World's Best Broccoli Salad

By Susan52

Ingredients

• 3 to 4 cups of fresh broccoli, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1/2 red onion, chopped into small pieces
• 1/2 cup dried small imitation bacon bits
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries (or raisins, if preferred)
• 1/3 cup salted soy nuts
• 1/2 cup shredded carrots
• 1 cup grape tomatoes, cut into halves
• 1 cup cubed Cheddar cheese (small cubes)
• 1 cup low-fat plain Greek yogurt
• 2 packets Splenda (or sweetener of your choice)
• 3 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• salt,to taste

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 15mins
Adapted from favehealthyrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Rinse and strain the broccoli , carrots, and tomatoes.

Chop the broccoli into manageable, bite-sized pieces. Or, buy pre-chopped and pre-washed broccoli. Set aside.

Slice the tomatoes and onion.

Combine the broccoli with the red onion, dried cranberries, soy nuts, shredded carrots, tomatoes, and Cheddar cheese in a large bowl.

To prepare the dressing, mix the Greek yogurt, Splenda, vinegar, and pepper together until smooth.

Add bacon bits to the dressing mixture and stir until thoroughly combined.

Stir and toss the dressing mixture into the vegetable mixture.

Let salad chill for about 3 hours.

Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve.