Bacon Broccoli Salad is loaded with toppings and the most amazing homemade mayo and greek yogurt sauce. It is the perfect side dish to bring to any party or backyard barbecue!
Do you ever get in a side dish rut? Sometimes it feels like we make the same 3 sides for every pot luck, holiday dinner, and family party, and we just need a break! Enter: broccoli salad. Don’t be fooled by all of the green in this recipe, it is actually completely delicious and will be gobbled up quickly. With all of that bacon and cheese, even the kids like it! Trust us and bring this to your next big get together, and everyone will be asking for the recipe!
Add Ins and Substitutions:
All of the add in’s in this recipe are completely optional. If you don’t like raisins, leave them out! Or better yet, substitute with craisins. If you love the bacon and cheese, add more of it! You should make this according to your own personal taste preferences, so feel free to make it your own!
Greek Yogurt:
Want a little secret to make this dish even better? Swap out the plain greek yogurt for Honey Vanilla greek yogurt. You can thank us later.
Bacon Options:
You can use store-bought crumbled bacon, pan-fry your own bacon, or you can bake bacon in the oven!
Make-Ahead Instructions for Bacon Broccoli Salad:
This dish can be made and stored in the fridge up to 24 hours ahead of serving.
Storage Instructions:
Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
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It’s great we use grapes in place of raisins
And mayo sugar and wine vinegar for our sauce
Always a hit dish in any season of the year- thanks for the reminder!
Can it be made a day ahead of time?
Absolutely! This lasts really well in the fridge for a few days.
I love broccoli salad.
I love this salad.
I love this salad it is so good 😊 I add meat or Tuna sometimes
Thank you so much for this recipe! i made for a late lunch yesterday without the cheese because we don’t consume cheese. It was delicious! Easy to follow recipe makes for a great lunch or side dish!
My favorite! We make this for dinner and it’s a meal in itself!
Excellent cool dish ; perfect for a hot summer meal.
Darn that Honey Vanilla yogurt is the bomb. I even used it in my Waldorf salad what a difference. Broccoli salad was completely devoured