This easy, low carb salad is a great dish for family gatherings and potlucks - perfect all year long.
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❤️ Why you'll love it
- quick and easy
- just 5 net carbs; won't cause those pesky blood sugar spikes
- made with fresh broccoli florets and bacon
I could eat this easy keto broccoli salad recipe all day every day. It's got a deliciously satisfying crunch and the flavor is truly out of this world.
Substitute this dressing on this broccoli and cauliflower salad and you've got a yummy variation. (You'll want to leave out the craisins)
🧾 Ingredients
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- broccoli florets
- bacon
- red onion
- sunflower seeds
- sharp Cheddar cheese
- sugar free sweetener (I used monk fruit)
- mayonnaise
- cider vinegar
🔪 Instructions
This is an overview of the steps for making the keto broccoli salad recipe. Full instructions are in the green recipe card at the bottom of the page.
- Stir together the mayonnaise, sweetener, salt, and pepper.
- Blend in the bacon grease and cider vinegar until smooth.
- Stir the salad ingredients together in a large bowl.
- Add the mayonnaise mixture and stir to blend.
🥄 Equipment
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🥫 Storage
Cover the low-carb broccoli salad with plastic wrap or put in an airtight container. Store in the refrigerator up to 4 or 5 days.
This recipes does not freeze well.
📖 Variations
- Add a little bit of Dijon mustard to the dressing.
- Use sliced almonds or pine nuts in place of the sunflower seeds.
- Try pumpkin seeds in place of sunflower seeds.
- Add chopped, hard cooked egg.
- Substitute sour cream for half the mayonnaise.
- If you're not on low carb make it a traditional broccoli salad by substituting sugar for the sweetener.
- Add cooked chicken breast to make it a main dish salad.
💭 Tips
Expert Tip: I like to add the crumbled bacon to each serving as it's served. That way if there's leftovers the bacon doesn't get limp from soaking up the dressing.
- Any cup for cup sugar-free sweetener can be used. Always start with a little less and add sweetener to taste.
- A concentrated sweetener like stevia or the pink packets will work but you'll want to use much, much less.
- For best results cover and chill for at least an hour.
- Make this recipe even faster by using pre-cooked bacon.
- I like to use the bagged broccoli florets. It's quicker and easier than cleaning and cutting!
- I also like to get diced red onion for this. It's a timesaver and I don't have to cry while cutting onions.
- Grate cheese from a block rather than buying grated cheese in a package.
👩🍳 FAQs
Absolutely! It has just 2 grams of net carbs per ½ cup serving of raw broccoli.
Be sure to read the label. Most brands are keto-friendly but always check for added sugar and hidden carbs.
Not much! This broccoli salad uses florets and most broccoli slaws use strips of the broccoli step.
📚 Related recipes
- This cauliflower salad is so good! Think of it as a low-carb version of tabbouleh!
- Southern fried cabbage is one of my favorite side dishes!
🍽️ Serve with...
This keto broccoli salad recipe is good with pretty much anything! I like it with my air fryer keto meatloaf or green chili chicken for dinner or egg bites for a light lunch.
📞 The last word
I think this is the best broccoli salad recipe - even when I'm not on a low-carb or ketogenic diet!
It's crispy, crunchy, and so full of flavor that it handles all the cravings. Best of all, it's one of those easy keto recipes that the whole family will love!
Don't tell them it's a healthy side dish.
If you click on the number of servings in the recipe card you can adjust the measurements up or down for the exact number of servings you need. Don't forget that you can click on "save" to save it to your own, private recipe box!
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📖 Recipe
Keto Broccoli Salad
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Ingredients
Low-carb dressing
- ¾ cup mayonnaise
- 5 tablespoons low-carb sweetener, I used monkfruit
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon bacon grease, optional
- Salt and pepper to taste
Salad
- 12 ounces fresh broccoli cut into bite sized pieces, about 6 cups
- ¼ cup red onion, diced - reserve a few slice for garnish
- ½ cup toasted sunflower seeds, I use the salted kind
- 4 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
- ½ lb bacon, cooked and crumbled
Instructions
Low-carb dressing
- Mix the mayonnaise, sweetener, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
- Add the vinegar and bacon grease - stir until smooth.
- Taste and adjust sweetness.
Salad
- Mix all of the salad ingredients together except the bacon.
- Pour the dressing over the top and stir to ensure all the salad ingredients are coated with dressing.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour to allow the flavors to blend.
- Add the bacon just before serving.
Notes
- Any cup for cup sugar-free sweetener can be used. Always start with a little less and add sweetener to taste.
- A concentrated sweetener like stevia or the pink packets will work but you'll want to use much, much less.
- For best results cover and chill for at least an hour.
- Make this recipe even faster by using pre-cooked bacon.
- I like to use the bagged broccoli florets. It's quicker and easier than cleaning and cutting!
- I also like to get diced red onion for this. It's a timesaver and I don't have to cry while cutting onions.
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