Healthy Broccoli Apple Salad Recipe

This crunchy and colorful Healthy Broccoli Apple Salad is a breeze to make and is perfect for your fall or holiday table. It's great for picnics and potlucks too. Make it using a few simple ingredients using my easy recipe (paleo, gluten-free, vegetarian, can be easily made vegan).

Healthy Broccoli Apple Salad Recipe

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American, Continental

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Servings: people

Calories: 204kcal

Author: Neha Mathur

This crunchy and colorful Healthy Broccoli Apple Salad is a breeze to make and is perfect for your fall or holiday table. It's great for picnics and potlucks too. Make it using a few simple ingredients using my easy recipe.

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Ingredients

For The Salad

12 ounce broccoli 340 g
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups cored and diced apples
¼ cup dried cranberries
¼ cup chopped onions
½ cup diced carrots
½ cup chopped roasted pecans

For The Dressing

3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
½ teaspoon lemon zest
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons honey use maple syrup for vegan
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon feshly cracked black pepper

Instructions

Wash the head of broccoli and cut it into small, bite-size florets.
Bring a medium-sized pot of water to boil over medium-high heat.
Add 1 teaspoon salt and broccoli florets to the boiling water. Press down the florets gently with a spatula.
Cook for 2 minutes. Do not overcook or the broccoli will become mushy.
While the broccoli is cooking, keep a large bowl full of ice-cold water ready.
Drain the water and transfer the broccoli to the bowl of ice water so the ice-cold water can stop the cooking.
Let the broccoli rest in ice-cold water for 2 minutes. Then drain and set aside.
Mix the dressing ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
Add the salad ingredients including the blanched broccoli to the bowl and toss everything well.
Chill the salad for 1-2 hours and serve cold.

Notes

This salad needs to be refrigerated for 1-2 hours for the flavors to marry each other. It stays fresh for 18-24 hours in the refrigerator. After that, it will start to wilt and taste will change.

This recipe can be easily doubled or tripled.

Use red sweet apples like Gala, Honeycrisp, or Fuji as they are sweet and juicy and taste great in this salad. You can also use green apples if you like their sour taste. You don’t have to peel the apples for this salad.

You can also add cheese like blue cheese or feta to the salad as they pair beautifully with the other ingredients.

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