Description
Enjoy a refreshing and nutritious healthy broccoli salad, perfect for any occasion, packed with vibrant flavors and textures.
Ingredients
Scale
1 lb broccoli
chopped into small pieces
½ cup red onion
diced
⅓ cup roasted sunflower seeds
⅓ cup dried cherries
chopped
½ cup plain 2% or full fat Greek yogurt
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 ½ tbsp white vinegar
1 tbsp honey
½ tsp fine sea salt
Plenty of freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Place chopped broccoli, red onion, sunflower seeds and dried cherries in a large mixing bowl.
- In a small bowl, whisk together yogurt, olive oil, vinegar, honey, salt and pepper until smooth.
- Pour over broccoli mixture and toss well until everything is coated.
- Taste and adjust seasoning if needed, adding more salt, pepper, or vinegar to get flavors to really pop if necessary.
- The broccoli will soften a bit and the salad will get even more flavorful as it sits.
Notes
For extra crunch, you can toast the sunflower seeds before adding them to the salad.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 30
- Category: Salad
- Method: mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 185
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 17 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg
Keywords: healthy broccoli salad, broccoli recipes, nutritious salad, salad with yogurt dressing