Not Your Average Broccoli And Raisin Salad

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb broccoli
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and grated
• 1 small red onion, finely diced
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/3 cup roasted sunflower seeds or 1/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted
• 5 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
• 1/2 teaspoon orange zest, finely minced
• 5 tablespoons mayonnaise or 5 tablespoons tofu mayonnaise or 5 tablespoons sour cream
• 1 teaspoon raspberry vinegar (optional)
• 2 teaspoons sugar, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 toast the sunflower seeds. let cool.
• 2 trim bottom 2 inches off the end of the broccoli stalks.
• 3 in large pot of boiling water, lighlty blanch the broccoli for about 3-4 minutes. immediately rinse with cold water and drain. set aside.
• 4 in small non-reactive bowl combine all the dressing ingredients except for the vinegar and blend well with hand-held immersion blender. taste and adjust dressing. if too sweet start by adding 1/4 teaspoon but up to 1 teaspoon of the raspberry vinegar. season with salt and pepper.
• 5 once cool enough to handle, dice the broccoli stems and chop up the florets into bite-size pieces. place the cut up broccoli into a large salad bowl with the carrots, onion, raisins, and sunflower seeds.
• 6 keep salad refrigerated until time to serve. serve chilled.