When I first saw broccoli raisin salad on a salad bar, I wanted to, well, hurl. I mean, I can get my arms around a broccoli salad with bacon, but a broccoli salad with raisins? Seriously?
This salad is by no means as common as coleslaw at a bbq, but, made with fresh ingredients, it is a great alternative. (I actually blindfolded my kids in order to try this and even after the blindfold was removed they had no problem cleaning their plates!)
One reason for its great taste is that it combines a few of the taste areas on your tongue: salty and sweet as well as the elusive umami taste.
Recipe:
1 lb. Broccoli crowns
12 cups water
4 Tb. Salt
Bring water and salt to a boil. Add the broccoli. Cook for 3 minutes until al dente. Cool.
This seems like a great deal of salt, but this just serves to season the broccoli. In fact, if you are on a diet, stop here as this is a great recipe for broccoli. You can eat it like it is and it's great cold. No added fat. We add the fat below!
3/4 cup raisins, plumped in hot water for 15 minutes.
3 Tb. diced onion (1/4" dice)
3 oz. diced cooked bacon, or bacon bits. (real bacon please)
Dressing
3/4 cup mayonnaise
rind of 1 lemon
juice of 1/2 lemon
1/4 tsp Kosher salt
1/4 tsp sugar
Black pepper
Mix the dressing ingredients together. Adjust seasoning.
Add the broccoli, onions, raisins and bacon together. Toss with dressing.
For a great treat, cook the bacon and add the bacon while still hot to the salad and serve!
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