Broccoli & Carrot Salad

Broccoli is another vege. that I have a hard time getting my oldest son to eat, but this recipe was a hit with everyone, includeing my oldest who ate a large serving.

A little bland but really easy to make. Adding bacon might give it a little more flavor.

haven't tried it yet.

I made a couple of changes. I used about a half a pound of baby carrots, sliced and used 2 cups of portabello mushrooms. And then I left off the onions, ranch (it doesnt need it) and the sunflower seeds because I didn't have any shelled and wasn't about to shell that many. It really doesn't need the ranch, the vegetables have enough delicious flavor on their own.

I actually used Kraft Free Catalina dressing and a nut mixture instead of all sunflower seeds. It was great! I make it the night before and take it to work with me for lunch - Healthy and Good for you! Would be good with cherry tomatoes and red bell peppers too!

While it was very colorful and nice to look at we didn't care for this at all. I was looking for something different to put with dinner besides rolls, salads or fruit. I wanted a side dish I felt was more homemade. It might have turned out differently had I used dry mushrooms instead of canned. But even the bites that didn't have mushrooms in them weren't very pleasing to our tastes.

Wonderful combination

Even my veggie phobic husband like this. We used the Kraft Free Ranch to reduce the fat content, but it still was tasty.

Diane476 on 7/10/2004 Made this tonight for the first time, and decreased the dressing by about 25%, increased the mushrooms by about 25%, increased the onion by 50 %. Used frozen broccoli florets, defrosted. It was a perfect accompaniment to Martha Stewart's "Buttermilk Fried Chicken" and plain old buttered white rice. Will make this again as it is easy and HEALTHY!!!

In the summertime my favorites are salads of just about any type. So I enjoyed this salad.