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Broccoli Salad with Bacon and Red Onions

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This is a great raw broccoli salad recipe!

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Ingredients

2 1/4 lbs broccoli
10 strips crisp bacon
1 large red onion
1/3 c raisins
2 Tbsp vinegar
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 c toasted sunflower seeds

Directions

Cut broccoli and stems into bit sized pieces
Fry bacon until crisp and set aside. Crumble.
In large bowl, combine broccoli, onion, raisins and bacon
Add vinegar pepper and sunflower seeds and toss well to combine

The original recipe which I got from my Grandma, included a 1/4 cup sugar (most recipes from the 50’s era seem to have a lot of sugar :)). I omitted all sugar to make this a paleo salad, and it tasted great!

Enjoy! 🙂

dit-elle-Esther

Baked Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cauliflower, Onion and…BACON!

Because really…everything is better with bacon haha. At least when you have teenage boys and want them to eat vegetables 😉

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What you need…

1 head of broccoli
1 head of cauliflower
1 strand or bag of Brussels Sprouts
One Medium sized onion (really any kind would be good!)
2 pieces of uncooked bacon
1/2 cup of Olive Oil
1/2 teaspoon crushed garlic (or more if you like!)
Juice from half a lemon
Sea Salt and Pepper to taste

What to do…

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Cut both broccoli and cauliflower into bit sized pieces.
Cut ends of the Brussels Sprouts and peel off the outter layer. Then cut in half.
Dice onion into 1/2 inch wedges.
Scatter all the veggies on a baking sheet.
Dice bacon into 1/2 by 1/4 inch slices and scatter over the veggies.
Mix Olive Oil, Garlic, and Lemon in a bowl.
Pour the mixture over the veggies and toss until they are all coated. You may need a little extra olive oil to drizzle over. Salt and pepper to liking.
Bake for 25-35 minutes. I like mine a little more charred, but others don’t, so I do a happy medium 🙂Thanks to my mom for the inspiration!

ENJOY! dit-elle-Lauren

Roasted Broccoli

This is a really yummy way to cook broccoli. I usually steam broccoli until it’s bright green and just tender (which is super quick and easy), but we seem to end up with leftovers. This took a few more steps, but there were no leftovers. A delicious crispy roasted broccoli recipe and such a great side dish for this time of year! Even the kids loved it. Never thought I’d say broccoli and yum in the same sentence, but there you go! 🙂

Ingredients

1 head of broccoli, chopped into florets
1 Tbsp olive oil
1/4 tsp sea salt

Directions

Oven to 400*
In a large bowl, toss broccoli with olive oil and salt
Spread in single layer on baking sheet
Bake for 15-20 minutes, until broccoli is tender and crisp and starting to brown
Cool a bit and serve!

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