. While the bacon is cooking, chop the raw broccoli, head of cauliflower, finely dice the onion and break the sharp cheddar cheese into small pieces.

    broccoli, red onion, sunflower seeds, cauliflower, cheese, golden raisins in a bowl
    mayo, sour cream, vinegar, sugar being whisked in a bowl.

    3. Add all the raw salad ingredients to a big bowl.

    4. In a separate bowl combine the sugar, salt, vinegar and then whisk in the mayo and the sour cream.

    liquid bacon fat being poured into the dressing, ready to be mixed.
    horizontal image of Amish broccoli salad in a bowl, with bacon on top.

    5. Add the bacon fat to the dressing, if using.

    6. Add the cooked bacon to the salad and toss to combine.

    salad dressing being poured over the broccoli salad ingredients.
    Amish broccoli salad being stirred with a spatula.

    7. Pour all the dressing over the broccoli salad, stir to combine and make sure all the vegetables are evenly coated.

    8. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

    👩‍🍳 Chef Tip

    liquid bacon fat being poured into the dressing, ready to be mixed.

    To make your Amish broccoli salad extra flavorful, add 2 Tablespoons of liquid bacon grease to the dressing. Be sure to incorporate it well before pouring the dressing over the rest of the broccoli salad.

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    Amish Broccoli Salad

    Sarah Mock
    Traditional Amish broccoli cauliflower salad recipe is a great way to enjoy chopped fresh broccoli florets and cauliflower florets at the peak of their freshness and flavors.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Total Time 20 mins
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    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 9 Cups
    Calories 590 kcal

    Ingredients
     
     

    • ½ pound bacon (chopped and cooked crisp, 2 Tablespoons grease reserved (optional))
    • 4 cups broccoli (chopped about 1 head)
    • 4 cups cauliflower (chopped about 1 head)
    • ¾ cup raisins (golden raisins are used in this recipe)
    • ½ cup finely diced red onion
    • ⅓ cup sunflower seeds (salted)
    • 1 cup mayonnaise
    • ¾ cup sour cream
    • 2 Tablespoons vinegar
    • 2 Tablespoons sugar
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1 cup cheese crumbles

    Instructions
     

    • In a heavy bottom or cast iron pan, cook the chopped bacon until crisp. Reserve bacon fat if using it in the dressing.
    • While the bacon is cooking, chop the raw broccoli, head of cauliflower, finely dice the onion and break the sharp cheddar cheese into small pieces.
    • Add all the raw salad ingredients to a big bowl.
    • In a separate bowl combine the sugar, salt, vinegar and then whisk in the mayo and the sour cream.
    • Add the bacon fat to the dressing, if using.
    • Add the cooked bacon to the salad and toss to combine.
    • Pour all the dressing over the broccoli salad, stir to combine and make sure all the vegetables are evenly coated.
    • Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

    Notes

    To make your Amish broccoli salad extra flavorful, add 2 Tablespoons of liquid bacon grease to the dressing. Be sure to incorporate it well before pouring the dressing over the rest of the broccoli salad.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cupCalories: 590kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 7gFat: 55gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 15gMonounsaturated Fat: 18gTrans Fat: 0.05gCholesterol: 57mgSodium: 534mgPotassium: 473mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 505IUVitamin C: 59mgCalcium: 139mgIron: 1mg

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    1. Janis Fleck

      November 18, 2022 at 10:52 am

      Needs Mushrooms. Doesn't need sugar. Otherwise, perfect, but what makes it only for Christmas?

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