Healthy Broccoli Salad

With the lead up to the festive season this year I have a bit of a menu planning dilemma, as the number of vegetarians in our family are growing. Many of my traditional recipes for ham and turkey, etc, won’t be suitable for everyone so there’s had to be a major rethink. I’ve had a fabulous recipe for a broccoli salad ready to post but it featured bacon so I decided to create a similar dish but keep it meat free. This is how this fabulous recipe evolved.

Thanks hubby for picking out the bacon from the original recipe and forcing me to get creative, as this salad is a winner. Not only is it paleo, vegetarian and vegan, but it still manages to fall under the low carb umbrella and is healthy to boot.The colors in this dish are bright and cheerful and just a little festive, making it perfect to serve over the festive season. Enjoy it on it’s own as a light meal, or serve it as a side dish. Any leftovers would make a great healthy lunch bowl as well.

A Nutritional Boost for Vegetarians and Vegans

Simple modifications to the recipe give you the option of boosting this healthy broccoli salad. If you wanted to serve this as a meal, I would boost the amount of hemp hearts used in the recipe to ensure you get an adequate amount of protein and add more sesame seeds for calcium. You could also add edamame or pan fried firm tofu for a further protein boost. If you’re vegan, you could also add some fortified nutritional yeast for a vitamin B12 boost as well.

Healthy Broccoli Salad is definitely going to make life a little easier when catering. It’s the perfect recipe when you are catering for a diverse crowd.

Salad Recipe Options

Don’t forget to check out some of the other wonderful salads that are on this website. There are some really simple to make recipes, such as Moroccan Chicken Salad , Asian Konjac Slaw, Asian Slaw, Cauliflower Tabouleh, Oven Roasted Pumpkin Haloumi Salad and a really lovely Pumpkin Bean and Feta Salad. Do a search for salad in the search bar as there are a lots more recipes to choose from, including some more substantial salad recipes like Lamb Haloumi and Roasted Pumpkin Salad and Low Carb Mexican Salad Bowl.

I hope you enjoy this recipe.

Kxx

Healthy Broccoli Salad

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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Course: Main, Main Course, Salad, Side Dish, Vegetable

Cuisine: Gluten Free, Paleo, Salad, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian

Keywords: almonds, asian-salad, brocolli, healthy fats, hemp-hearts, paleo, pumpkin seeds, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian

Servings: 10 side serves

Ingredients

• 2 large heads of brocolli cut into small florets
• ¼ cup pepita seeds
• ¼ cup slivered almonds
• ¼ cup sugar free dried cranberries
• ½ cup finely chopped red onion -can be switched for spring onions
• ½ cup grated cheddar cheese- or vegan cheese
• 3 tablespoons hemp hearts -optional but a great protein boost
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds -optional but a great calcium boost

Dressing Ingredients

• ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
• 2 tablespoons ACV apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons tahini
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic or 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon stevia blend or sweetener of choice
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• Add the broccoli, onion, cheese, cranberries, nuts and seeds to a large salad serving bowl.
• Combine all of the dressing ingredients and whisk until well blended.
• Pour the dressing over the salad and stir until all of the broccoli is lightly coated in dressing.
• Salad will will keep for 3 to 4 days in the fridge.

Recipe Notes

Omit sweetener and use sweetener of choice such as honey, coconut sugar or an alternative sweetener.

Add edamame or pan fried firm tofu for an additional nutritional boost.

There is the option to blanch your brocolli in boiling water for about 3 minutes and then plunge into cold water and drain before adding, for a slightly softer texture.

Nutritional Information

Serving: 1serve | Calories: 267kcal | Carbohydrates: 3.4g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 16g | Fiber: 2.1g

Note that we calculate our own nutritional values so they may not be precise. Calculate your own if desired. Carb values exclude sugar alcohols such as Erythritol, as they generally have no impact on blood sugar levels. 50% of the carbs from Xylitol is added to nutritional values. This is consistent with industry practice.

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