There’s lots of clever recipes with ways to sneak vegetables into children’s meals. I sort of feel like I do a grown up version of this on myself. I’m not really sneaking anything by… me, but I like eating vegetables with combinations of lots of flavors. This makes the vegetables feel like a base with a lot more going on, on top it. If this isn’t making complete sense, this broccoli salad is a great example. Eating servings and servings of plain or lightly seasoned broccoli isn’t usually my idea of a good time.
Dress the broccoli up with a tasty dressing and lots of cool tastes and textures? I’m absolutely on board.
APRICOT BROCCOLI SALAD
Serves 3-4
2 heads broccoli, chopped
1 red onion, diced
1 apple, sliced
1 cup walnuts
1 cup dried apricots, diced
8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup sugar
3 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded (optional)
Combine broccoli, red onion, walnuts, apricots, and bacon in a large serving dish.
In a separate bowl whisk together rice vinegar, olive oil, and sugar.
Drizzle dressing over salad and top with apple slices.
- 2 heads broccoli, chopped
- 1 red onion, diced
- 1 apple, sliced
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1 cup dried apricots, diced
- 8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- ¼ cup rice vinegar
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup sugar
- 3 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded (optional)
- Combine broccoli, red onion, walnuts, apricots, and bacon in a large serving dish.
- In a separate bowl whisk together rice vinegar, olive oil, and sugar.
- Drizzle dressing over salad and top with apple slices.
