Description
A refreshing and crunchy broccoli salad featuring fresh broccoli florets, sweet apples, dried cranberries, walnuts, sunflower seeds, and red onion, all tossed in a creamy honey apple cider vinegar dressing. Perfect for a light lunch or as a vibrant side dish at any gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
Salad Ingredients
- 4 cups broccoli, cut into small bite-size pieces
- 1 large apple, unpeeled and cut into bite-size pieces
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- ½ cup walnuts, chopped
- ¼ cup sunflower seeds
- ½ small red onion, chopped
Dressing Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
- ½ teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
Instructions
- Combine salad ingredients: In a large bowl, mix together the broccoli florets, diced apple, dried cranberries, chopped walnuts, sunflower seeds, and chopped red onion ensuring an even distribution.
- Make the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, honey, apple cider vinegar, salt, and pepper until smooth and well blended.
- Toss salad with dressing: Pour the prepared dressing over the broccoli mixture and toss thoroughly to coat all ingredients evenly with the creamy dressing.
- Chill before serving: Refrigerate the salad for at least one hour to allow the flavors to meld and the salad to chill, enhancing its taste and texture before serving.
Notes
- For a lighter version, substitute half or all of the mayonnaise with Greek yogurt.
- Try adding other nuts like pecans or almonds for different textures.
- If preferred, soak the sunflower seeds for a few hours to soften them.
- Chill the salad well to balance the crunchiness with the creamy dressing.
- This salad can be made a few hours ahead and stored refrigerated.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: broccoli salad, healthy salad, crunchy salad, apple and broccoli salad, creamy salad dressing, side dish, vegetarian salad
