Keto Broccoli Salad
Posted: 02/28/24
Updated: 01/21/25
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Keto or not, everyone at your dinner table will LOVE this easy broccoli salad! With crisp broccoli florets, crispy pieces of bacon, and a light but creamy dressing, it’s fresh and delicious – and only 4g net carbs per serving.
What We Love About This Recipe
- Simple ingredients and classic flavors make this keto broccoli salad a perfect year-round side dish. Mix it up in the summer for potlucks and barbecues. Let it shine on your Thanksgiving table. Serve it alongside a juicy reverse-seared filet mignon or tender air-fried scallops on Valentine’s Day.
- The only cooking you have to do for this recipe is crisping up some bacon, which is basically nothing – especially if you cook your bacon in the air fryer, in the Instant Pot, or in the oven. Other than that, it’s just a matter of stirring things together!
- You can totally customize your salad however you want! If this dressing doesn’t interest you, try it with a keto ranch dressing (or even this incredible chimichurri ranch dressing!) instead. Mix in more low-carb veggies, like chopped cauliflower or diced bell peppers. Use chopped pecans instead of sunflower seeds, throw in chopped (cooked!!) chicken or turkey or ham, or try a different cheese.
Chef’s Tips
- To prep your salad ahead of time, refrigerate the prepared dressing and the prepared broccoli mixture separately! That way, the broccoli maintains its crisp texture as long as possible.
- Letting the salad chill in the fridge for an hour or so is a super easy but super impactful step. You might be tempted to skip it, and you technically can if you want, but consider this me begging you not to! That rest time allows all the ingredients to mix and mingle, giving you deeper, more pronounced flavors.
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Keto Broccoli Salad
A crisp, crunchy, lightly creamy broccoli salad is the perfect side dish to accompany Thanksgiving, Christmas, or 4th of July meals, plus it's easy and delicious enough to whip up any time of year!
servings
Ingredients
For the Salad Dressing
- ¾ cup full-fat mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons Granular Swerve Sweetener up to 4 tablespoons if desired
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder plus more if desired
- salt to taste
- freshly cracked black pepper to taste
For the Broccoli Salad
- 5 cups chopped broccoli florets defrosted if frozen
- 1 cup cooked, crumbled bacon
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup diced red onion
- ½ cup roasted sunflower seeds optional
Equipment
- Small mixing bowl
- whisk or silicone spatula
- Large mixing bowl with lid, or plastic wrap to cover
- large silicone spatula
Instructions
To Make the Salad Dressing
- Add ¾ cup full-fat mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons Granular Swerve Sweetener, 1 tablespoon white vinegar, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, salt, and freshly cracked black pepper to small mixing bowl.
- Whisk ingredients together until fully incorporated into smooth mixture. Taste dressing and add more sweetener, garlic powder, salt, and pepper as desired.
- When satisfied with flavor of dressing, set bowl aside.
To Make the Keto Broccoli Salad
- Add 5 cups chopped broccoli florets, 1 cup cooked, crumbled bacon, 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, ¼ cup diced red onion, and ½ cup roasted sunflower seeds (if using) to large mixing bowl.
- Stir ingredients together until well blended, then add prepared salad dressing. Toss or stir all ingredients together until components of salad are evenly coated in dressing.
- Cover bowl with lid or plastic wrap and place bowl in refrigerator. Chill at least 1 hour or until ready to serve.
Notes
- Sweetener: Granular Swerve Sweetener is available at most grocery stores, or you can order it online. Feel free to replace this with your preferred keto sweetener – but be sure to adjust the amount you use based on the type of sweetener.
- Onion: If you’re following a strict keto diet, omit the red onion to reduce the carb count. Maintain the flavor by adding ½-1 teaspoon onion powder to the dressing.
- Make it Vegan: Use a vegan mayo and a vegan cheddar cheese. Replace the crumbled bacon with imitation bacon pieces or omit this ingredient entirely.
- Leftovers: Refrigerate leftover salad in an airtight container. Consume within 5 days.
Nutrition Information
Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 259kcal | Protein: 10g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Total Carbs: 8g | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Erythritol: 2g | Net Carbs: 4g | Vitamin C: 41mg | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 584mg | Potassium: 198mg | Calcium: 110mg | Iron: 1mg
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.
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