Strawberry Broccoli Salad (w/ Poppy Seed Dressing!)

This strawberry broccoli salad is tossed in a home made poppy seed dressing for the last word summer season salad. Take pleasure in as a aspect or a predominant dish!

Tremendous Recent Strawberry Broccoli Salad

This strawberry broccoli salad with poppy seed dressing simply tastes oh so FRESH. From the mix of recent veggies, fruits and herbs, to the amazingly gentle lemon poppy seed dressing, you’ll be able to’t go mistaken serving this salad to your loved ones and pals!

Featured Substances

The elements for this strawberry broccoli salad come down to 2 parts. The salad and the dressing, after all! You’ll want:

Broccoli Salad

• Broccoli: this salad options recent broccoli chopped into bite-sized items.
• Purple onion: we love utilizing a mandolin to thinly slice the crimson onion for this salad.
• Strawberries: you’ll additionally wish to thinly slice your strawberries — strawberries in each chew!
• Raisins: raisins add nice taste to this strawberry broccoli salad! Be happy to make use of one other dried fruit like craisins or dried cherries.
• Recent mint leaves: roughly chop your recent mint leaves to infuse this whole salad with its superb taste.
• Pecorino romano: white cheddar cheese is a superb various for those who choose it! You’ll be chopping it into small cubes.
• Toasted slivered almonds: any toasted chopped or slivered nut will do. 

Home made Poppy seed Dressing

This home made poppy seed dressing is finest made in a jar with a lid. Make a double or triple batch for later! You’ll want:

• Olive oil
• Plain, nonfat Greek yogurt
• Lemon juice
• Apple cider vinegar
• Honey
• Poppyseeds
• Salt

Don’t wish to make your individual dressing? Any store-bought lemon poppy seed dressing will even work for this recipe.

Easy methods to Make Strawberry Broccoli Salad

Put together veggies & fruit

First, slice your broccoli into bite-sized items after which place in a big salad bowl with crimson onion, strawberries, raisins, mint leaves and cheese. 

Put together poppy seed dressing

Put together the dressing (if making our home made poppy seed dressing) after which pour the dressing over the broccoli and different elements, and toss the salad in order that the entire elements are coated. 

Toast almonds

Subsequent, toast the slivered almonds in a small skillet over medium warmth. Transfer the almonds round with a wood spoon and cook dinner them till golden brown. Sprinkle the almonds and salt over the broccoli salad and toss the salad once more. 

Chill salad, then get pleasure from

Cowl the salad and place the salad within the fridge and let the salad chill for 1 hour. This salad will get higher over time, so be happy to make the salad the day earlier than serving 😀

High Suggestions for Strawberry Broccoli Salad

Make forward: This salad will get higher with time because the flavors mix, so be happy to make it the day earlier than serving.

Tenderize the broccoli: As a result of broccoli florets are a hearty vegetable, we propose chopping the broccoli into bite-sized items and allow them to sit in dressing for an hour or in a single day.

Poppy seed dressing: Don’t have time to make your individual poppy seed dressing? Be happy to make use of your favourite store-bought selection.

Storage

Retailer this strawberry broccoli salad in an hermetic container within the fridge for 3-5 days.

When you’re able to eat your leftovers, strive tossing your salad in a little bit of extra poppy seed dressing for those who discover that the salad has dried out a bit.

For meal prep: We love that this salad will get higher in a single day, so be happy to make a double batch to get pleasure from all through the week, or on the very least prep it the night time earlier than serving.

Strawberry Broccoli Salad

This strawberry broccoli salad is tossed in a home made poppy seed dressing. You will love the colourful taste of this summery salad.

Prep:1 hour 20 minutes

Complete:1 hour 20 minutes

Fats 21

Carbs 23

Protein 10

Substances

Broccoli Salad

• 4 cups uncooked broccoli chopped into bite-size items
• ¼ massive crimson onion thinly sliced
• 2 cups strawberries thinly sliced
• ⅓ cup raisins
• ¾ cup recent mint leaves roughly chopped
• 4- oz. pecorino romano or white cheddar cheese ~½ cup chopped, chopped into small cubes (we used pecorino romano)
• ⅓ cup slivered almonds toasted
• ½ teaspoon salt

Home made Poppyseed Dressing*

• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 3 tablespoons plain nonfat Greek yogurt
• ½ tablespoon lemon juice
• ½ tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 2.5 teaspoons honey
• 2 teaspoons poppyseeds
• ⅛ teaspoon salt

Directions 

• First, slice your broccoli into bite-sized items.

• Place the broccoli, crimson onion, strawberries, raisins, mint leaves, and cheese into a big salad bowl.

• Put together the dressing (if making home made dressing) after which pour the dressing over the broccoli and different elements. Toss the salad in order that the entire elements are coated.

• Subsequent, toast the slivered almonds in a small skillet over medium warmth. Transfer the almonds round with a wood spoon and cook dinner them till golden brown, about 3-5 minutes.

• Sprinkle the almonds and salt over the broccoli salad and toss the salad once more.

• Cowl the salad and place the salad within the fridge and let the salad chill for 1 hour. The salad will get higher over time, so be happy to make the salad the day earlier than serving.

Suggestions & Notes

• Poppyseed dressing: be happy to make use of ⅓ – ½ cup of your favourite poppyseed dressing.
• As a result of broccoli florets are a hearty vegetable, we propose chopping the broccoli into bite-sized items and allow them to sit in dressing for an hour or in a single day. Toss the salad earlier than serving.
• We used pecorino romano, however cheddar cheese would work, too.

Diet details

Energy: 308kcal Carbohydrates: 23g Protein: 10g Fats: 21g Fiber: 5g Sugar: 6g