Healthy Broccoli Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing
This Healthy Broccoli Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing has been a go-to for us for many years now and we never get tired of it! It’s made without mayo and instead has an avocado dressing that’s so tasty with fresh juicy grapes and toasty pumpkin seeds.
Total Time
20min
4.4
15 Ratings
Author: Get Inspired Everyday!
Servings:
4
Ingredients
•
5
cups
Broccoli
•
1 1/2
cups
Carrots
, peeled
•
5
cups
Red Grapes
, quartered
•
1/2
cup
Pumpkin Seeds
, toasted
Dressing
•
2
Avocados
•
1/4
cup
Freshly Squeezed
Lemon Juice
•
1/2
Tbsp
Sea Salt
Cooking Instructions
1.
Cut the
Broccoli (5 cups)
crowns away from the stems, then peel the stems of the broccoli and cut them into small pieces.
2.
Place the broccoli crowns and peeled stems in a food processor fitted with a chopping blade and pulse in 2 batches until small bite-sized pieces remain. Set aside in a big bowl.
3.
Fit the food processor with the grater attachment and grate the
Carrots (1 1/2 cups)
. Set aside with the broccoli.
4.
Add the
Red Grapes (5 cups)
and
Pumpkin Seeds (1/2 cup)
and toss together.
5.
Rinse the bowl and place it back on the base with the chopping blade for the dressing. Peel the
Avocados (2)
and remove the pit. Place them in the food processor, add the
Lemon Juice (1/4 cup)
and
Sea Salt (1/2 Tbsp)
, and process until mostly smooth.
6.
Toss the dressing with the salad and serve. Salad can be refrigerated for a few hours.
Author's Notes
To make this recipe completely raw, leave the pumpkin seeds un-toasted.
When grapes are really expensive, try using diced-up apples instead. They don’t keep as well as grapes, so be sure to add them right before serving.
Nutrition Per Serving
CALORIES
507
FAT
23.5 g
PROTEIN
15.5 g
CARBS
68.5 g
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