Creamy Broccoli Salad Recipe With Bacon & Pepper-Jack Cheese (6 Ingredients, 10 Minutes) by Donna John

Bundles of fresh broccoli are always in my refrigerator. When I find especially beautiful broccoli at my farmers market or grocery store, my mind wanders away from cooking it, and to how to use the vegetable raw. This easy creamy broccoli salad recipe with bacon and pepper-jack cheese is a flavorful way to use fresh broccoli.

To make this fresh broccoli salad recipe you only need a few simple ingredients from your fridge. Here is your short gluten-free shopping list for this fresh vegetable salad recipe: fresh broccoli (read about the health benefits of broccoli), bacon, red onion (red onion has health benefits), pepper-jack cheese, mayonnaise and ranch dressing.

Variations: Vegetarian? Leave out the bacon. Not a fan of pepper-jack cheese? Use your favorite cheese. You can also use all ranch dressing or all mayonnaise. Make this broccoli salad your own!

Serve the crunchy, creamy salad as a side dish with dinner or as a light lunch. Broccoli salad is a great salad to take to get-together or cookouts because the broccoli stays crisp.

Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 6

Ingredients

• 3 - 4 cups fresh broccoli florets
• 4 - 5 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled 
• 1 /4 cup red onion, chopped
• 1/3 cup pepper-jack cheese, grated
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise (or all ranch dressing)
• 1/4 cup ranch dressing (or all mayonnaise)

Here's how to make it: 

1. Put all the ingredients into a mixing bowl. Season with black pepper, if desired. (I did not add any additional salt. Adjust the amounts of mayo and ranch to achieve your desired creaminess.) 
   
2. Stir to combine.
   
3. Serve or refrigerate until ready to serve. Keep the broccoli salad in an airtight container in the fridge.
   

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