The best Broccoli salad aka Broccoli slaw recipe for a potluck or as a side dish for any meals. This Vegetarian Brocolli Salad is a light version of a classic Broccoli salad. It is made with vegan mayonnaise, unsweetened raisins, maple syrup, almond, red onion, and red wine vinegar.
A creamy and crunchy Broccoli salad that can be ready in less than 10 minutes. This Vegetarian Broccoli salad contains fresh broccoli and is seasoned with sweet and tangy mayo dressing.
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How to Make Vegetarian Broccoli salad:
To make this vegetarian broccoli salad is so easy, there’s no cooking required. It has a very simple process, just toss in some fresh broccoli, add the mayo dressing and mix in with some toppings. No fuss! Serve this broccoli salad with MARINATED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM SANDWICH WITH GRILLED BELL PEPPER
Why you’ll love this recipe:
- It’s customizable! You can use more or less mayo dressing and toppings. It will turn out great every time.
- It has the perfect sweetness but is not overly sweet.
- It’s so creamy but not so much mayo in the dressing.
- There’s no sugar added! You are going to add sweetness to the dressing using maple syrup. Please keep in mind that most mayo products in the market contain sugar as one of the ingredients.
- Unsweetened raisins. Raisins are naturally high in sugar, making them a great addition to this salad.
- It’s a make ahead of time broccoli salad. I recommend storing this salad in the fridge for at least an hour before serving. You can make it in advance and store up to 2 days in the fridge before serving.
Blanch or Not Blanch?
For this recipe, I use fresh broccoli and skip blanching. If you prefer to blanch the broccoli, you can do this by cooking it for about 1-2 minutes, depending on how crunchy you want the broccoli. Just be sure to squeeze out the water before adding mayo dressing. Also, the fresh broccoli will hold texture better than the blanch one.
Alternative Ingredients:
Feel free to use cashew instead of almonds, cranberries instead of raisins or real mayonnaise instead of vegan mayo. Please keep in mind that almost all dried cranberries have added sugar since they’re naturally a very tart fruit.
A Refreshing Broccoli Salad For Kids
If I offer up a big piece of broccoli to my kids they’ll almost surely say no. First of all broccoli pieces can be quite dry. This salad nips that problem in the bud with the mayo dressing In addition, they can be quite large and hard to fit in a little one’s mouth. Keep that in mind when prepping this salad as you may want to cut the broccoli pieces smaller for the youngins. Broccoli is one of the most healthy green veggies and this is a nice way to get kids and everyone else hopefully eating a bunch of it!
The best Broccoli salad recipe for a potluck or as a side dish for any meals. This Vegetarian Brocolli Salad is a light version of a classic Broccoli salad. It is made with vegan mayonnaise, unsweetened raisins, maple syrup, almond, red onion, and red wine vinegar.
- 1 pound fresh broccoli (cut into bite pieces)
- ⅓-½ cup chopped red onion
- 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons Vegan Mayo
- 1 ½ tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1½ tablespoons maple syrup
- 1/4 cup almond (use more according to your liking)
- 1/4 cup unsweetened raisins (use more according to your liking)
- salt and pepper to taste
In a mixing bowl, combine vegan mayo, red wine vinegar, and maple syrup.
Add broccoli, red onion, almond and unsweetened raisins into the bowl. Toss to coat, season with salt and pepper if needed. Put in the refrigerator for an hour before serving.
Alli Smith
Jun 28, 2019 at 11:17 amI love that your recipe doesn’t include sugar. I love a good broccoli salad but most of them have sugar and bacon. I love your version. It looks amazing!
Denay DeGuzman
Jun 28, 2019 at 12:44 pmThis healthy salad is a family favorite! It’s the perfect side dish for BBQs, and can also double as a full meal for the family.
GiGi Eats
Jun 28, 2019 at 12:45 pmMmmm CREAMY + CRUNCHY together?! Those textures are PHENOMENAL to me!!
Amber Myers
Jun 28, 2019 at 1:28 pmYum! I love broccoli! I need to make this as a side dish. I might have to make this for 4th of July.
cait
Jun 28, 2019 at 1:34 pmok ive been trying to think of something to make for my friends who want more greens in their life and this is perfect! i cant wait to make it!
Liz Mays
Jun 28, 2019 at 2:08 pmThis should be a good side that I could whip up quickly to go along with a meal. The lighter ingredients sound great!
Becky Willis
Jun 28, 2019 at 4:12 pmThis is a wonderful recipe to be able to take to a gathering because of it being vegetarian anyone can eat it. I enjoy broccoli so I know I would love it.
Theresa
Jun 28, 2019 at 9:17 pmYes, please! As a vegetarian, I am often irritated that almost every salad I come across has meat in it. I love your recipe and can’t wait to make it for our 4th of July celebrations!
Maggie
Jun 29, 2019 at 7:29 amYum…, I’m moving my family towards less meat meals & healthier options & this will be perfect! Plus I’ve gotta pack lunch for work & this would be good as leftovers too
Kathy
Jun 29, 2019 at 7:58 amWow, that recipe looks amazing! I definitely have to try this. Broccoli salad is always delicious. Looking forward to giving it a try. Yum!
Jamie H
Jun 29, 2019 at 8:47 amMy mom makes a salad that looks just like this, and it’s always a huge hit at parties and BBQs! The combination of crunchy broccoli and sweet raisins is just perfect!
Lynndee
Jun 29, 2019 at 1:15 pmI love salad for lunch and I love broccoli too, but I’ve never had broccoli salad before. How come I never thought of that? Thank you for the recipe!
Ruth I
Jun 29, 2019 at 2:52 pmI think this will be a perfect side dish as well. I love a good salad. This looks yummy!
Melanie
Jun 29, 2019 at 8:50 pmThis sounds like my kind of broccoli salad! I love broccoli salads like this. I am glad that my kids do, too!
Catalina
Jun 29, 2019 at 11:29 pmI love broccoli a lot. It’s so healthy! I am always looking new broccoli recipes!
Marysa
Jun 30, 2019 at 6:00 amI prefer fresh broccoli over cooked, and I love that this recipe has uncooked or blanched broccoli in it. Sounds delicious!
Heather
Jun 30, 2019 at 6:30 amLove broccoli salad so I can’t wait to give this a try! Thank you!
Amanda
Jul 1, 2019 at 9:16 pmI love a good broccoli salad! I make a similar one and it’s so refreshing and good– I’ll def have to try this one next.
Thena
Jul 23, 2019 at 5:55 pmThis looks like a great recipe! I can’t wait to give it a try!