{"id":4275,"date":"2026-04-26T21:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T21:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=4275"},"modified":"2026-04-26T21:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T21:38:08","slug":"easy-broccoli-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/26\/easy-broccoli-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Broccoli Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Easy Broccoli Salad<\/h2>\n<h3>Time<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Prep: 10\u201315 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Chill (optional): 30\u201360 minutes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>4 cups fresh broccoli florets (raw, bite-sized)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup red onion, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup cooked bacon, crumbled (optional)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc\u2013\u00bd cup dried cranberries or raisins<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup sunflower seeds or sliced almonds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For the dressing:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00bd cup mayonnaise<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp yogurt or sour cream (optional, for lighter taste)<\/li>\n<li>1\u20132 tbsp apple cider vinegar<\/li>\n<li>1\u20132 tbsp sugar (adjust to taste)<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; black pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This combo of crunchy broccoli, sweet dried fruit, and creamy dressing is the classic flavor profile.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>In a large bowl, add broccoli, onion, bacon, dried fruit, and seeds.<\/li>\n<li>In a separate bowl, whisk all dressing ingredients until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Pour dressing over the salad and mix well.<\/li>\n<li>Chill for at least 30 minutes (optional but recommended).<\/li>\n<li>Serve cold and enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>No cooking needed\u2014use raw broccoli for crunch.<\/li>\n<li>It tastes even better after sitting in the fridge for a while.<\/li>\n<li>You can make it healthier by replacing mayo with yogurt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Variations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Add cheese cubes (cheddar) for richness<\/li>\n<li>Use apples or grapes for extra sweetness<\/li>\n<li>Make it vegetarian by skipping bacon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Easy Broccoli Salad Time Prep: 10\u201315 minutes Chill (optional): 30\u201360 minutes Ingredients 4 cups fresh broccoli florets (raw, bite-sized) \u00bc&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4275"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4277,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4275\/revisions\/4277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}