Not Your Average Broccoli and Raisin Salad

Not Your Average Broccoli and Raisin Salad

środa, 5 lutego 2014

Not Your Average Broccoli and Raisin Salad

Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb broccoli
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and grated
• 1 small red onion, finely diced
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/3 cup roasted sunflower seeds or 1/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted

Directions

• 1 Toast the sunflower seeds. Let cool.
• 2 Trim bottom 2 inches off the end of the broccoli stalks.
• 3 In large pot of boiling water, lighlty blanch the broccoli for about 3-4 minutes. Immediately rinse with cold water and drain. Set aside.
• 4 In small non-reactive bowl combine all the dressing ingredients except for the vinegar and blend well with hand-held immersion blender. Taste and adjust dressing. If too sweet start by adding 1/4 teaspoon but up to 1 teaspoon of the raspberry vinegar. Season with salt and pepper.
• 5 Once cool enough to handle, dice the broccoli stems and chop up the florets into bite-size pieces. Place the cut up broccoli into a large salad bowl with the carrots, onion, raisins, and sunflower seeds.
• 6 Keep salad refrigerated until time to serve. Serve chilled.