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Broccoli Grape Salad (VIDEO)

This Broccoli Grape Salad is fully loaded with juicy grapes, fresh cucumber, crisp bacon, and toasted pine nuts. The creamy dressing is so simple with just 4 ingredients.

We love broccoli salads like our most popular Broccoli Salad with apples, Broccoli Corn Salad or Broccoli Cauliflower Salad. They are perfect for potlucks and always get rave reviews!

broccoli grape salad in a bowl with a serving spoon

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Broccoli Grape Salad Recipe:

We originally shared this broccoli grape salad in 2015. It is a recipe from my Mother-in-law. We added crisp bacon and toasted pine nuts and a great salad got even better!

We love serving this as a side salad for dinner, paired with Mashed Potatoes and Pork Tenderloin, but it’s also a really satisfying and filling lunch when served as a main course.

Up close broccoli salad with dressing stirred in

Ingredients for Broccoli Grape and Cucumber Salad:

The flavor and texture combination of this broccoli grape salad is very exciting with sweet grapes, salty bacon, toasted pine nuts, and tangy dressing. It’s hard to stop eating it!

The ingredients are simple and you can swap several things out depending on what you have on hand:

  • Fresh Broccoli (or sweeter broccolini)
  • Cucumber
  • Seedless Grapes (red or green), or use raisins
  • Red onion (or sweet yellow onion)
  • Toasted pine nuts (or sunflower, or pumpkin seeds)
  • Browned bacon

Ingredients for broccoli grape salad with broccoli, cucumber, grapes, bacon, red onion and dressing

Is Broccoli Salad Healthy?

Broccoli is one of the healthiest green veggies. Broccoli is a low calorie, low carb vegetable (only 3.5 carbs per cup). It also has many health benefits and important nutrients:

  • Rich in Vitamins K, Vitamin C and Vitamin A
  • Great source of Vitamin B6 and Manganese
  • High in fiber and folate

Can I Substitute the Mayo?

The dressing is really simple and good and the freshly squeezed lemon juice really lightens it up. If you aren’t a fan of mayonnaise, you can substitute it with equal parts of sour cream and mayo, or just use all sour cream. If using sour cream, you might add a teensy bit more sugar to taste since sour cream is tangier than mayonnaise.

Stirring together broccoli salad dressing in bowl

How to Make Broccoli Grape Salad:

  1. Brown the bacon and toast pine nuts.
  2. In a mixing bowl, combine all prepared salad ingredients.
  3. Stir together broccoli salad dressing until smooth
  4. Mix the dressing into the salad and serve cold.

How to make broccoli salad with all ingredients arranged separately in bowl

Can this Broccoli Salad be Made Ahead?

To save time, you can make this ahead. Chop up all of the salad ingredients and arrange them in a bowl. In a separate container, stir together creamy broccoli salad dressing. Stir the dressing into the salad just before serving.

Make ahead salad recipe stirred together with dressing just before serving

What to Bring to a Potluck:

Here are more potluck recipes that always get great reviews. Many of these can be made ahead!

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Broccoli Grape Salad Recipe

4.90 from 55 votes
Author: Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com
Finished broccoli grape salad in a serving bowl with mixing spoon
This Broccoli Grape Salad is loaded with grapes, cucumber and bacon. The creamy broccoli salad dressing is so simple with just 4 ingredients.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients 

Servings: 6 as a side salad

Salad Ingredients:

  • 6 oz bacon, chopped, browned
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted (or sunflower seeds)
  • 1 lb broccoli crowns, (2 medium heads) cut into small florets
  • 1/2 English cucumber, sliced
  • 1 1/2 cups red grapes, (seedless), halved
  • 1/4 cup red onion, finely chopped

Dressing Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice, or added to taste
  • 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt, or to taste
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper

Instructions

  • Brown bacon in a skillet then remove to a plate using a slotted spoon. In a separate, dry skillet, toast pine nuts over medium heat until golden and fragrant, tossing often (3 minutes), then transfer to a plate. 
  • In a medium bowl, combine chopped broccoli, sliced cucumber, halved grapes, diced onion, browned bacon and toasted pine nuts.
  • In a separate small bowl, combine 1/2 cup of mayo, 2 Tbsp lemon juice, 1 Tbsp sugar, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper and mix well.
  • Mix the dressing into the salad & serve.

