Broccoli Salad
A healthy, bright salad. Originally submitted to ThanksgivingRecipe.com.
Broccoli Salad Ingredients
4 cups fresh broccoli florets
cup red onion, finely diced
3 tablespoons raisins
2 tablespoons dry roasted sunflower seeds
cup plain yogurt
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 tablespoon fat-free mayonnaise
How to Make Broccoli Salad
Combine the broccoli, onions, raisins, and sunflower seeds.
In a small bowl, whisk the yogurt, orange juice, and mayonnaise until blended. Pour over the broccoli mixture and toss to coat.
Broccoli Salad Nutritions
Calories: 48.7 calories
Carbohydrate: 8.2 g
Cholesterol: 1 mg
Fat: 1.5 g
Fiber: 1.6 g
Protein: 2.2 g
SaturatedFat: 0.3 g
ServingSize:
Sodium: 40.8 mg
Sugar: 4.3 g
TransFat:
UnsaturatedFat:
Broccoli Salad Reviews
Blanch the broccoli florets (drop them into boiling water for 1 minute, then drain or put into a salad spinner to dry) before adding the other ingredients and dressing. 100% improvement.
This salad was great with a few modifications. First blanch the broccoli. Second double the dressing and use real mayonnaise (its only a couple of tablespoons for Petes sake) and Third ADD BACON.
I loved this Such wonderful flavor and can be made in a snap I always blanch broccoli, as I dont like that real raw flavor and it brings out the green. I also added salt and pepper, had low fat mayo and full fat yogurt. I only had a tangerine so used the juice from that and also a bit of the grated rind thrown in. It really brought out a beautiful flavor and the color of bits of orange. I didnt have sunflower seeds so threw in a few cashews for crunch. The textures are also wonderful in this salad and so healthy. Will definitely be a summer staple in my house. It was nice to find one that didnt take bacon, as my husband doesnt eat pork.
Really a good salad And healthy too I added about 2 T. real bacon bits for flavor and blanched the broccoli about 2 minutes to bring out the bright color. Didnt like it much when I first prepared it but after sitting overnight its delicious The flavors have really blended. I think it would be good with chopped walnuts instead of the sunflower seeds. That would even make it healthier. Will definitely make again
This is my "go to" broccoli salad. Healthy and nutritious- and it tastes good Need more of the dressing in proportion to the broccoli
Due to personal taste, I put halved grapes in instead of raisins and used a sauce from another recipe: 1/3C mayo, 1/4C yogurt, 3T sugar, 1T red wine vinegar, 1 fresh squeezed orange and fresh ground pepper, also no red onions, too stinky, either some finely chopped Vidalias if in season or white, or <1/4C white onions super fine chopped, if Im in the mood for more decadant sauce, I double it for more creamy coverage, yum, Im rating based on my modifications, not just by the recipe as it is
OMG This was the "Hit" of my dinner party In addition I added one large shredded carrot. Tossed extra sunflower seeds and raisins. I cant wait to make this dish once again By the way, I was looking for a cold side dish and this was it
I love this salad I doubled the dressing & added some bacon bits. Oh and let it sit overnight for best taste
This recipe is so delicious. I just about doubled the raisins and sunflower seeds and added an extra TB of OJ because I love the sweet flavor of brocolli salad dressing. I also added 1 TB of honey. Wow... will be making this again Great recipe.
This is a great recipe to "lighten" up the usual broccoli salad. It uses orange juice as the sweetener instead of sugar and uses plain yogurt and only 1 TB of fat-free mayonnaise. It had great flavor, but I am used to a sweeter dressing. The next time I make this I might add turkey bacon as I really missed the bacon flavor the "usual" recipes have. I will be making this one again. Thanks Christine for sharing your recipe.
I would recommend blanching the broccoli or putting in a microwave for a couple minutes. Low fat or fat free mayo, no bacon, afterall, low fat is the key :) Add liquid Smoke flavoring to give the dressing a bacony flavor.... also, dried cranberries can be substitued for the raisins. A few cashews could be substituted for the sunflower seeds...adjust calorie count.
