Vegan Broccoli Salad (With Mustard Dressing)

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.

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• 😋Why you’ll love this recipe
• ✔️What you’ll need
• 🥘Ingredient Notes
• 🔪Step by Step Guide
• 💡What to serve with?
• 💭Pro Tips
• 🍳Variations
• 🥘Related Recipes
• Vegan Broccoli Salad (With 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 
• It’s healthy - this salad contains a great number of nutrients

✔️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 easy vegan broccoli 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 corn, or polenta frita 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 a creamy broccoli salad, swap the orange mustard dressing with my eggless mayonnaise which can be made in 5 minutes. Or add some of the mayo to the dressing within this recipe, adjust the ratio to your liking by doing a simple taste test.

For added sweetness, make this vegan broccoli salad with cranberries

🥘Related Recipes

Looking for another fresh and healthy salad? Try my wonderful beetroot salad. Perfect for any lunch or dinner table.

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Janelle x