Nutrition Per Serving

265kcal Calories17g Carbs9g Protein19g Fat3g Saturated Fat8mg Cholesterol809mg Sodium391mg Potassium3g Fiber10g Sugar534IU Vitamin A72mg Vitamin C43mg Calcium1mg Iron
Nutrition Facts
Broccoli Grape Salad Recipe
Amount per Serving
Calories
265
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
19
g
29
%
Saturated Fat
 
3
g
19
%
Cholesterol
 
8
mg
3
%
Sodium
 
809
mg
35
%
Potassium
 
391
mg
11
%
Carbohydrates
 
17
g
6
%
Fiber
 
3
g
13
%
Sugar
 
10
g
11
%
Protein
 
9
g
18
%
Vitamin A
 
534
IU
11
%
Vitamin C
 
72
mg
87
%
Calcium
 
43
mg
4
%
Iron
 
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Course: Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: broccoli grape salad
Skill Level: Easy
Cost to Make: $
Calories: 265
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  • Eileen
    June 13, 2020

    My pine nuts were not fresh, so I subbed in walnuts, otherwise made the recipe as is. It was delicious!

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      June 13, 2020

      I’m so glad you enjoyed that Eileen!

      Reply

  • nathalie vaillancourt
    May 18, 2020

    Very good. I am doing the keto diet, so I just changed the sugar to monk fruit. Worked perfectly. Great salad. Absolutely would make it again. Love the pine nuts. FYI. Love your personality and recipes. Pls keep it up.

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    • Natashas Kitchen
      May 18, 2020

      Thank you so much for that awesome review, Nathalie!

      Reply

  • Lara
    May 17, 2020

    Made this today for my family and we all LOVED it! My husband doesn’t like broccoli but he absolutely loved this salad! I will have to make more tomorrow! Thank you Natasha for such a wonderful and easy recipe!

    Reply

    • Natasha's Kitchen
      May 17, 2020

      You’re welcome! Thank you so much for giving this recipe a great feedback.

      Reply

  • Leona
    April 29, 2020

    This broccoli grape salad is the best ever! I made it tonight to take to a friend’s house and it hit the spot. I will be making this many more times.

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      April 29, 2020

      That’s just awesome!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review!

      Reply

      • Stacy
        December 13, 2022

        Hi Natasha… I have a family member who I doesn’t eat raw onion. Could I grate onion and add it to the dressing to get the flavor? Any other ideas? Thanks – love your recipes!

        Reply

        • NatashasKitchen.com
          December 13, 2022

          Hi Stacy! That may overpower the dressing. You could try it, but it would be fine to leave them out completely as well.

          Reply

  • Darla
    February 6, 2020

    I might be totally blind (usually the case) where is the cooking course sign up?

    Reply

  • Sue P
    January 13, 2020

    I made this for a recent holiday gathering and it received rave reviews! I did not cook the broccoli before assembling the salad and it was just right for us.

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      January 13, 2020

      Sounds like you found a new party favorite! Thank you so much for sharing that with me, Sue!

      Reply

  • Bex
    October 14, 2019

    Made this for thanksgiving. I skipped the nuts and boiled the broccoli for a few minutes. It was fantastic. The dressing was perfect.

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      October 15, 2019

      I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Bex! Thank you for the wonderful review!

      Reply

  • Shelley Arlen
    October 11, 2019

    Just made this salad as an accompaniment to dinner. This is really good! No additions or deletions made. Thanks Natasha! Another great recipe.

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      October 12, 2019

      You’re welcome, Shelley! I’m so glad you enjoyed that.

      Reply

  • Katelyn
    October 7, 2019

    This salad is absolutely delicious and flavorful! Sweet, salt, and tangy all in one bowl.

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      October 7, 2019

      I’m so glad you enjoyed that, Katelyn.

      Reply

  • Irene
    September 28, 2019

    Hi there! I made this salad two days in a row, we like it so much!
    But the second time around I made a few changes:
    I subbed the pine nuts with toasted almond slivers and omitted the acon and the cucumbers, because I forgot to buy them.
    I made the balsamic dressing from your Autumn Chopped Chicken Salad and added two tablespoons of mayo. This really took the salad to the next level and I liked it even better!
    Thanks for your amazing recipes!

