Creamy Broccoli, Cauliflower, Corn, Bacon Salad with Sliced Carrots, Diced Red Onions, and shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese. There are 2 salad dressing options: Ranch dressing made with mayo/sour cream combination or super delicious homemade creamy dressing without Ranch - you choose!
What a delicious salad this turned out to be! Try it for yourself! There are lots of raw vegetables in this salad: Broccoli, Cauliflower, Corn, Carrots, Red Onions.
Ranch dressing, as you can guess, will go great with all these raw veggies. If you don't want to use Ranch, the other option is to combine mayo with sour cream (or Kefir or Greek yogurt) and then mix it with softened honey and lemon juice (preferably freshly squeezed)! You choose which dressing you want with this Creamy Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad.
It's really important to dice broccoli and cauliflower into really small and fine pieces so that the dressing coats more surface, and that makes the salad even creamier and more delicious!
I used store-bought sliced carrots, and I cooked my bacon in the oven. It's really an easy recipe, once you have all the ingredients. Just assemble everything together and mix it with the dressing!
Enjoy!
Creamy Broccoli, Cauliflower, Corn, Bacon Salad
Ingredients
Salad Ingredients:
- 3 cups broccoli florets , finely chopped into small pieces
- 3 cups cauliflower florets , finely chopped into small pieces
- 2 cups carrots , finely sliced
- 15 oz sweet corn , from the can, drained
- ½ cup red onion , diced
- 10 slices bacon , cooked, drained of fat, and chopped
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese , shredded
Salad Dressing option 1 (Ranch dressing):
- ½ cup mayo
- ½ cup sour cream or kefir or Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons dry Ranch mix or more, to taste
Salad Dressing option 2 (without Ranch):
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup sour cream or kefir or Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- ¼ cup honey , softened or warmed up
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
Salad Ingredients:
- In a large bowl, combine together all salad ingredients.
- Use one of the two salad dressing recipes provided.
Salad Dressing option 1 (Ranch dressing):
- In a medium bowl, combine mayo and sour cream (or kefir or Greek yogurt) and add 1 or 2 tablespoons of dry Ranch mix. Mix well and taste to see if you need to add more dry Ranch mix to the dressing.
Salad Dressing option 2 (without Ranch):
- In a small bowl, stir together mayonnaise, sour cream (or kefir or Greek yogurt), lemon juice, honey, and salt. Note that honey should be soft and runny, warm it up if needed, so that it mixes easily. Whisk the ingredients until well combined and smooth. Add salt if needed.
- Gradually add the salad dressing of your choice to the large bowl with the salad ingredients, and stir everything together.
Nutrition Disclaimer:
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Marcia Howell
Wonderful salad, easy to make. Will definitely make again!
Julia
Marcia, I am very happy you liked this recipe!
Susan
Super easy to make! Delicious and will eat it over and over again!
Julia
Susan, thank you for the 5-star review! 🙂
Rosemarie Polk
Great salad! I used the dry ranch dressing option.
Julia
Rosemarie, I am glad you gave this recipe a try and that it was a success!
Laura
This was a fantastic salad I really enjoyed it I only changed a few things because of my husband’s diet we replace carrots with red bell pepper, and replaced the red onion with sweet onion. Also I added 2 tablespoon of garlic olive oil and 1 Tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce. So the next time we make it definitely not going to add no sugar to the the second dressing it just does not need it other than that it really was a lovely salad thank you
Julia
Laura, I love your feedback - so detailed and helpful for other readers. Love your addition of garlic olive oil and Worcestershire sauce, as well as red bell pepper!
Phindiwe
Salad came out nice, love the crispness of the raw veggies. Made it 3 times for different gatherings and everyone loved it. Some did not even realize the cauliflower and Broccoli are raw.
Julia
I am so glad this salad was a success! Thank you for sharing this positive feedback - I appreciate it!!!! 🙂
Leonie
Hi
Silly question, but is the broccoli and cauliflower raw or should one blanche it first?
Thank you.
Looks delicious
Julia
Hi Leonie! Yes, broccoli and cauliflower are both raw. I did not blanch them first. However, you can blanch them if you like.
Anita Peterson
How long before serving do you toss the veggies with the dressing?
Julia
Hi Anita! For this salad, you can toss the veggies with the dressing either right before serving or even several hours before serving.
Sue
How long does this keep in the fridge with the dressing on it?
Julia
I would say this will keep well in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Megan
How much is a serving?
Julia
There are total of 8 servings in this recipe.
Henriette
Not long at all! It is way to nice to last longer than a few minutes in my house! I cannot think why it should not last at least 2-3 days.Depending on your dressing.
Julia
Henriette, I agree. The salad can be refrigerated with the dressing on (in an airtight container) for up to 2 or 3 days.
Anna
Is it better to make it the day before you serve it or the day of because I know with a lot of salads it’s better to make it the day before
Looking forward to trying this
Julia
Anna, I think this recipe works well either way.
Mrs.G
Yum! I made the non-ranch version and it turned out great! I’m eating some leftovers right now .
Julia
Glad you enjoyed this salad! Thank you for the comment!
Kae
Thank God for a variation without ranch dressing! We just won’t eat it here
Joan
I loved this recipe and even my picky husband liked it. I used turkey bacon and added sunflower seeds. It will make a great side dish for BBQ's this summer.
Julia
Great looking recipes!
Diane
How many calories per serving?
Mary Leiweke
If it’s true but a colorful plate is a healthy plate then this one’s just chocked full of goodies.
Cheryl
Do you know the calories per serving?
Barbara
I would like to know this also
Bradi S Cody
If you do salad option #2 - use light mayo and greek yogurt instead of sour cream - the total amount of calories is 1,946 - it makes 8 servings so total amount per serving is 244 calories.
Olya
It should be called anti-inflammatory salad! Full of good stuff.
Julia
For sure! 🙂
Terra
It's almost to pretty to eat, almost. Don't worry that won't stop me from eating it! Thank you for sharing!
Julia
Thank you!