Vegan Broccoli Salad with Blueberries
May 14, 2019
Vegan Broccoli Salad with a creamy cashew-tahini dressing! The addition of blueberries, pecans, onion & cranberries add a lot of flavor to this summer salad. Great for summer picnics & potlucks!
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Vegan Broccoli Salad with a creamy cashew tahini dressing!
This fresh summer salad has blueberries, onion, cranberries and pecans for that extra crunch. Great for potlucks and summer picnics.
It was really warm here last week with temperatures in mid 80s. When it gets that hot, all I crave is salad and ice creams and popsicles.
While I do treat myself to ice creams once a while, salads make an appearance in my kitchen more often.
Especially during summers, I love creating new salad recipes. One thing is for sure, I just cannot eat lettuce in the name of salad.
So, for me a salad has to be not only hearty but also flavorful.
This Vegan Broccoli Salad with blueberries, pecans & cranberries checks all those boxes!
This Vegan Broccoli Salad
✓ is packed with flavors
✓ has a creamy vegan cashew tahini dressing
✓ makes a great salad for lunch or to carry for potlucks & picnics
✓ gets done in 15 minutes!
✓ great way to include broccoli in your diet
I have to say that my favorite part about this salad was the dressing.
It’s so good guys, it has cashews, tahini, red wine vinegar, lemon juice and maple syrup.
The dressing is little tart and sweet and pairs beautifully with this salad. To make the dressing, you have to first soak the cashews.
You can soak them overnight or if you forgot to do that, you can simply soak then in hot water for 15 minutes (that’s what I did!).
Once the cashews are soaked and ready, you just need to add in all ingredients for the dressing in a blender and blend until smooth.
This vegan broccoli salad is so easy to make and is a perfect salad to pack in your lunch boxes. This is one of those salad that tastes great when chilled so it’s perfect for summer picnics.
I added blueberries to this salad but if you don’t have them or don’t like them, you can in stead use apples or grapes!
Here’s how you make this vegan broccoli salad.
Method
Before you begin, soak the cashews in hot water for 15 minutes.
Chop the broccoli into small florets. Also chop the onion. Now to a large bowl add the chopped broccoli, onion, blueberries, pecans and cranberries.
Drain the soaked cashews once 15 minutes are up and transfer them to a blender along with maple syrup, tahini, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, 1/4 cup water, salt and black pepper.
Blend until you have a smooth dressing.
Pour dressing into the bowl of broccoli, onion & blueberries.
Toss the salad with the dressing until all the ingredients of the salad are well coated with it.
Chill the salad before serving! Enjoy vegan broccoli salad as a side to any meal or eat it as a meal itself.
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Vegan Broccoli Salad
Ingredients
- 3 cups chopped small broccoli florets from 1 medium head or 2 small heads of broccoli
- 1 medium red onion chopped
- 1.25 cups blueberries
- 1/4 cup toasted pecans
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
Dressing
- 1/2 cup broken cashew pieces 70 grams, soaked in hot water for 15 minutes
- 1-2 tablespoons maple syrup adjust to taste
- 1 tablespoon tahini
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 cup water
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Before you begin, soak the cashews in hot water for 15 minutes.
- Chop the broccoli into small florets. Also chop the onion.
- Now to a large bowl add the chopped broccoli, onion, blueberries, pecans and cranberries.
- Drain the soaked cashews once 15 minutes are up and transfer them to a blender along with maple syrup, tahini, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, 1/4 cup water, salt and black pepper. Blend until you have a smooth dressing.
- Pour dressing into the bowl of broccoli, onion & blueberries.
- Toss the salad with the dressing until all the ingredients of the salad are well coated with it.
- Chill the salad before serving! Enjoy vegan broccoli salad as a side to any meal or eat it as a meal itself.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I can’t use vinegar of any sort any ideas besides lemon juice or lime juice to replace the vinegar?
yes lime juice or lemon juice will be the best subs
Hi! I’d love to take this to a July 4th picnic. Is there a sub for the red wine vinegar? I have everything except that.
sorry I couldn’t reply on time as I was on vacation. Hope you ended up making it. You can just use white vinegar in place
Tried this finally,it was yummy!!! I think any fruit of choice can be added though but I did try the original recipe.Thankyou once again for an awesome recipe.
glad to know you enjoyed it!
This looks great and I would like to make it for my vegan daughter. But she is allergic to cashews. Do you think it would work with almonds?
should work!
i made this for a potluck today and it was gone. the dressing was amazing!