Broccoli pasta salad
Recipe for classic broccoli salad with pasta – an easy side for the barbecue or a main-course salad in its own right.Serves 4-6 depending on what you serve it with.
Servings 6 people
Calories 451kcal
Ingredients
- 200 g pasta – uncooked weight
- 1 head of broccoli
- 200 g bacon, diced
- 1 small red onion, finely chopped
- 60 g dried cranberries or raisins
- 30 g sunflower seeds
Dressing for the broccoli pasta salad
- 300 ml crème fraîche
- 100 ml mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 1/2 tsp sugar
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions, then rinse it in plenty of cold water.Drain it thoroughly in a sieve.
- Pour boiling water over the broccoli, then rinse it in plenty of cold water. Cut it into small bite-sized florets and leave them to dry on a tea towel. You can also let the broccoli sit in the boiling water for a few minutes if you prefer it slightly cooked. Then rinse in cold water and leave the florets to dry completely on a tea towel.
- Fry the bacon until crisp and leave it to cool on kitchen paper.
- Mix the ingredients for the dressing and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Toss the dressing with the remaining ingredients – pasta, broccoli, bacon, red onion, cranberries or raisins and the sunflower seeds.
- Stir well and keep the pasta salad in the fridge until it is time to serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 451kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 440mg | Potassium: 457mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 591IU | Vitamin C: 41mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 1mg