Broccoli Salad with Feta and Golden Raisins

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Recently, my book club members and I had our annual summer BBQ. My friend Cheryl was kind enough to host our BBQ potluck. All the members brought delicious food! I totally pigged out and probably gained 5 pounds by the end of the evening. *hah* We always joke that we are a food club first & book club second. We always have the best treats at our meetings!
One friend of mine brought a delicious oriental salad to our BBQ. Another friend brought taco dip; one of my weaknesses! We also had Death by Chocolate trifle for dessert (amazing!) and a delicious raspberry square topped with a fluffy marshmallowy topping. Mmmmm!
My friend Kerry brought a broccoli salad that ended up also being absolutely delicious. It had such a nice mix of textures and flavours. There is a creamy dressing, crunchy sunflower seeds, sweet golden raisins and salty feta cheese. A perfect combination! This is a great salad to bring to a BBQ and it definitely impressed at a picnic I attend earlier this week with my parents. Right mom and dad? :) Thanks again for a lovely afternoon!
Hope you are all having a wonderful summer!
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Broccoli Salad with Feta and Golden Raisins

Ingredients

  • 1 large bunch of broccoli; chopped into bite size pieces
  • 1/4 cup of red onion; chopped
  • 1/2 cup of golden raisins
  • 1/2 cup of toasted sunflower seeds
  • 1/2 cup of feta cheese; crumbled
  • 3/4 cup of low-fat mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup of white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of white vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice
  • salt and pepper to taste

Method

  1. For the dressing: combine the mayonnaise, sugar, lemon juice and vinegar together. Whisk well. Season with salt and pepper. Mix in the chopped red onion.
  2. Put the broccoli in a large salad bowl. Top with the dressing. Add the feta cheese, sunflower seeds, and golden raisins. Mix well and cover. Note: Allow the salad to sit for about 2 hours in the fridge before serving. You want to allow the flavours time to develop.
  3. This salad can be refrigerated overnight and will be good for about 2 days.
Source: my friend Kerry

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  2. says

    This looks truly wonderful, such a great way of snazzing up the humble yet delish broccoli :) Just to let you know I awarded you and your oh so lovely blog an award and if you would like to pop by my blog and check out the latest post to receive it then that would be awesome :)

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