This vegan broccoli salad is made up of lightly steamed broccoli, fresh sweet snow peas, brown lentils and dry toasted almond slivers, all tossed in a delicious orange mustard dressing.
I love a good salad, and I've been incorporating a lot more of fresh raw vegetables into our daily lives since first doing the cleanse.
In this vegan broccoli salad, I have combined raw and lightly steamed vegetables and for extra protein added brown lentils.
The dry toasted slivered almonds add an extra crunch, and I used a simple orange mustard dressing which adds a touch of sweetness.
😋Why you'll love this recipe
- It's fresh and easy to make.
- Can be made ahead
✔️What you'll need
🥘Ingredient Notes
Use only fresh Broccoli with no blemishes or brown spots - if you have a surplus of broccoli, try making my velvety broccoli potato soup
Canned or dry brown lentils will work with this recipe. If using dry, make sure to cook beforehand. With canned, just rinse lentils to rid of the brine.
Slivered almonds should be raw with no added salt or any type of coating.
🔪Step by Step Guide
Here's how to make vegan broccoli salad;
Step 1 - Dry toast slivered almonds until golden brown in a fry pan over high heat. Set aside.
Step 2 - Make the dressing. Whisk together orange juice, EVOO, crushed garlic and crushed ginger until well combined. Set aside.
Step 3 - Steam broccoli florets for less than 5 minutes and add to a large salad bowl.
Step 4 - Add all other ingredients to the salad bowl and pour dressing over. Toss everything together and serve immediately.
💡What to serve with?
Whilst this salad is delish on it's own, I don't mind enjoying it with a few other foods such as air fryer ribs of corn, or even a vegan Lebanese omelette ejjeh recipe.
💭Pro Tips
Only lightly steam the broccoli until it's a very vibrant green.
Avoid a soggy salad, store the orange mustard dressing in a jar separately and pour onto the salad and mix about 5 - 10 minutes before serving.
I actually don't mind the dressing infusing into the vegetables, I sometimes add extra dressing for slurping at the end.
Don't waste the broccoli stalk, slice these up thin and add them to the salad. I like to eat them raw, they are so tasty and juicy.
🍳Variations
Use raw broccoli rather than steamed, just cut up the florets into smaller bit sized pieces.
Nuts - add or swap your preferred dry toasted nuts. Or make it nut free by taking them out all together.
For added sweetness, make this vegan broccoli salad with cranberries
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Recipe
Vegan Broccoli Salad (With Mustard Dressing)
Ingredients
Broccoli Salad
- 500 g Broccoli bite sized florets (fresh)
- 300 g Snow peas sliced lengthways (fresh)
- 250 g Brown Lentils canned or dry
- 65 g Slivered almonds dry toasted
Orange Mustard Dressing
- 2 med Oranges freshly juiced
- ½ tablespoon Ginger freshly grated
- 1 teaspoon Garlic crushed (fresh)
- 2 tablespoon Olive oil extra virgin (EVOO)
- 1 tablespoon Whole seed French mustard
- 1 teaspoon Salt to taste
- ½ tsp Cracked black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Dry toast slivered almonds until golden brown in a fry pan over high heat. Set aside.
- Whisk together orange juice, EVOO, crushed garlic and crushed ginger until well combined. Set aside.
- Steam broccoli florets for less than 5 minutes and add to a large salad bowl.
- Add snow peas, brown lentils, to the salad bowl and pour dressing over. Toss salad ingredients and serve immediately.
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Notes
- Only lightly steam the broccoli until it's a very vibrant green.
- Avoid a soggy salad, store the orange mustard dressing in a jar separately and pour onto the salad and mix about 5 - 10 minutes before serving. I actually don't mind the dressing infusing into the vegetables. Sometimes I add extra dressing, for slurping at the end 🙂
- Don't waste the broccoli stalk, slice these up thin and add them to the salad. I like to eat them raw, they are so tasty and juicy.
- Use raw broccoli rather than steamed, just cut up the florets into smaller bit sized pieces.
- Nuts - add or swap your preferred dry toasted nuts. Or make it nut free by taking them out all together.
- For added sweetness, make this vegan broccoli salad with cranberries
Equipment
Nutrition
N.B., nutrition info is an estimate based on an online nutrition calculator. This will vary based on the specific ingredients you use.
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ella
made it with raw broccoli. a good basic green salad
Janelle
Super healthy!