{"id":122816,"date":"2024-02-01T00:01:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T06:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/?post_type=recipe&#038;p=122816"},"modified":"2024-04-01T10:39:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T15:39:01","slug":"broccoli-cranberry-pasta-salad","status":"publish","type":"recipe","link":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/recipes\/broccoli-cranberry-pasta-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Broccoli Cranberry Pasta Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you need a hardy side dish or something simple for lunch, our <strong>Broccoli Cranberry Pasta Salad<\/strong> is the perfect option. With our delicious Cranberry &amp; Pecan Salad Toppers, this pasta salad brings out the sweetness of the cranberries and the robust flavor of the red wine vinegar. Pick up all the ingredients you need at your local grocery store today!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DIRECTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prepare the pasta according to the package directions.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, separate the broccoli florets from the stems and cut the florets into smaller pieces using a paring knife.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-122818\" src=\"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/IMG_2709-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Chop the broccoli and red onion. \" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/IMG_2709-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/IMG_2709-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/IMG_2709-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/IMG_2709-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/IMG_2709-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Peel away the tough outer layer of the stems and finely chop them.<\/p>\n<p>Peel and finely dice the red onion.<\/p>\n<p>In a large serving bowl, whisk together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt, and sugar.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-122819\" src=\"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/IMG_2711-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Whisk the olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt, and sugar together. \" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/IMG_2711-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/IMG_2711-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/IMG_2711-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/IMG_2711-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/IMG_2711-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Add the broccoli, red onion, hot cooked pasta, and cranberries and stir to coat with the olive oil mixture.<\/p>\n<p>Cover and chill the pasta salad in the fridge for at least 3 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Stir in the bacon and Cranberry &amp; Pecan Salad Toppers into the pasta salad just before serving.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-122820\" src=\"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/021424-Facebook-BCSS-Broccoli-Cranberry-Pasta-Salad-Recipe-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"Finished Broccoli Cranberry Pasta Salad Recipe\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/021424-Facebook-BCSS-Broccoli-Cranberry-Pasta-Salad-Recipe-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/021424-Facebook-BCSS-Broccoli-Cranberry-Pasta-Salad-Recipe-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/021424-Facebook-BCSS-Broccoli-Cranberry-Pasta-Salad-Recipe-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/021424-Facebook-BCSS-Broccoli-Cranberry-Pasta-Salad-Recipe-1536x806.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/021424-Facebook-BCSS-Broccoli-Cranberry-Pasta-Salad-Recipe-2048x1075.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":122821,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"recipe_category":[13,20],"recipe_tags":[25,27,69,86,122,162,169,170,171,172,173,174],"class_list":["post-122816","recipe","type-recipe","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","recipe_category-sides","recipe_category-lunch","recipe_tags-salad","recipe_tags-pasta","recipe_tags-easy-recipe","recipe_tags-lent","recipe_tags-red-wine-vinegar","recipe_tags-olive-oil","recipe_tags-bacon","recipe_tags-mediterranean-sea-salt","recipe_tags-cranberry-pecan-salad-toppers","recipe_tags-broccoli","recipe_tags-red-onion","recipe_tags-cranberries"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe\/122816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/recipe"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe\/122816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"recipe_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe_category?post=122816"},{"taxonomy":"recipe_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe_tags?post=122816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}