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      September 28, 2019

      I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!

      Reply

  • Licia
    September 27, 2019

    I adore broccoli and everything else in this salad. My hunny refuses to eat raw broccoli 🙁 I made a simple change, I blanched the broccoli florets literally for like 30 seconds, cooled it down etc and added it to the bowl. It just takes the “raw” out of the broccoli. I waited to cut up the broccoli in small pieces until after I blanched it to avoid overcooking it. Well the verdict, he loved it and wants it as a side on Sunday for the football game with some ribs! Yay, thank you as always. We need our boys to have some kind of veggie’s on Sundays and potato chips don’t count! I’m going to double the recipe too, these boys can eat.

    Reply

    • Natasha
      September 27, 2019

      I’m so happy you all loved the recipe! That is wonderful. That is a great tip to blanch the broccoli. Thanks for sharing!

      Reply

  • Samantha
    September 26, 2019

    I absolutely love this salad! I just found this recipe a week ago and just made my second batch. I’ve been eating it everyday for lunch. My family and I love your recipes. We use so many of them in our regular dinner rotations. We’ve yet to try a recipe of yours that we didn’t love! Thanks for sharing them!

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      September 26, 2019

      I’m so happy to hear that, Samantha! Thank you for sharing your great review!

      Reply

  • Vicky
    September 24, 2019

    I hate to be the only one here that didn’t like the recipe. I made it EXACTLY like you posted. My hubby looked at me and said “you had to have missed something, we love all of Natasha’s recipes,” after that he threw it in the sink.. 🙁

    Reply

    • Natasha
      September 24, 2019

      Hi Vicky, I’m so sorry. That’s 100% my fault. I’m kicking myself right now. I went and made the dressing just now after reading your comment because I remembered it tasting so good and sure enough, I forgot an ingredient. I updated the recipe but dang I’m so sorry I ruined dinner. 🙁

      Reply

    • Vicky
      September 24, 2019

      Yes, I used fresh lemons, everything was exactly like the recipe shows.

      Reply

      • Natasha
        September 24, 2019

        That was totally my fault. I’m so sorry Vicky. You replied before I edited my comment. I completely missed an ingredient in my notes and posted it wrong. Thank you for your honest review and for pointing that out to me. I feel so bad..

        Reply

  • W van der Giessen
    September 22, 2019

    i love your recipes and your videos

    greetings from Belgium!

    Wilma

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      September 23, 2019

      I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing your great feedback!

      Reply

  • Joyce
    September 21, 2019

    , this recipe has alot (809 mg) of sodium, 19 mg of fat and, and 14mg of carbs , ( not to bad)
    where is that much sodium come from, I know bacon has salt but ???

    Reply

    • Natasha
      September 21, 2019

      Hi Joyce, it’s mostly the bacon. Without the bacon, it goes to about 242 mg of sodium, so if you were cutting down on sodium, I would suggest removing the bacon and it will still taste great.

      Reply

  • Melissa
    September 20, 2019

    Great recipe! I made this last weekend for a family gathering. Everyone loved it! Thank you

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      September 20, 2019

      I’m so glad you all enjoyed it! Thank you for the wonderful review!

      Reply

  • Sara Welch
    September 20, 2019

    What a light and perfectly crunchy salad! Looking forward to making this with dinner tonight, indeed!

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      September 20, 2019

      Hi Sara, I hope you love it! We look forward to your feedback!

      Reply

  • Krissy Allori
    September 20, 2019

    Loved this salad so much! The grapes are such a nice pop of sweet!

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      September 20, 2019

      I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing your great review, Krissy!

      Reply

  • Katie
    September 20, 2019

    This salad was SUPER yummy! Was definitely a hit!

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      September 20, 2019

      That’s so great, Katie! I’m happy you enjoyed that.

      Reply

  • Stephanie
    September 20, 2019

    Love this salad! I love broccoli but that combo of bacon and grapes is sooo delicious!

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      September 20, 2019

      I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing your great review!

      Reply

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