A refreshing broccoli salad goes great with BBQ and is one of my favorite BBQ side dishes. Here is my easy step-by-step recipe. Try it on your next cookout.
I’l be honest. This is one of the favorite side dishes that my wife makes. Not just for BBQ cookout but also as a side on a regular meal.
Here is the complete list of the ingredients I use for this Broccoli salad, but of course, you are free to adjust it to your own liking.
- 3 cups Broccoli florets
- 1/2 cup Dried Cranberries
- 1/4 cup chopped red onion (optional)
- 1/2 cup Sour Cream
- 1Tsp Salt (to taste)
- 1 Tsp Black Pepper (To taste)
- 2/3 cup Roasted Pecans
- 2 Tsp Maple syrup
Eddie’s Tip! Use Fresh Broccoli florets. Frozen broccoli florets will turn soggy.
Broccoli Salad
Equipment
- 1 Mixing bowl
- 1 Knife
- 1 Spoon
Ingredients
- 3 Cups Broccoli Florets Use fresh. Not frozen
- 1/4 Cup Chopped red onions
- 2/3 Cup Roasted Pecan
- 1/2 Cup Dried Cranberries
- 1/2 Cup Sour Cream
- 2 Tsp Maple Syrup
- 1/4 Tsp Kosher Salt
- 1/4 Tsp White Pepper
Instructions
- Cut the Broccoli florets into smaller pieces
- Combine Sour cream, Maple syrup, salt, and pepper, and set aside
- Add the broccoli florets, the roasted pecans, and the cranberries to a bowl and mix well with your hands. Optionally, you can add the chopped red onion.
- Now add the mixture of sour cream, maple syrup, salt, and pepper to this mix.
Notes
A refreshing broccoli salad goes great with BBQ and is one of my favorite BBQ side dishes. Here is my easy step-by-step recipe. Try it on your next cookout.
I’l be honest. This is one of the favorite side dishes that my wife makes. Not just for BBQ cookout but also as a side on a regular meal.
How To Make My Broccoli Salad
- I start with fresh broccoli and cut the florets smaller. I use a pair of scissors for that.
- Mix sour cream, maple syrup, salt, and pepper together and set aside.
- Add the broccoli florets, the roasted pecans, and the cranberries to a bowl and mix well with your hands.
- Optionally, you can add the chopped red onion.
Broccoli Salad And BBQ- My Experience
At first, I was not convinced that a broccoli salad would be a good fit for a BBQ side dish. But since my wife made it several times, I fell in love with the freshness and the combination of flavors. Now it is a regular part of my cookouts, and many of my family members and guests learned to appreciate the freshness and the crunchiness of the roasted pecan nuts. Eddie van AkneNutrition
How To Make My Broccoli Salad
- I start with fresh broccoli and cut the florets smaller. I use a pair of scissors for that.
- Mix sour cream, maple syrup, salt, and pepper together and set aside.
- Add the broccoli florets, the roasted pecans, and the cranberries to a bowl and mix well with your hands. Optionally, you can add the chopped red onion.
Optionally, you can add the chopped red onion.
- Now add the mixture of sour cream, maple syrup, salt, and pepper to this mix.
Eddie’s Tip! If prefer to make this salad on the day that I use it. This will keep the nuts and cranberries nice and crispy.
Broccoli Salad And BBQ- My Experience
At first, I was not convinced that a broccoli salad would be a good fit for a BBQ side dish. But since my wife made it several times, I fell in love with the freshness and the combination of flavors.
Now it is a regular part of my cookouts, and many of my family members and guests learned to appreciate the freshness and the crunchiness of the roasted pecan nuts.
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