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Vegan Broccoli Salad

September 14, 2011 By Jennifer 31 Comments

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Summer Fest is officially over and what a great way to end it with broccoli. The health benefits of broccoli are never-ending. Broccoli contains high amounts of vitamin C, vitamin A, folic acid, fiber and potassium. Broccoli aids in detoxification, has anti-inflammatory benefits and has anti-cancer nutrients. Broccoli is also easy to find and extremely versatile – I use it almost daily at my house.

Broccoli might be a dreaded addition to your meals at home, but is loved at mine. I have served it to my children since they could eat it and they love it. If your kids don’t like it I suggest continuing to put it on their plate and experiment with different recipes – I bet your children will love it eventually too. My daughter wouldn’t eat salad and I kept putting it on her plate and trying different dressings – she loves a homemade raspberry dressing I make. It took some time, but now she loves salad and asks for it daily. My 18 month old is starting to love salad too! Keep trying and don’t give up! =)

My mother-in-law serves a similar broccoli salad for guests and is one of my favorite things she makes. I decided to recreate a vegan version and cut down on the amount of mayo by blending an avocado to make the dressing. The avocado adds some good fats and so many nutritional benefits that mayo cannot offer – it was a good choice for this recipe. The recipe does contain a small amount of soy-free vegan mayo for the traditional flavor of the broccoli salad I love.

Next time, I would add fresh cut-up grapes instead of raisins and some cut-up apple to this salad. You an also substitute the sunflower seeds with your nut of choice – walnuts would be great – or leave the nuts out all together to decrease the fat or if you have an allergy. Also, I used Dr. F’s vinegar, but you can use all apple cider or if you think something else would work try that.

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Summer Fest: Vegan Broccoli Salad
Author: Jennifer Strohmeyer - Virtually Vegan Mama
Recipe type: Side
Prep time:  5 mins
Cook time:  2 hours
Total time:  2 hours 5 mins
 
Ingredients
  • 1 avocado
  • 1 tbsp vegan mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp date syrup or pure maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp raw apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tbsp Dr. Fuhrman's Riesling Raisin Vinegar or other sweet vinegar
  • ½ tsp minced garlic
  • ½ cup unsweetened non dairy milk of choice
  • 1 head broccoli, cut into bit-sized pieces
  • ½ cup shredded carrot
  • ½ cup red onion, finely chopped
  • ¼ cup raisins
  • ¼ cup raw sunflower seeds
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
  1. In a blender or food processor, add avocado, mayonnaise, date or maple syrup, lemon juice, vinegars, garlic, and non-dairy milk and blend until smooth.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine broccoli, carrots, red onion, raisins, and sunflower seeds. Add dressing to bowl and toss until well coated. Season with freshly ground black pepper and chill in the refrigerator for a couple hours.
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My leftovers kept nicely in the fridge for two days so far, still munching on this delish dish! (after that you’re probably pushing it because of the avocado)

Enjoy!

 

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Check out these other great recipes for Summer Fest featuring broccoli:

What’s Gaby Cooking: Charred
Lemon Broccoli

Purple Cook: Pickled
Broccoli Chips

Daily*Dishin: Quick
Broccoli and Toasted Walnut Saute

From My Corner of Saratoga: Broccoli
with Garlic-Lemon Vinaigrette

Cooking Channel: Broccoli
Stir-Fry

Virtually Homemade: Broccoli
Frittata

Zaika Zabardast: Char-Grilled Broccoli with Cherry Chilies and Garlic
Tadka

Glory Foods: Steamed
Broccoli-Vegetable Medley

Food2: Slammin’
Broccoli Soup

Easy Peasy Organic: A Hands-On
Approach to Eating Broccoli

FN Dish: Broccoli
and Cheddar, A Perfect Pair

 

*I received a free coupon from Earth Balance to try out their new Mindful Mayo in some of my recipes. =)

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Comments

  1. Jennie says

    September 14, 2011 at 12:35 pm

    I love broccoli salad, this looks soo good!!!

    Reply
    • Jennifer says

      September 14, 2011 at 2:40 pm

      Thanks Jennie =)

      xoxo

      Reply
  2. Barbara Bradford says

    September 14, 2011 at 3:40 pm

    Oh Jennifer, Your salad looks absolutely wonderful. I will have to look for the Mindful Mayo at our locals. Big thanks for sharing this recipe…

    Reply
    • Jennifer says

      September 14, 2011 at 3:57 pm

      Thanks Barbara =) I found Mindful Mayo at my local whole foods.

      xoxo
      Jen

      Reply
  3. Grishma says

    September 14, 2011 at 4:37 pm

    That looks soo delicious and that too vegan. Sounds perfect. Would love to try it 🙂 Thanks.

