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    Home » Recipes » Lunch » Chilled Broccoli Salad

    Chilled Broccoli Salad

    Updated: Jul 21, 2023 by Veronica Noone · This post may contain affiliate links · 17 Comments

    chilled broccoli salad pin

    Armed with an industrial sized bag of broccoli florets from my local whole sale club and tired of steamed broccoli I present Chilled Broccoli Salad!

    The idea is inspired by the buffet style broccoli salads you may see at a party or event. Except I skipped the mayo, limited the cheese and bacon, replaced the sugar with Stevia and added some carrots for color. I LOVED the results and I kind of wish I made more, so feel free to double!

    I can't lie, I made this for myself and I ate the whole batch slowly throughout the morning! It's GONE!

    Ingredients

    • 3 cups raw broccoli florets (273g)
    • ½ cup of carrots grated/shredded
    • ¼ cup diced sweet or red onion
    • 2 tablespoon real bacon bits (14g)
    • 1 oz fancy shredded cheddar cheese or a Mexican cheese blend
    • ½ cup non-fat unflavored yogurt (114g)
    • 2 tablespoon red wine vinegar
    • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
    • ½-1 teaspoon powdered Stevia extract (based on taste – used for sweetening)

    Instructions

    If you like, blanch the broccoli. Bring a pot of water to a boil, drop in the broccoli then remove after a minute and place in a large bowl of ice cold water.

    Place the broccoli, carrots, onion, bacon bits, and cheese in to a medium-large bowl.

    In a smaller bowl whisk the yogurt, vinegars and stevia to make the dressing.

    Pour the dressing over the broccoli mixture. Stir to coat and refrigerate for a at least 10 minutes.

    Serve!

    📖 Recipe

    chilled broccoli salad featured

    Chilled Broccoli Salad

    Want to switch up your salad game? This chilled broccoli salad is a refreshing change from traditional greens. Give it a try and impress your taste buds.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    refrigerate 10 minutes mins
    Total Time 15 minutes mins
    Course Salad
    Cuisine American
    Servings 3 cups
    Calories 128 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 3 cups raw broccoli florets 273g
    • ½ cup of carrots grated/shredded
    • ¼ cup diced sweet or red onion
    • 2 tablespoon real bacon bits 14g
    • 1 oz fancy shredded cheddar cheese or a Mexican cheese blend
    • ½ cup non-fat unflavored yogurt 114g
    • 2 tablespoon red wine vinegar
    • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
    • ½-1 teaspoon powdered Stevia extract based on taste – used for sweetening

    Instructions
     

    • If you like, blanch the broccoli. Bring a pot of water to a boil, drop in the broccoli then remove after a minute and place in a large bowl of ice cold water.
      3 cups raw broccoli florets
    • Place the broccoli, carrots, onion, bacon bits, and cheese in to a medium-large bowl.
      ½ cup of carrots grated/shredded, ¼ cup diced sweet or red onion, 2 tablespoon real bacon bits, 1 oz fancy shredded cheddar cheese or a Mexican cheese blend
    • In a smaller bowl whisk the yogurt, vinegars and stevia to make the dressing.
      ½ cup non-fat unflavored yogurt, 2 tablespoon red wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar, ½-1 teaspoon powdered Stevia extract
    • Pour the dressing over the broccoli mixture. Stir to coat and refrigerate for a at least 10 minutes.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 128kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 9gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 267mgPotassium: 453mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 4266IUVitamin C: 84mgCalcium: 170mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword Broccoli, Chili, salad
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    1. Rebekah

      April 27, 2011 at 11:45 am

      Yummmm. I blanched the florets for 30 seconds, omitted the bacon and cheese, and used full-fat yogurt. I also cut the vinegar in half because my husband isn't such a big fan. 🙂 Since I had no stevia I used a tablespoon of honey, and I felt that it needed a good 1/4 teaspoon of salt. So yes, I made some tweaks-- but it was delicious!

      Reply
    2. Debbi Does Dinner Healthy

      February 01, 2011 at 6:14 pm

      I have a recipe similar to this that I use cauliflower instead of carrots and sour cream instead of yogurt and I LOVE it! I love adding just a touch of bacon to it! Thanks!

      Reply
    3. Becci

      September 23, 2008 at 12:44 am

      Holy moley, I am sooo excited to have lunch tomarow! I just made this and had a quick taste - it was fantastic, I may eat the whole thing!

      Becci

      Reply
    4. roni

      September 17, 2008 at 9:30 pm

      Hi Coleen!
      Glad you like it! :~) It's so much fun archiving recipes, isn't it!
      Thanks for commenting!
      -Roni

      Reply
    5. Coleen

      September 17, 2008 at 8:13 pm

      Wow, this is a great blog! Likely to be one of my faves!! I too have been posting meals and recipes as wellas the pictures of the end result. Just so people can see what I am eating. I will be adding this one to my blog roll for sure!!!

      Thanks!!

      Reply
    6. roni

      September 16, 2008 at 7:58 pm

      Carolyn - I have some in the GLB store under baking products..
      https://greenlitebites.com/the-glb-store/
      I bought mine at Trader Joe's and I've even seen it at Walmart. It's not with the sweeteners it's normally with the organic stuff or supplements.

      Hope that helps!

      Reply
    7. Carolyn Brooks

      September 16, 2008 at 7:05 pm

      Where can you find stevia?

      Reply
    8. Shannan

      September 16, 2008 at 7:56 am

      I used to make the regular version of this salad, and everyone loved it, but it was pretty fattening. I think I'll give this one a try. Can you find stevia in the same section as the splenda, or is it only in specialty stores? Maybe I'll look online.

      Oh, and with the regular version, since it sat in the fridge for hours before serving and got soggy anyway, I'd use the frozen broccoli florets (well-drained). Would that work with this recipe, or should it be fresh broccoli? Thanks for posting this!

      Reply
    9. roni

      September 16, 2008 at 7:02 am

      Becci - Of course! I'm just too lazy to buy it now that I figured out the bacon bits trick! LOL

      Reply
    10. roni

      September 16, 2008 at 7:01 am

      Lacey - Great idea! I was going to do raisins but I didn't have any!

      Reply
    11. Becci

      September 16, 2008 at 12:46 am

      Ohhh, this sounds so good!
      Lacey, I love the idea of craisins.
      Roni, would turkey bacon work?
      Can't wait to try this one on my co-workers at the next potluck 🙂

      Reply
    12. roni

      September 15, 2008 at 8:02 pm

      kyree90 - Sure! Splenda would be fine but you'd have to increase the amount a bit. Stevia is super sweet.

      Reply
    13. Rachel

      September 15, 2008 at 6:56 pm

      This looks SO good!!!!

      Reply
    14. Mrs. Jelly Belly

      September 15, 2008 at 6:18 pm

      This has always been one of my favorite salads. I love your version and can't wait to give it a try. Oh, and by the way, I would have eaten the whole thing myself as well. 🙂

      Thanks!

      Reply
    15. kyree90

      September 15, 2008 at 6:11 pm

      Sounds delicious. Think I'll make some after my next trip to the grocery store. (I need to buy some bacon bits first.)

      Would it be OK to use Splenda instead of Stevia? I have that on hand already.

      Reply
    16. Lacey

      September 15, 2008 at 10:43 pm

      This looks so good Roni, I can't wait to try it. I think i'll add some craisins too for a little bit of sweet and chew, I love them in salads.

      Reply
    17. erin

      September 15, 2008 at 9:39 pm

      I'm a big fan of stevia - it's nice to see it used in recipes instead of splenda or other not so good artificial sweeteners.

      Reply

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