Cold Broccoli Salad + Video
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Cold Broccoli Salad + Video
Description
The Cold Broccoli Salad combines crisp broccoli cut into bite-sized pieces with thinly sliced red onions that have been marinated in rice wine vinegar to mellow their sharpness. Toasted pepitas offer a crunchy, nutty element, and golden raisins add subtle sweetness. The dressing is a creamy blend of mayonnaise, rice wine vinegar, honey, Dijon mustard, and dried tarragon, seasoned with salt and pepper. This dressing coats the vegetables evenly, balancing tanginess, sweetness, and herbaceous notes.
The salad is chilled for at least 20 minutes to allow flavors to meld and texture to firm up, making it a cool and crisp dish. The mixture of textures—from crunchy broccoli and pepitas to tender marinated onions and chewy raisins—creates interest in every bite. This salad suits summer picnics, potlucks, or as a vibrant side to heavier meals.
This recipe is straightforward and can be adjusted by adding or omitting ingredients. Marinating the onions overnight further reduces their raw sharpness and enhances the salad's overall flavor.
Ingredients
- For the dressing:
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp tarragon dry
- salt freshly ground
- black pepper freshly ground
- FOR THE SALAD:
- 4 cups broccoli crowns and stalks
- 1/2 red onion sliced thin, medium
- 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup Pepitas (toasted, salted pumpkin seeds)
- 1/4 cup golden raisins
Instructions
- In a bowl add the sliced red onions and 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar or enough to cover. Set aside to marinate for 30 minutes or overnight.
- In a mixing bowl add the mayonnaise, rice wine vinegar, honey, mustard, tarragon, salt and pepper, whisk thoroughly.
- Chop the broccoli into florets and trim and chop the stalks as well if you like into bite size pieces. Place in a mixing bowl and add the marinated red onions, pepitas and golden raisins.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and mix to completely coat the vegetables and chill for 20 minutes prior to serving.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 208 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 208kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 206mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 417mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 2150IU | 43% |
| Vitamin C | 82.5mg | 92% |
| Calcium | 55mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1.4mg | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
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