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It’s wonderfully silky and just creamy enough to cradle all your Broccoli Salad ingredients without being overpowering. I played with this flavor profile and amped it into a sweet and tangy Creamy Poppy Seed Dressing that is the perfect balance of sweet and tangy. Traditional Broccoli Salad contains a creamy, sweet mayonnaise dressing. Now, let’s talk dressing! What Dressing Goes On Broccoli Salad? Another fun fact, one cup of broccoli contains as much vitamin C as an orange! Broccoli is a member of the cruciferous family of vegetables, which offer potent anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer health benefits. All the other ingredients in this Salad are healthy for you too from the strawberries to the avocados to the pears. It also provides B1, B2, B3, B6, iron, magnesium, potassium, fiber, potassium, and zinc. Your body loooooves broccoli! Broccoli is low in calories but a great source of vitamins B, K and C, a good source of folic acid, beta-carotene.

Drain broccoli well before adding to salad.

Drain broccoli and immediately transfer to prepared ice bath to stop the cooking.

Add broccoli florets to boiling water and cook 1-2 minutes, depending on how crunchy you want the broccoli.

While you’re waiting for your water to boil, prepare a bowl of ice water large enough to accommodate your broccoli.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

The broccoli will remain firm so it won’t fall apart in your salad but will taste a little less raw. If you absolutely cringe at the thought of raw broccoli, then I have the perfect solution for you so you can still enjoy this Broccoli Salad! Simply blanch the broccoli for 1-2 minute – no more.

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HOW TO MAKE BROCCOLI SALAD IF YOU DON’T LIKE RAW BROCCOLI

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If you’ve never had broccoli salad before, the fresh texture is swoon worthy – and it stays crunchy for days! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve tossed a salad (because I have to add dressing to my salads for photo shoots) and can’t eat all of it because it gets soggy – but not this broccoli salad – it is a texture lover’s dream plus we’re cutting the broccoli into small pieces so it’s not a crunch overload.

Nope! Raw broccoli is the standard for broccoli salads and gives the broccoli salad its wonderful signature texture. The explosion of flavors and textures gets me giddy! In fact, I recently made a video for this Broccoli Salad (posting on FB tomorrow) and even though I knew I loved this salad, I was still blown away at just how sensational it is! I guess nothing can prepare you for the Best Broccoli Salad EVER!ĭo you have to cook the broccoli for broccoli salad? I’ve swapped the raisins for craisins, the cheddar with feta and the sweet mayo dressing for a Creamy Poppy Seed Dressing.

Standard potluck Broccoli Salads typically include mayonnaise, sugar, red onion, raisins, cheddar cheese and bacon but my Broccoli Salad is rebelliously delicious twist. Instead, toss and chill, and you get to chill out…Īnd if you stop reading right now, PLEASE MAKE THIS BROCCOLI SALAD! Everyone will thank you! What do you Put in Broccoli Salad? What I especially love about this Broccoli Salad, aside from the fact that it takes just minutes to throw together (seriously so simple, look at the directions!), is that it actually tastes better if prepped a little in advance to chill, so you aren’t chopping and stressing at the last minute with somewhere to be or guests arriving. YAY for strawberry season! Because strawberry season means Chocolate Covered Strawberries, Fresh Strawberry Syrup, Strawberry Pound Cake, Mini Strawberry Pies, Strawberry Salad and this favorite Broccoli Salad WITH Strawberries – because strawberries make everything better!