Broccoli Mandarin Salad
I love broccoli, but the rest of my family isn’t so sure about it. But I still make this salad, because it is soooo good, and the adult guests always seem to love it. It’s worth making.
This past weekend we had an Early Christmas celebration with my family, as we are going in different geographical directions this year. So I made this salad for our lunch, and served it with baked ham, buns, and cheese puffs. A great menu for Christmas Day or Boxing Day lunch!
Broccoli Mandarin Salad
Ingredients
Salad Dressing
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp dry mustard
- 1/4 cup white wine vinegar See tips below.
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
Salad
- 4 cups broccoli cut in bite size pieces
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 8 slices cooked and chopped bacon
- 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
- 2 mandarin oranges peeled and separated
- 1/2 red onion thinly sliced
Instructions
Make the dressing first:
- In a saucepan, whisk eggs, sugar, cornstarch and mustard.
- Add vinegar and water and cook slowly until thickened.
- Remove from heat and stir in mayonnaise. Cool slightly.
Making the salad:
- Toss the dressing and the broccoli together, then refrigerate for a few hours, to marinate.
- When you are ready to serve the salad, toss in the remaining ingredients.
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Recipe from the Best of Bridge
Kitchen Tip:
- If you don’t have white wine vinegar, you can use white balsamic vinegar. Or regular white vinegar: if you are using regular white vinegar, just dilute it a tiny bit with water, and add a bit of sugar. Works perfectly!
Yeeuummm!
Most of the time I enjoy baked ham more than turkey! Sounds like a nice lunch.
where did everyone go?
anyhoo, that is my fav salad too, but i never put the mushrooms in or mandarins. just use the sauce, bacaon, raisins, cauliflower, brocolli, nuts. that’s all!
sav