Description
This salad has been a family-favorite for years. Even people who don’t typically like salad are surprised by how much they enjoy this dish. This is a real winner at potlucks and other large gatherings, as it makes quite a lot of salad.
Ingredients
- 1 pound bacon
- 2 cups mayonnaise
- ⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup white sugar
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- 4 cups broccoli florets
- 4 cups cauliflower florets
- 1 large red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 large head lettuce, cut into bite-size pieces
- 2 cups seasoned croutons
- 1 cup sliced water chestnuts
Instructions
- Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat
- turning occasionally
- until evenly browned
- about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels.
- Whisk mayonnaise
- Parmesan cheese
- sugar
- and basil together in a large bowl until smooth. Add broccoli
- cauliflower
- and red onion to mayonnaise mixture; toss to coat. Refrigerate salad until chilled and flavors have blended
- 3 hours to overnight.
- Crumble bacon. Mix bacon
- lettuce
- croutons
- and water chestnuts into salad.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 20