Fresh Broccoli Salad

 Fresh Broccoli Salad

8 Servings

INGREDIENTS:
  2              heads  fresh broccoli
  1                     red onion
     1/2         pound  bacon
     3/4           cup  dried cranberries
     3/4           cup  sliced almonds
  1                cup  mayonnaise
     1/2           cup  splenda
  2        tablespoons  white wine vinegar

Place bacon in a deep skillet and cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Cool and crumble.

Cut the broccoli into bite-size pieces and cut the onion into thin bite-size slices. Combine with the bacon, raisins, your favorite nuts and mix well.

To prepare the dressing, mix the mayonnaise, sweetener and vinegar together until smooth. Stir into the salad, let chill and serve.

TWEAKS: switched artificial sweetener for sugar, dried cranberries for raisins

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 455 Calories; 45g Fat (84.5% calories from fat); 13g Protein; 6g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 34mg Cholesterol; 617mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 5 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.