I loved the taste of this salad and the fact that it did not have bacon in it . the orange juice gave it a very nice flavor thank you
Sadly found this to be bland. Blanched the broccoli which I recommend. The dressing was tasteless though. The next morning I tried to give it flavor. 1st tried a taste with cayenne added - NO. Then tried adding curry powder - better. I think Ill try adding curry powder (1 tbl) and a dash of cumin to the dressing next time. Loved the red onion, raisen and seeds.
Very healthy. I added a bit more miracle whip than 1 T. but not much. You couldnt even tell you were eating a yogurt based salad. Broccoli salad is one of my favorites - now I dont have to feel guilty about it Thanks
Light and refreshing. Helps that I love broccoli... I fully support the blanching followed by salad spinning to remove the water - the sauce is already a bit runny with that OJ. I added salt and pepper and both my husband and I thought that was a sufficient enough addition to the recipe. No, its not overly flavorful but just the right amount of tasty (this coming from a couple who likes their salt and spice). Served it with horseradish mashed potatoes and roasted pork. Well definitely make this again
This recipe gave me a great jump on creating a fanstastic and healthier version of broccoli salad. Being new to eating vegetarian, I was looking for a punch of flavour without the bacon (which yes, does make a delcious sald...) I made slightly more dressing as most reviewers mentioned, but I added honey dijon mustard to the dressing. It is absolutely amazing, and gives that extra flavour I would have missed
Very tasty Like others, I doubled the dressing but also added about 1/2 cup of crumbled feta cheese. The feta adds the perfect amount of flavor to this great salad.
Easy to prepare, but I thought it was lacking in flavor.
Love this recipe I added a couple of tablespoons of frozen orange concentrate to brighten the flavor.
This salad was wonderful and light...I did substitute lemon juice for the orange juice..I will probably add this as one of my staple dishes...thanks so much.
Deeelish didnt have yogurt, so used a tiny bit of mayo (the kind w/ olive oil)... may have been even better w/ yogurt still yummy and will make again
Sorry, but Ill stick to my regular broccoli salad. Its has a better flavor for our tastes.No need to blanch fresh broccoli. Its delicious raw.
This is a much healthier recipe than the "all mayo" version with bacon we usually eat. I like my broccoli crisp so I didnt blanch like some people recommended; I even added some diced celery for more crunch. I didnt have sunflower seeds so I used salted cashews; I also skipped the OJ since I didnt have that but I added a splash of apple cider vinegar and pinch of sugar to the dressing which is similair to the version I usually make.
It seemed a little bland to me. I tried to spruce it up but couldnt get it quite right.
I love broccoli salad, thanks for sharing
Love it.
Easy and light summer side dish. I took other reviewers suggestions and blanched the broccoli first - 1 min in boiling water then directly to ice water. I will certainly make again.
This is so much better than the broccoli salads heavy with mayo and bacon Exactly the same as Broccoli Salad 1 which is the most annoying thing about this website. Regardless a tangy and refreshing salad. I peeled an orange and squeezed a couple of segments for the juice, then cut up the rest for the salad, didnt add raisins. I love the broccoli and orange combination. Will be making this a lot, thank you for the great recipe.
My aunt made this once and it has fast become a traditional salad to accompany a BBQ. Instead of orange juice and yoghurt, we made the dressing with mayonnaise and red wine vinegar. Quantities to your own taste
This was awesome. I used Chobani pineapple yogurt (regular yogurt with a little pineapple on the bottom) because thats what I had at the time. Plus I used dried cherries instead of raisins - but Ive made it both ways and its all good. I paired it with a grilled chicken flatbread sandwich. Delish
The recipe itself is a good starting point but needs some creativity added to it. Doubled the amount of dressing and also the amount of raisins. Used jumbo sweet raisins, omitted the onions and added shredded carrots instead.
I should have read more of the reviews--some suggested blanching the broccoli first. I think that would have made a big improvement. The flavor was pretty good but the broccoli was too crunchy. May try again.
I steamed the broccoli (slightly) as a few suggested....This was tasty and healthy. I was hoping the dressing had a bit more zing; but I would definitely have it again.
