Want to add a bit of variety to your salads – try this recipe out. This recipe combines crunchy broccoli, crisp cucumbers, and cherry tomatoes and tosses everything in a creamy cashew dressing that is super healthy. Lunch just got a little more interesting.
Healthy Greek Broccoli Salad With Creamy Cashew Dressing [Vegan, Gluten-Free]Ingredients You Need for Healthy Greek Broccoli Salad With Creamy Cashew Dressing [Vegan, Gluten-Free]For the Dressing:
1 cup raw cashews, soaked in water overnight
6 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 whole medium lemon, zested
1 1/4 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon fresh garlic, minced
3/4 teaspoon sea salt
3/4 teaspoon dried basil
3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
Pinch of pepper
For the Salad:How to Prepare Healthy Greek Broccoli Salad With Creamy Cashew Dressing [Vegan, Gluten-Free]Healthy Greek Broccoli Salad With Creamy Cashew Dressing [Vegan, Gluten-Free]
Healthy Greek Broccoli Salad With Creamy Cashew Dressing [Vegan, Gluten-Free]
Ingredients You Need for Healthy Greek Broccoli Salad With Creamy Cashew Dressing [Vegan, Gluten-Free]
For the Salad:
- 5 cups broccoli, chopped into bite-sized florets
- 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives, halved
- 6 tablespoons red onion, diced
- 1 sarge cucumber, halved and thinly sliced
How to Prepare Healthy Greek Broccoli Salad With Creamy Cashew Dressing [Vegan, Gluten-Free]
- Drain the water from the cashews and place them into a high-powered food processor.
- Add in all the remaining dressing ingredients and start the blender on the lowest speed, slowly increasing the speed into it’s at the highest speed.
- Blend all the ingredients until they’re smooth and creamy. This will take a good 2-4 minutes and you’ll need to stop and scrape down the sides every so often.
- Add all of the salad ingredients into a very large bowl.
- Add the dressing and toss the salad until all the vegetables are evenly coated.
- Cover and refrigerate them for at least 1 hour before serving.
