Sweet Tomatoes Joan’s Broccoli Madness Salad

Name: Sweet Tomatoes Joan's Broccoli Madness Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 cup mayonnaise; 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1/4 cup sugar; 2 pounds broccoli florets; 1/4 cup raisins; 1/2 cup cashews; 1/4 cup cooked bacon bits; 1/4 cup chopped red onion

July 9, 2017 by Stephanie Manley, Last Updated January 19, 2021 29 Comments

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Anytime is a good time for an easy broccoli salad, especially one that takes 15 minutes to make and no cooking is involved! Sweet Tomatoes is known for the Sweet Tomatoes Joan’s Broccoli Madness Salad, and even if broccoli isn’t your go-to veggie, you’ll still love this cold broccoli salad.

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All About Sweet Tomatoes

Sweet Tomatoes is a beautiful family restaurant that does so much for kids and the community. It’s also known as Soup Plantation in certain areas of the country.

This Broccoli Madness Salad is just one of their many salad options. It has a fantastic salad bar with all sorts of homemade soups, bread, salads, and so much more.

You are bound to love this restaurant with everything made in house and super fresh all day long. And if you are lucky enough to have one in your neighborhood, kids eat free on Mondays and Tuesdays so check out their Club Veg for kids.

What makes this recipe so good

If you are looking for a straightforward salad to prepare, this easy broccoli salad requires minimal cooking. Who doesn’t love a simple salad to put together?

This salad can also be assembled ahead of time and served at a later time. If you want to make the salad vegetarian, you may want to switch to a vegan mayonnaise, and not add the crispy bacon bits that go into this salad.

This Sweet Tomatoes Joans Broccoli Madness Salad has these delicious ingredients:

Fresh broccoli. You’ll use broccoli florets for this recipe. The florets allow you to enjoy bite-size pieces of the broccoli without being overwhelming.
Diced red onions. Red onions give this dish a nice kick.
Raisins. Any fresh raisins will work for this recipe.
Cashews. The salt from the cashews gives this dish just the right amount of salty. But if you have a nut allergy, you can leave the nuts off this dish.
Crispy Bacon Bits. Everything tastes better with bacon right? You can make your own bacon or use store-bought.

And a quick and easy salad dressing that can also be used for so many other recipes including coleslaw or a cold pasta salad.

Cooking Tips

If you’re not a broccoli fan, you can leave it out. Just replace it with some mixed greens and enjoy it as a side salad.
The cashews can also be taken out if you have a nut allergy.
To make this salad vegetarian, you can switch to a vegan mayonnaise, and leave out the crispy bacon bits.
To make this salad low carb and keto-friendly, substitute an appropriate sugar substitute (like swerve) for the sugar, leave out the raisins, and use pecans instead of cashews.
This keeps in the refrigerator for a couple of days wonderfully, so it is the ideal salad to make ahead of time.

More Side Salad Recipes

This Broccoli Madness Salad is the perfect side dish for any meal. It’s especially great with chicken, beef or fish. Here are a few similar recipes that are also delicious.

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Are you ready to make Sweet Tomatoes Joan’s Broccoli Madness Salad? Comment below and let us know what your favorite salad is.

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