Description
Gordon Ramsay’s broccoli salad blends crisp vegetables with a tangy dressing for a refreshing side dish. Crunchy broccoli florets, bacon bits, and toasted almonds create a delightful texture you won’t stop enjoying.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups (960 ml/32 fl oz) broccoli florets, bite-sized
- ½ cup (75 g/2.6 oz) red onion, thinly sliced
- ½ cup (75 g/2.6 oz) dried cranberries or raisins
- ½ cup (60 g/2.1 oz) sunflower seeds or chopped nuts
- ¼ cup (35 g/1.2 oz) cooked and crumbled bacon (optional)
- ½ cup (120 ml/4 fl oz) mayonnaise
- ¼ cup (60 ml/2 fl oz) sour cream or Greek yogurt
- 2 tbsps (30 ml/1 fl oz) apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp (15 ml/0.5 fl oz) honey or maple syrup
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preparation: In a spacious mixing vessel, combine crisp broccoli florets, finely sliced ruby-hued onion, tangy dried cranberries, crunchy sunflower kernels, and crisp bacon pieces, creating a vibrant vegetable medley.
- Dressing Creation: In a compact mixing bowl, whisk mayonnaise, sour cream, apple cider vinegar, honey, sea salt, and black pepper until the mixture transforms into a silky, homogeneous dressing with balanced flavor profile.
- Flavor Fusion: Gently cascade the aromatic dressing over the vegetable medley, employing a delicate folding technique to ensure each ingredient receives an elegant coating without compromising the broccoli’s delicate texture.
- Marination: Seal the salad with a protective cover and refrigerate for a minimum of 30 minutes, allowing the vibrant flavors to intertwine and develop a harmonious complexity that elevates the overall taste experience.
- Serving: Retrieve the chilled salad from the refrigerator and present as a refreshing side dish, showcasing a symphony of textures and tastes that will delight the palate with its sophisticated culinary composition.
Notes
- Optimize Chilling Time: Let the salad rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes to allow flavors to meld and intensify, creating a more robust taste profile.
- Bacon Flexibility: Easily make this recipe vegetarian by omitting bacon or swap with crispy tempeh for a plant-based protein crunch.
- Dressing Balance: Whisk the dressing ingredients thoroughly to ensure a smooth, creamy consistency that evenly coats every ingredient without pooling.
- Fresh Ingredient Impact: Use crisp, fresh broccoli and high-quality ingredients to elevate the salad’s overall texture and flavor complexity.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 450 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg