Broccoli Raisin Salad Done the Raw Food Way
I love to make raw food versions of traditional recipes. One of my favorite salads from the “old” days was broccoli, raisin salad.It is a favorite that appears everywhere. You will find it at salad bars, and potlucks. The original is filled with bacon, mayo and sugar. That no longer fits into my needs for healthy, raw food. I still find myself craving this salad so I decided to make a raw food recipe version. The bacon has been eliminated and the sugar and fat laden dressing is replaced by a healthy cashew based dressing. I am pleased with the results and hope you will be too. No one will ever guess this is raw!
Broccoli Raisin Sunflower Seed Salad
Dressing
- 1 cup cashews, soaked at least 2 hours
- 1 1/2 lemons (juice from)
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 shallot (2 tablespoons chopped)
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tablespoons agave (or liquid sweetener of your choice)
- 1/2 tablespoon mustard powder
- pinch celtic sea salt
- Combine all ingredients in Vitamix. Mix until silky smooth.
Salad
- 6 cups broccoli, chopped
- 1/2 red onion, medium, chopped
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup sunflower seeds
- dressing
- Mix together broccoli, raisins, onion, raisins, and sunflower seeds.
- Top with dressing and combine until well coated.
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Shauni wrote on May 14, 2013
Thank you so much for creating this recipe! I love broccoli salad and I made this the other day and it’s amazing! So happy to have a healthy version!
Susan wrote on May 14, 2013
So glad you liked it, Shauni!
Kelly wrote on May 13, 2013
Very good except too much Mustard powder for me- I would reduce next time by half at least. Thanks for sharing!
Susan wrote on April 11, 2013
What are you supposed to soak the cashews in?
Susan wrote on April 12, 2013
Susan…water.
Kay Wilson wrote on February 2, 2013
Looks wonderful and shopping for ingredients today. Any idea on nutritional info on this?
Susan wrote on February 2, 2013
You can get nutritional data by using one of the many nutritional calculators online. Cheers!
Vanessa Hersh wrote on February 1, 2013
Do you soak the Cashews in water?
Susan wrote on February 2, 2013
Yes, water. 🙂
Gina wrote on January 31, 2013
This recipe sounds absolutely fabulous, but because I’m unfamiliar with vitamix, could someone please explain to me how to use it?
what is it, and where I can get it?
(refering to ‘combine all ingredients in vitamix’)
Susan wrote on January 31, 2013
A Vitamix is a high-speed blender. You can see them in the Rawmazing store. Cheers!
Brooke wrote on January 28, 2013
What form does the agave come in? Where do you get it? Also can u please explain your measurements … does T stand for tspn or tblspn?
Susan wrote on January 28, 2013
It is agave nectar. T-tablespoon, t – teaspoon.
Bevin wrote on January 13, 2013
My husband asked me to make this for him, as he is new to the raw lifestyle. It was SUPURB! Just perfect. We both licked the bowl. If raw food can taste like this, I might make the switch too!
Andrew Crawford wrote on December 26, 2012
I brought this dish to Christmas dinner with a few changes, swapped out the sunflower seeds for pine nuts and added pomegranate seeds instead of raisins. It was a total hit! I over head that this was the best dish on the table!!! I thought so too. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful dish. I look forward to eating more live raw foods. It is totally changing my life. Keep up the great work!!!