Salad Recipe ⊶ Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad

This salad has been a family-favorite for years. Even people who don't typically like salad are surprised by how much they enjoy this dish. This is a real winner at potlucks and other large gatherings, as it makes quite a lot of salad.

Ingredients

• 1 pound bacon
• 2 cups mayonnaise
• ⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• ¼ cup white sugar
• ½ teaspoon dried basil
• 4 cups broccoli florets
• 4 cups cauliflower florets
• 1 large red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 large head lettuce, cut into bite-size pieces
• 2 cups seasoned croutons
• 1 cup sliced water chestnuts

Cooking Directions

1. Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels.
2. Whisk mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese, sugar, and basil together in a large bowl until smooth. Add broccoli, cauliflower, and red onion to mayonnaise mixture; toss to coat. Refrigerate salad until chilled and flavors have blended, 3 hours to overnight.
3. Crumble bacon. Mix bacon, lettuce, croutons, and water chestnuts into salad.

Nutrition Facts

• calories255.1
• carbohydrateContent10.8 g
• cholesterolContent18 mg
• fatContent21.8 g
• fiberContent1.9 g
• proteinContent5.3 g
• saturatedFatContent4.1 g
• sodiumContent383.4 mg
• sugarContent4.9 g