4.46 from 967 votes

Christmas Salad

They say the holidays are never a good time to start a new diet. There is just too much food around and I know that I cannot resist.

That’s what New Year’s is for! Christmas Salad is one of those delicious recipes that graces our family’s table.

It’s called Christmas Salad because the ingredients have all the colours of Christmas!

Christmas Salad - Contains all the colors of Christmas! This fresh, bright salad is made with broccoli, cauliflower, red onion and cherry tomatoes mixed with a creamy dressing.

Christmas Salad

This fresh, bright salad is made with broccoli, cauliflower, red onion and cherry tomatoes mixed with a creamy dressing. It’s the kind of salad you want to heap on your plate. It’s so good! I love each crisp, crunchy and creamy bite.

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    Christmas is my favourite time of year. Giving and receiving gifts feels wonderful and seeing the joy on everyone’s faces when they open their presents.

    Most of all, I love all that food! I enjoy spending time in the kitchen with my family preparing recipes. It’s a time of lots of laughs and togetherness. Family and making memories.

    Christmas Salad - Contains all the colors of Christmas! This fresh, bright salad is made with broccoli, cauliflower, red onion and cherry tomatoes mixed with a creamy dressing.


    This Christmas Salad is easy to prepare and you can make it ahead of time and leave it in the fridge. I brought it to our last family gathering and everyone raved about how good it was.

    It gave my mom’s Pineapple Cheese Salad a run for her money.

    Christmas Salad - Contains all the colors of Christmas! This fresh, bright salad is made with broccoli, cauliflower, red onion and cherry tomatoes mixed with a creamy dressing.

    How to Make Christmas Salad

    Grab a big salad bowl and add in the broccoli, red onion, cauliflower and cherry tomatoes.

    In another bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, sour cream and sugar. Pour over the veggies and toss until everything is coated with the dressing. Put in the fridge for a minimum of one hour to marinate. Serve chilled.

    Christmas Salad - Contains all the colors of Christmas! This fresh, bright salad is made with broccoli, cauliflower, red onion and cherry tomatoes mixed with a creamy dressing.

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    Christmas Salad - Contains all the colors of Christmas! This fresh, bright salad is made with broccoli, cauliflower, red onion and cherry tomatoes mixed with a creamy dressing.

    If you would have served me this Christmas Salad 30 years ago, I would have balked and run for the hills. I hated all vegetables with a passion. I wouldn’t even try them.

    Fast forward to today and I cannot get enough of them. I don’t know what happened. It was like a veggie hating switch flicked when I turned 20 years old.

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    I feel bad for all the trouble I gave my mom at the dinner table as a child. Sorry Mom!

    Christmas Salad - Contains all the colors of Christmas! This fresh, bright salad is made with broccoli, cauliflower, red onion and cherry tomatoes mixed with a creamy dressing.

    For more salads to serve this holiday season, check out my Chicken Salad with Grapes, Broccoli Salad, Beet Salad, Waldorf Salad and Creamy Fruit Salad.

    You’ll also like Christmas Pretzel Salad, Christmas Lasagna, Christmas Ham and Christmas Fluff.

    Christmas Salad - Contains all the colors of Christmas! This fresh, bright salad is made with broccoli, cauliflower, red onion and cherry tomatoes mixed with a creamy dressing.
    4.46 from 967 votes

    Christmas Salad

    Created by Stacie Vaughan
    Servings 8
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Chill Time 1 hour
    Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
    Contains all the colors of Christmas! This fresh, bright salad is made with broccoli, cauliflower, red onion and cherry tomatoes mixed with a creamy dressing.

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 1 head broccoli chopped into florets
    • 1 head cauliflower chopped into florets
    • 1 red onion thinly sliced
    • 2 cups cherry tomatoes halved

    Dressing

    • 1 cup mayonnaise
    • ½ cup sour cream
    • 1 tbsp sugar

    Instructions

    • Add veggies into a salad bowl.
    • In another bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, sour cream and sugar. Pour over veggies and toss together.
    • Chill in the fridge one hour before serving.

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    Nutrition

    Serving: 1bowl | Calories: 307kcal | Carbohydrates: 15.4g | Protein: 5.7g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 7.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 17.9g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 16.6mg | Sodium: 249.3mg | Fiber: 4.2g | Sugar: 7.2g

    The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

    Course Salads
    Cuisine American
    Keyword christmas salad, holiday salads

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    125 Comments

    1. Lisa Fancher says:

      Can this be made a day ahead?

        1. Tanya juhl says:

          It wont be soggy the next day? Thats what iam worried about.

    2. Made this for a White Elephant Christmas Dinner and it was a hit!  Will be making again for Christmas Eve dinner (today).

    3. This looks soooo yummy! Can you tell me about how many cups of the broccoli and cauliflower you use in this recipe? Thanks so much…

    4. Vera McCauley says:

      Are veggies raw or boiled??

    5. Love to try it! Looks sooo yummy!
      Broccoli and Cauliflower should b
      raw or boiled?

    6. Christina says:

      I have found some recipes call for mayonnaise and they mean the Miracle Whip kind Opposed to the Hellmann’s real mayonnaise. Which one does this recipe call for?

    7. Pat Lucas says:

      I love this but it’s great with thawed frozen peas, a packet of Ranch dressing mix and plenty of dill weed!

    8. I am going to make this Christmas salad in Christmas or even before its sooo yummy

    9. Anne Kahl says:

      I love this recipe! However, I am the only person in my large family who will even consider eating cauliflower. Is there something else I can substitute for that particular veggie?

    10. Can the dressing be made with light mayo, light sour cream and stevia sugar substitute?

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