    Reply
    • Jennifer says

      December 22, 2013 at 5:15 am

      Thanks Grishma! =)

      Reply
  4. Christina says

    September 14, 2011 at 6:50 pm

    That looks amazing. I used to love broccoli salad in my pregan days.

    Reply
    • Jennifer says

      December 22, 2013 at 5:16 am

      me too! that’s why I had to make this! =)

      Reply
  5. Junia @ Mis Pensamientos says

    September 16, 2011 at 11:59 pm

    i love broccoli! wonderful salad recipe! i’ve never heard of the earth balance mayo before. do u like the taste? is it considered healthy?

    Reply
    • Jennifer says

      September 20, 2011 at 1:41 pm

      Hi Junia,

      I do like the taste! it just came out recently and it tastes just like real mayo when you get the craving! I’m feeling naughty so I’m going to make tempeh BLT’s this week. yum! it’s made wth canola oil, water, brown rice syrup, apple cider vinegar, mustard and lemon…it contains oil so it does have 9 grams of fat in 1 tbsp so use sparingly =) does that help?

      Reply
  6. Pam says

    September 18, 2011 at 11:59 am

    I adore broccoli salad. I am not vegan, but this recipe sounds wonderful. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Jennifer says

      September 19, 2011 at 7:12 pm

      Thanks Pam, if you give it a try let me know if you like it =)

      xoxo

      Jen

      Reply
  7. Alicia@ eco friendly homemaking says

    September 22, 2011 at 9:12 am

    Oh this just looks so delicious!! I am a real broccoli salad fan and this looks like a real keeper of a recipe!!

    Reply
  8. Jesse @ Happy Go Lucky Vegan says

    September 22, 2011 at 3:42 pm

    This looks fantastic! I’m a huge fan of broccoli, and probably eat it just about every day. Although – I haven’t had broccoli salad in ages, and would love to try this recipe. 🙂

    Reply
    • Jennifer says

      September 22, 2011 at 4:00 pm

      This is certainly very yummy and def worth a try! 🙂

      xoxo

      Jen

      Reply
  9. Kathleen says

    October 6, 2011 at 9:52 pm

    Yum! My son loves broccoli and we just got a bit more in our CSA – I’ll have to try this.

    Reply
    • Jennifer says

      December 22, 2013 at 5:16 am

      Did you ever try it Kathleen? Seems to be a big hit! 😉

      Reply
  10. Alex says

    October 12, 2011 at 4:21 pm

    Hello! I just would like to give a huge thumbs up for the great info you have here on this post. I will be coming back to your blog.

    Best regards Alex

    Reply
    • Jennifer says

      December 22, 2013 at 5:17 am

      Thanks for the nice compliment Alex 😉

      Reply
  11. Jennifer Parrish says

    November 25, 2011 at 2:10 pm

    I made this broccoli salad as part of our first vegan Thanksgiving meal, and it was absolutely wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing!

    Reply
    • Jennifer says

      December 22, 2013 at 5:19 am

      Thanks for leaving this awesome feedback and sorry for my delayed response…took some time off blogging because of some personal issues…so now that I’m back and I’m updating recipes and looking for comments I never replied too!

      xoxo

      Jen

      Reply
  12. Kristi says

    February 22, 2012 at 10:10 pm

    I made this tonight for dinner for my family who dis-likes the idea of vegan dishes. I didnt even tell them it was vegan and my husband, 3yr old and 1 yr old ate it all up. My brother in law even ate it and he HATES veggies… period. He said he really liked it which is a MAJOR compliment from him. So thanks for this, it will be added into the side dish rotation. (really how many times can one eat plain steamed broccoli in a month)

    Reply
    • Jennifer says

      February 25, 2012 at 9:51 am

      Hi Krisit =)

      Thank you for leaving this wonderful comment…it made my day…I’m so glad your family enjoyed this, it’s a favorite over here too…you know you have a winning recipe when veggie haters like it AND eat it! I had someone love my portobello wellington and this person hates mushrooms, never touched them and couldn’t believe he was eating a mushroom and loving it..lol

      =)

      thanks again =)

      Jen

      Reply
  13. Maggie says

    December 21, 2013 at 7:06 pm

    What is with the two raisins in the ingredient list is it a typo?

    Reply
    • Jennifer says

      December 22, 2013 at 4:34 am

      Yes typo!! I fixed it thanks so much for letting me know, I transferred the recipe to a printable recipe the other day and I guess it got a little screwy 😉

      Jen

      Reply

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