THE BEST VEGAN BROCCOLI SALAD
The creamiest, most decadent and delicious vegan broccoli salad that comes together in just minutes! The perfect potluck dish. You’d never guess it was healthy and dairy-free!
I’m gonna go ahead and tell you that this quite possibly may be the only broccoli salad recipe your face will ever need.
THE BEST VEGAN BROCCOLI SALAD
PREP TIME
15 mins
TOTAL TIME
15 mins
The creamiest, most delicious vegan broccoli salad with grapes, onion, almonds, and cranberries--the perfect potluck dish! You'd never guess it was completely vegan and gluten-free.
Recipe type: Side Dish
Serves: 6
INGREDIENTS
For the dressing:
¾ cup raw cashews, soaked
¼ cup water
2 tbsp pure maple syrup
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
½ tsp mined garlic
heaping ½ tsp sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
For the salad:
2 large broccoli crowns (florets only), finely chopped
1½ cups red grapes, halved
⅓ cup roasted salted almonds, finely chopped
¾ cup diced red onion
⅓ cup dried cranberries or raisins
INSTRUCTIONS
Place cashews in a bowl. Cover with water and soak for 2 hours or overnight. If you have a Nutribullet or high speed blender, simply soak them in hot water for 10 minutes.
Drain cashews. Add to blender with with rest of the dressing ingredients. Blend until completely smooth and creamy.
Place broccoli, grapes, almonds, red onion, and dried cranberries in a medium or large mixing bowl. Add dressing and toss throughly to coat. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Serve chilled.
NUTRITION INFORMATION
Serving size: 1 cup Calories: 255 Fat: 13g Saturated fat: 2g Unsaturated fat: 7g Trans fat: 0g Carbohydrates: 31g Sugar: 19g Sodium: 228mg Fiber: 4g Protein: 8g Cholesterol: 0mg