Recipe for CAULIFLOWER BROCCOLI Salad
This recipe for cauliflower broccoli salad is a great healthy way to get your vegetables and make a delicious meal or side salad. Also, this is part of our Salads, Side Dishes, Christmas, Thanksgiving, & Holiday Categories.
Cauliflower Broccoli Salad
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Ingredients
Salad Main Ingredients
- 1 cup Cauliflower small cutup florets
- ½ cup Broccoli small cutup florets
- ⅓ cup Carrots shredded or pieces
- 15 each Green Olives Spanish is preferred
- 2 stalks Green Onions chopped (or sweet or purple onion)
- 1 stalk celery diced
- 2 each Radishes diced
Dressing
- 5 Tbsp Ranch Dressing
- 2 Tbsp mayonnaise
- 4 Tbsp sour cream
- ⅛ tsp dry mustard
- 1 Tbsp Balsamic vinegar or other vinegar or lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp parmesan cheese, grated
- ½ tsp Ground Black Pepper
Instructions
- Prepare and add all Salad Main Ingredients into a medium sized mixing bowl.1 cup Cauliflower, ½ cup Broccoli, ⅓ cup Carrots, 15 each Green Olives, 2 stalks Green Onions, 1 stalk celery, 2 each Radishes
- Add the Dressing ingredients and mix well with a spoon to distribute dressing and coat all vegetables. Optionally, garnish with thin sliced radishes.5 Tbsp Ranch Dressing, 2 Tbsp mayonnaise, 4 Tbsp sour cream, 1 Tbsp Balsamic vinegar, 2 Tbsp parmesan cheese, grated, ½ tsp Ground Black Pepper, ⅛ tsp dry mustard
- Serve or store in fridge for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Overview of Recipe for Cauliflower Broccoli Salad
Cauliflower and broccoli are two healthy vegetables that go great together in a salad. It’s also a great use for leftover fresh veggies.
Cauliflower Broccoli Salad Recipes Changes You Can Make
Keep in mind that this is a very specific set of ingredients for that unique set of melded flavors. If you drop or change an item not mentioned below, it will take on a very different experience. The list here give tested options of removing or replacing some of the ingredients. There are times where you might be out of something or you have a different preference. Finally, these are individual possible variations, not a combined set of items to use them all at once.
- Add crumbled bacon pieces (equal to about 2-3 slices)
- Melt bacon drippings and mix it in right away (about 2 tbsp.) to give you bacon flavor
- Change the Ranch dressing for Italian dressing
- Drop radishes, celery, carrots, vinegar
- Increase amount of cauliflower and broccoli (1/4 cup each increased)
- Don’t replace the Parmesan with cheddar cheese. Use freshly grated Parmesan cheese or the store-bought granulated kind.
Broccoli Cauliflower Salad Recipes: More Broccoli
If you want to emphasize broccoli, these are the changes to make.
- Switch the amount of cauliflower and broccoli. In other words, have more broccoli than cauliflower.
- Also, drop these ingredients: dry mustard, radishes, and vinegar.
Recipe for broccoli cauliflower salad recipe with bacon
Looking for a way to make this more tasty? This recipe for broccoli cauliflower salad with bacon is sure to do the trick! The combination will please everyone.
If you want to make changes to make this a recipe for broccoli cauliflower salad with bacon, here’s what you need to change. The flavor will be different because broccoli will be standing out more.
- First, you reverse the quantities of cauliflower and broccoli. In other words, you’ll need to have more broccoli than cauliflower.
- Second, you’ll need to drop the dry mustard, radishes, and vinegar. And, this also means that you shouldn’t substitute Italian dressing for the Ranch dressing.
- Finally, cook about 3 slices of bacon and set it aside. When cooled off a bit, crumble it up into the salad bowl. When ready to finish, pour in the drippings you just made but no more than 2 tablespoons of those drippings. Mix it up after pouring in those drippings.
About Cauliflower and Broccoli
Here is some outside information on some of this recipe’s ingredients. It’s interesting to read about recipe ingredients as they give insight sometimes about what might be related for combining for different tastes. It also gives ideas of nutritional values, storage, and historical information.
- Broccoli (from Healthline.com)
- Cauliflower (from Wikipedia)
FAQ of Cauliflower and Broccoli
How do you cut up Cauliflower?
We have all the steps and pics shown in our full article of How to Cut Up a Cauliflower.
How much broccoli salad per person
How much broccoli salad per person? That depends on the changes you might have made. A simple broccoli salad might call for just a cup of broccoli florets per person. However, a more simple recipe, could easily make it to be about 1/2 to 3/4 of a cup. The good news is that broccoli and cauliflower are affordable vegetables, so you can make plenty of salad for everyone. Leftovers are always a bonus!
Do you cook the broccoli for broccoli salad?
There are many different recipes for broccoli salad, but one question always remains: do you cook the broccoli or leave it raw?
For this recipe, the broccoli is raw. However, some people prefer the crunch of raw broccoli, while others find it too strong. So, to soften it and make it less intense, you can cook it. Be sure you get it cold again.
Can I make broccoli salad the night before?
Yes, you can make broccoli salad the night before. In fact, many people find that making it ahead of time allows the flavors to blend together better. Keep in mind the life is about 3 days max.
How long does broccoli salad last?
When it comes to how long broccoli salad can last in the fridge, it really depends on the ingredients that are used. The broccoli will give off a strong scent in the air when you remove its covering, but this is to be expected. This recipe’s longest life is about 3 days max.
However, you might have made it with changes. So, it might last longer. For example, if mayonnaise is not used and if vinegar is the main dressing ingredient, it might last up to 1 week. However, I’ve never found any variation to last over about 5-6 days. Regardless, broccoli salad is a fairly healthy and safe option to eat when stored in the fridge for a few days.
Nutritional Values of Recipe for Cauliflower Broccoli Salad
The nutritional values are shown in the <Print Recipe> option. Vegetables, like cauliflower and broccoli are low in calories and high in nutrition. They’re a great source of fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
Can you eat too much broccoli and cauliflower?
When most people think about eating their vegetables, they think of things like carrots and celery. But vegetables like broccoli and cauliflower are also great for you. Nutrition sites suggest you can eat a lot of them.
Conclusion of Recipe for Cauliflower Broccoli Salad
In conclusion, this recipe for cauliflower broccoli salad is a great way to get your daily dose of veggies. It is delicious and easy to make. So next time you are looking for a new salad recipe to try, be sure to give this one a go! Finally, this salad is great on a holiday as shown in our Thanksgiving Dinner Meals Ideas and Holiday Dinner Suggestions articles.
Other Related Recipe Ideas
This recipe is listed on our Christmas Dinner Meals Ideas article, where you’ll also see other traditional and non-traditional fun recipes for main courses, sides, appetizers, salads, and breads.
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