Sunny Vegetable Salad

(from Ryan77’s recipe box)

Source: Joanne Fluke

Categories: Salad

Ingredients

  • 5 cups chopped broccoli florets
  • 5 cups chopped cauliflower florets
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 cup golden raisins or cranberries
  • ⅔ cup minced onion
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 cup or 6 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
  • 1/4 cup shelled, salted, toasted sunflower seeds

Directions

  1. Chop the broccoli and cauliflower florets into tiny bite-sized pieces.

  2. Combine the broccoli and cauliflower in a large salad bowl. Add the shredded cheese and mix it with your fingers.

  3. Mix in the raisins and the minced onion.

  4. In a small bowl, combine the sugar, mayonnaise and red wine vinegar. Mix it with a rubber spatula, or a whisk until it is smooth.

  5. Pour the dressing you just mixed over the top of the salad. Toss it, or stir it with a spoon or spatula until the vegetables are coated with the dressing.

  6. Sprinkle the bacon bits on top.

  7. Sprinkle the sunflower seeds on top of that.

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