No-Cook Creamy Broccoli Bliss Salad

Ingredients

• 1 large head broccoli (about 4 cups), chopped into florets
• 1/4 medium red cabbage, shredded
• 2-3 carrots, shredded or julienned
• 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced or julienned
• 15-ounce can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/2 cup dried tart cherries (dried cranberries work too)
• 4 strips bacon, cooked and chopped into bits (optional see recipe)
• Salt
• freshly cracked black pepper
• 1 cup plain Greek yogurt (whole milk or 2% reduced fat)
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons pure honey
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper, or to taste