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Picnic Broccoli Salad Lightened Up

Picnic Broccoli Salad Lightened Up

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  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Broccoli/Broccoli Rabe Dish
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    aargersi's Notes: You know that salad with broccoli and the bacon /mayonaise/sugar dressing, the one that tastes so good but sends you running for the lipitor? Well I made this salad with a mind to create...

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Serves 4

Salad:

2 cups broccoli florets with some stem Ask a question about this ingredient

1 cup snow peas - rinsed, "de-stringed" and cut in half Ask a question about this ingredient

1/4 cup diced red bell pepper Ask a question about this ingredient

3 green onions - chopped Ask a question about this ingredient

a handful of cilantro - rinsed and chopped Ask a question about this ingredient

2 slices proscuitto Ask a question about this ingredient

  1. Bring a pot of salty water to a rolling boil. Blanch the broccoli for 2-3 minutes, then plunge it in ice water, pat dry, and set aside.

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  2. Crisp the proscuitto in a skillet over medium heat, lay on paper towel to cool and drain.

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  3. Toss the everything but the proscuitto with the dressing, then crumble up and toss in the proscuitto. If you are not going to serve it right away, wait and toss in the proscuitto right before you do.

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  1. Whisk all of the ingredients together, adding salt and pepper to taste. Toss with the salad.

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1 Comment on Picnic Broccoli Salad Lightened Up

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Sounds delicious and much lighter version than "GMa's Broccoli Salad"!

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