Description
Broccoli Salad with Honey Dijon Dressing is a fresh, crunchy, and flavorful side dish made with crisp vegetables, smoky bacon, and a sweet tangy dairy-free dressing—perfect for BBQs, cookouts, or easy weeknight meals.
Ingredients
Scale
Salad:
- 1 head broccoli, chopped into bite-sized pieces
- 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- ¼ cup red onion, chopped
- ¼ cup red cabbage, thinly sliced
- ¼ cup carrots, shredded
Honey Dijon Dressing:
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine chopped broccoli, bacon, red onion, red cabbage, and shredded carrots. Mix well.
- In a small bowl, whisk together Dijon mustard, olive oil, honey, apple cider vinegar, and minced garlic.
- Season the dressing with salt and pepper to taste.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and toss until evenly coated.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving for best flavor.
Notes
Add dried cranberries or sunflower seeds for extra texture and flavor.
For best freshness, store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Add bacon just before serving if you want to keep it extra crispy.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad, Side Dish
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 154 kcal
- Sugar: 3.7 g
- Sodium: 361 mg
- Fat: 12.6 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9.8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 5.6 g
- Fiber: 0.9 g
- Protein: 5.7 g
- Cholesterol: 14 mg