Fresh Broccoli Salad Recipe - With Video
This fresh broccoli salad recipe is my family's favorite broccoli salad recipe, especially during the summertime. Crisp fresh broccoli and green onions from the garden, paired with chewy raisins, crunchy nuts and a creamy dressing make the perfect summer salad. Since broccoli can be grown when it's cool outside, we plant it early in the springtime and it's one of the first vegetables that we harvest from the garden. Having a fresh salad after eating mainly canned or frozen vegetables all summer long is always exciting. This salad is also great made with the side shoots we harvest from the broccoli plants all summer long.
Equipment
- 1 sharp knife
- 1 cutting board
- 1 Large Mixing Bowl
- 1 measuring cups and spoons
- 1 Large mixing/serving spoon
Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup sweetener
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 6-8 cups chopped broccoli, chopped
- ½ cup green onions, chopped
- 1 cup raisins
- ⅔ cup nuts, chopped
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine all the dressing ingredients and mix well using the large mixing spoon.
- Using the cutting board and sharp knife, chop the broccoli into bite-sized pieces and add it to the dressing.
- Cut the green onion into thin slices and add it to the broccoli mix, stirring gently.
- Add the raisins and the nuts and stir well to combine.
- Serve alongside burgers, fish or your favorite cookout food.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days.
Notes
To save on dishes, mix up the dressing in a large bowl first, and then add the other ingredients and toss.
If there's a chance that you may have cabbage worms in your garden fresh broccoli, just soak them in cold water with some salt and the worms will come right out.
Use whatever kind of nuts you have on hand. Pecans or sunflower kernels are my favorite.
If you don't have garden fresh broccoli, you can purchase crisp broccoli florets in the grocery store and they're usually already chopped.
Pumpkin seeds or sesame seeds make great additions to this salad.
