Broccoli Salad

We're going to my parent's house today for a family party to celebrate some of our Birthdays. We always have a potluck style lunch where everyone brings something different. We always end up having so much food and have a feast. I'm bringing broccoli salad today. There are so many variations of this salad, and I'm going to show you two today. I always use the same dressing, but the vegetables, nuts/seeds and dried fruit I put in always vary. Just don't forget the broccoli!

I started making broccoli salad when we were living in England. I would make it for barbecues and other occasions.

Before I left my Mom gave me a cute little recipe book. I filled it with all of my favourite recipes of hers so that I could recreate them when I was feeling a little homesick.

I've had this recipe book for over 8 years now and it has been used a lot.

Original recipe

Broccoli Salad from Today

4 cups broccoli cut in to small pieces

1 cup thinly sliced carrots (I but the ones that are already julienned)

1 red pepper (diced)

1/2 cup thinly chopped red onion

1/2 cup apricots

1/2 cup cranberries

3/4 cup salted sunflower seeds

Dressing

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup sour cream

2 tbsp lemon juice

2 tbsp sugar

1 and 1/2 tsp minced garlic

1 tsp dijon mustard

1/4 tsp black pepper

You can make both the salad and dressing the day before, but don't mix them together until the day that you plan on serving the salad.

Mix together when you're ready!

This salad has a wonderful combination of crunchy, sweet, creamy and tangy. 

If you haven't made broccoli salad before, definitely give it a try.

If you have, what other ingredients have you put in that I didn't mention above? I'm always up for suggestions.