Broccoli Pineapple Salad – so simple and SOOO good!! Seriously delicious!! Fresh broccoli, cheddar cheese, red onion, red grapes, fresh pineapple, pecans, bacon, mayonnaise, cider vinegar and sugar. Great for spring/summer cookouts, potlucks, camping and Easter side dish! We ate this for lunch and dinner the same day. Can make ahead and refrigerate for several days. Such a quick and easy fruit and vegetable side dish recipe!
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Today I am sharing with you a fabulous recipe from the brand new Add a Pinch cookbook by my blogging friend, Robyn Stone. This is Robyn’s debut cookbook, and it is fabulous. It is packed full of mouth-watering recipes. I had a really hard time picking just one recipe to share with you, but I finally decided on this Broccoli Pineapple Salad. We love broccoli and pineapple, so we were excited to try this! The hardest part of the recipe is chopping all the fruits and veggies.
How to Make Pineapple Broccoli Salad
This recipe is super simple and crazy good!! I made this yesterday, and we ate this with lunch and dinner. It is really, really good. We could have actually made this our meal! Chicken Legs said this needed to be on the menu at our favorite bakery-cafes! It would be the most popular side dish on the menu! LOL!
To make the salad, combine the broccoli, cheese, onion, grapes, pineapple, pecans, and bacon in a large bowl. In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, vinegar, and sugar. Spoon the dressing over the broccoli mixture and toss gently until evenly coated. Refrigerate the mixture until ready to serve.
Broccoli Salad for a Crowd
This Broccoli Pineapple Salad makes enough for 8 to 10 people or more. It would be great for a spring/summer cookout, potluck, camping, or Easter side dish. It will keep for several days in the fridge. I can already tell you that this will be a staple in our house this spring and summer. SO good!!!
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Broccoli Pineapple Salad
Ingredients:
- 6 cups fresh broccoli florets
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ medium red onion, chopped
- 1 cup red seedless grapes halved
- ½ cup diced fresh pineapple
- ¼ cup chopped pecans
- 3 slices of cooked bacon chopped
- 1 cup mayonnaise or Greek yogurt
- 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 Tbsp sugar
Instructions:
- In a large bowl, combine the broccoli, cheese, onion, grapes, pineapple, pecans and bacon.
- In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, vinegar, and sugar. Spoon the dressing over the broccoli mixture and toss gently until evenly coated.
Steph
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Excellent salad! Even my husband was “wowed” by it…said it was the best one he’d had in a long time! I made it exactly as written, except I added red wine vinegar instead of cider vinegar (because that’s what I had). Also after tasting the dressing, I added a couple more Tblsps. sugar. Great when freshly made, however, I must have had a very strong red onion. The next day the leftover salad was extremely “oniony”. When I make this again, I’m going to taste my red onion first, and if it’s a strong one, I’m going to either soak the chopped onion in water for 30 minutes or more, or add less.
Can you use canned pineapple instead of fresh? Hate to buy a whole pineapple for just !/2 cup.
You can use canned pineapple
Hello, I had some trouble with this recipe but it might have been because of some of the substitutions I made. I decided to just use vanilla flavored Greek yogurt and then skip the sugar because it was already sweet enough. The result was that the salad came out tasting really bitter and the bitterness increased with time. I can’t think of what would have caused this except for the substitutions I made. What do you think went wrong? Thanks
My guess is the same thing you said, the substitutions. It is a really good salad as written.
Does the broccoli need to be cooked before putting it in the salad? Sorry, I realize this is a dumb question! 🤦🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️
No, I used the broccoli raw. Just chop it and toss it in.
I make broccoli salad and put cauliflower in it. Have you tried adding that too?
Sounds delicious!
Do you add these recipes to Pinterest. I'm finding it impossible to save your recipes to Pinterest, no matter what tricks I use. Very annoying! If you could save them to your Pinterest account & just note where to look I would be
grateful. Thankyou MA from Boston, MA
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How far ahead can you make this salad? How long will it keep in the fridge?
It will keep 3 or 4 days
WE MADE THIS AND IT WAS AWESOME !!! AND YES, IS A KEEPER!!!!!!!
Would sour cream work in place of the mayo or yogurt?
Greek yogurt and sour cream taste almost exactly the same. Greek yogurt however, has about 20 grams of protein in a cup, and sour cream does not.
Greek yogurt and sour cream taste almost exactly the same. I have started using greek yogurt instead of sour cream in just about everything. Greek yogurt has about 20 grams of protein in a cup and no fat or added sugars. It makes things smooth and creamy. I love it.
WE MADE THIS YESTERDAY,SOOO EASY JACK LOVED IT NOW IT IS ON OUR SUMMER HAVE TO HAVE LIST!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! THE DRESSING WAS AWESOME!!!
Can't wait to make this. Love the combinations.
I make broccoli salad but have never thought to add grapes, pineapple and/or pecans. I'll have to try this one next time. It sounds really good.
OMG! This sounds amazing! The flavor combinations will be a family hit! Thanks for sharing.
Wishes for tasty dishes,
Linda