Keto Broccoli Bacon Salad

This keto broccoli bacon salad is amazingly delicious! It’s the perfect side dish for barbecues, parties, and potlucks!

You’ll make any meal special when you add this keto broccoli bacon salad to it! It’s filled with delicious ingredients which are combined with a creamy and flavorful homemade dressing. This is a classic salad which I hope you’ll love as much as we do!

Let’s talk about our salad ingredients!

For this salad, we combine broccoli, bacon, cheddar cheese, red onion, and sunflower seeds. Yum! Using 1½ pounds of broccoli, I ended up with about 8 cups of chopped broccoli. I used regular bacon, but you can use regular or thick cut bacon for this salad. Mild, medium, or sharp cheddar all work great for this salad, as would colby, colby jack, and Monterey jack cheese. I think the red onion adds great flavor and color to this salad. I just tossed mine in the salad after dicing it. If you’d like to take a little of the bite out of your onion, you can dice it and soak it water for about 5 minutes. Then drain and add it to your salad. For your sunflower seeds, you can use raw unsalted seeds, or you can use roasted sunflower seeds, either salted or unsalted.

How do I make the dressing for this keto broccoli bacon salad?

The dressing for this salad is a creamy dressing that comes together quickly and easily. It’s also amazingly delicious! The creamy base for our dressing is a combination of keto mayonnaise and sour cream. I used the Chosen Foods brand avocado oil for my mayonnaise. When buying mayonnaise, you’ll want to read the nutritional labels to make sure there is no added sugar or oils which you don’t want. We then add apple cider vinegar to give our dressing a touch of acidity, and we add keto granulated sugar to balance out our flavors. The only other ingredients for our dressing are salt and pepper. After tossing the dressing with the salad ingredients, if time allows, I recommend refrigerating the salad for 1-2 hours before serving. This is a great salad to make ahead of time, and then let refrigerate overnight before serving.

How can I serve this keto broccoli bacon salad?

This salad will make any keto meal special. It’s an awesome choice to bring to parties and get togethers, and will be one of the first to disappear.😊It’s a great addition to barbecues and picnics as well. You can pair this salad with any kind of meat, and it works great with anything from burgers and grilled chicken to steaks and seafood. It’s a great side to serve with keto sandwiches and lettuce wraps. This salad would make a great addition to any brunch menu. You can also serve this salad with pulled pork, pulled chicken, or with your favorite keto casseroles. If you need a quick snack, this salad is a great choice. You can also serve this salad with a keto soup for a fun soup and salad meal.

Here are some delicious keto soups that would pair nicely with this salad!

Creamy Keto Chicken and Rice Soup

Keto Cheeseburger Soup

Keto Reuben Soup with Homemade Croutons

Low Carb Keto Unstuffed Cabbage Soup

Helpful Hints:

*If you’d like to take some of the bite out of your red onion, you can dice it, soak it in water for 5 minutes, then drain the water before adding the onions to your salad.

*I recommend tasting your salad and adding more salt if you’d like.

Main Kitchen Equipment and Utensils:

• Mixing bowls
• Measuring cups
• Measuring spoons

Splash of Encouragement:

***A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, And a word spoken in due season, how good it is! Proverbs 15:23***