Im used to making broccoli salad with bacon but I wanted to try something healthier. I used cranberries and pecans in mine. I also left out the OJ and used 2Tbsp of honey in the yogurt.
We didnt care for this. It was certainly edible, but I found it bland and the dressing too watery (maybe my yogurt was old??) I blanched the broccoli as others suggested and made extra sauce, but all in all I just thought it lacked flavor.
A little dry. Next time Ill try it with extra sauce.
Nice refeshing taste. I substituded the sunflower seeds for finely chopped walnuts.
This was excellent. Only thing I changed was more dressing and I added a bit of season salt. Do not blanch the broccoli, just chop it up in small pieces.
Added grated carrots and bacon...added flavor to it. Got great reviews. Would definitely make it again.
Delicious Great base recipe for both the salad and the dressing. I subbed slivered almonds for sunflower seeds and added two slices of cooked bacon, crumbled. Also used fresh lemon juice instead of orange which resulted cool and tangy. Will definitely do this again. Scrumptious
Its healthy, easy and delicious Patricia
Yummy and healthy. I didnt take the time to blanch the broccoli and it was still an excellent salad
I am not crazy about broccoli but the sauce has a great flavor and I did like the broccoli, however the recipe called for cooking the broccoli 1 or 2 minutes. At 1.5 minutes it was too long. My broccoli was too soft but it tasted good. I checked other broccoli salad recipes and they suggested it cook only 30 seconds. I will try that next time.
I liked this healthier version of the traditional broccoli salad. I followed other reviewers suggestions: 1. blanch the broccoli & spin out water2. double or triple the dressing3. I use equal amounts of yogurt & salad dressing4. I add extra raisins & seeds
I made this today for lunch and it was delicious. many people are saying to blanch the broccoli but I did not and still very much enjoyed this salad.
I doubled the dressing added 1 teaspoon cane sugar and garnished with walnuts and Cranberry. Eye pleasing delicious summer salad.
Really like this recipe. I blanched broccoli & family loved it.
Also added a small handful of cashews and tangerine segments. Very good - thank you for sharing your recipe
I love this salad just the way it is Healthy, crispy and delicious Thank you
Bland. I dont know why. I put more orange juice and all. Wont be making again
We have a vinegar allergy in the family so tasty salads are always tough....used all yogurt/no mayo to avoid the vinegar and added some bacon in (cause why not) and this was a huge hit The splash of orange juice was a perfect touch.
This recipe is well-intentioned, but the dressing is totally bland. It would do it good to add vinegar in to cut the blandness... Also I recommend cutting the broccoli up in more or less bite size florets, as well as like the others here mentioning (and which I did not do)..blanching the broccoli.
Delicious salad We wanted to make it vegan so we substituted poppyseed dressing for the mayo and yogurt. Sweet and crunchy
I added some chopped apples and instead of using sunflower seeds I used trail mix and it was fantastic
It needs more flavor but I enjoyed making it :)Maybe it needs more raisins.
Delicious I doubled the sauce as well. Definitely make again.
Less sugar. Otherwise a good salad not too much mayo.
Just delicious
Easy and fun for my 10 year old daughter to make. She felt like she prepared something to go with dinner. I really wanted to like this recipe, but the red onion was overpowering to say the least. I would use less than a quarter if I made this again and would add some other veggies too. Basically I would make a different salad (--)
Awful I followed it exactly and it wasnt edible. I added red wine vinegar and a lot of garlic powder and it kind of cut through the plain yogurt taste. Definitely wont make again.
I enjoyed this very much but I did blanche the broccoli for 1 minute first, I also added a tsp of chopped garlic to give it a bit more zing. I never knew broccoli could taste so good
Easy ingredients, easy prep. I recommend this salad. I did, however, blanch the broccoli for a brighter color and less raw taste. Also great about this salad is that its heart healthy- no sodium
It was great I added a dash of salt, but without it was great too. Thank you
Added grated cheese, used lemon juice v. orange and sour cream v. yougurt. It was delicious
This recipe is just okay, in my opinion. Its probably a great go-to for potlucks/large groups. For my familys taste the dressing is a little bland. But not bad for a quick recipe to serve a group.
Loved this as is. But I blanched my broccoli first.
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