At the request of the ladies in my life to eat healthier, I have been making more salads than ever before. When they asked, my first thought was boring! Then I requested if mac salad, potato salad, and pasta salads count, but apparently they do not. Thus, today is a broccoli salad, complete with mayo, bacon, and cheese…yummm healthy….Actually, it’s not unhealthy and its pretty good too. I mean you can always make it unhealthy by adding as much crap as you want into it, but I kept it pretty simple.

Ingredients

• 3 heads of broccoli, florets chopped into eatable pieces
• 1 cup mayo
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• salt and pepper
• 6+ strips of bacon (up to you)
• 1/2 red onion, chopped
• Halved grape tomatoes
• Shredded cheddar cheese (as much as you desire)
• Chopped nuts (I used walnuts)

My bacon is happy

Directions

• Blanch the broccoli florets in a pot of boiling water, drain and set aside
• Mix the mayo, lemon juice, vinegar, sugar in a bowl
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Meanwhile, fry the bacon until crispy, dab with paper towel to get excess oil off
• Chop the bacon
• Add the bacon, onions, tomatoes, nuts, and cheese to the broccoli and mix well in a large bowl
• Add the sauce and mix thoroughly (use enough to coat well, but you don’t need to use all of it)
• Let sit in the refrigerator for at least 30 min
• Serve and enjoy