This Shaved Broccoli Salad is healthy, delicious, and uses up the stalks of the broccoli that you might otherwise throw away.
Be sure to check out some of my other out-of-the-ordinary healthy and delicious salads like Wild Rice Salad, Asian chickpea salad, and Tofu with broccoli and blue cheese salad.
Ok, let’s be honest. You made some New Year’s resolutions to be healthier. Maybe to eat healthier or exercise more or something. And, well, it’s the middle of January, and your enthusiasm may be waning a little. Maybe just a little!
That’s where my Shaved Broccoli Salad with Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing comes in. It come in like a little super hero wearing a fresh little green cape. It comes in all fun and tasty, and you almost forget that you’re eating a healthy veggie filled salad. As you twirl the little ribbons around your fork you’ll think to yourself, yep, I’m glad I made the promise to eat a little healthier.
Most of the work on this salad is done with the veggie peeler. Slicing the mushrooms and red onion, however, isn’t really easy with a peeler, so I like to use the mandoline to slice the onion and mushroom really thinly, but, please be careful! If you don’t like the mandolin or don’t have one, slice these with a knife.
Part of what I love about this salad is that it uses the stalk of the broccoli, you know, that part that most people throw away. The stalk is really sweet and yummy, but you have to trim off the woody skin on the outside. Once you get rid of the outside, it’s tender and yummy. The stalk is great for stir frys as well; just peel off the outside, chop the tender part inside, and toss into a stir fry. Chop any remaining broccoli or carrot that you aren’t able to shred and toss into a stir fry.
This is the base of the broccoli stalk. Can you see how there’s a little ring around the outside of the stalk. This is the tough outer skin that you want to peel off first. You’ll see a difference in color and texture once you start peeling.
I wish you all a happy and healthy New Year, each and every year!
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Shaved Broccoli Salad with Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing Recipe
Shaved Broccoli Salad with Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing
Ingredients
- 3 broccoli stalks
- 3 medium carrots
- 1 large cremini mushroom
- ¼ cup red onion
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro loosely packed
- broccoli floret finely chopped for garnish
for dressing
- zest and juice of half lemon preferably Meyer Lemon
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon poppy seeds
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Chop the broccoli stalks off of the florets, and trim a small slice of the base of the broccoli stalk off. Using a vegetable peeler, trim off the woody skin on the outside of the stalk and discard the outside. Shave the tender inside of the broccoli stem into long ribbons. Place ribbons in a large bowl. Peel the carrot into long ribbons in the same fashion, and place with the shaved broccoli in the large bowl.
- Carefully slice the mushroom and red onion very thinly using a mandolin or a sharp knife, and toss into the bowl with the broccoli and carrots ribbons.
- Roughly chop the cilantro and toss in the bowl.
For dressing:
- Zest the lemon into a small bowl and set aside. Mix remaining dressing ingredients in a separate small bowl and drizzle onto the veggies in the bowl. Toss to combine. Spoon salad onto serving plates and garnish with lemon zest and chopped broccoli floret.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations, and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
Culinary Ginger
I love this idea of using the broccoli stalks. It’s so healthy and pretty and the dressing sounds so good. Great recipe.
ForkandForage
I’ve never used broccoli stalks before but now I know they don’t have to be wasted. Love the way you incorporated them into this salad. 🙂
Sophia @ NY Foodgasm
These may be some of your best photos yet! Absolutely stunning! I totally love this, anything in noodle like form is fun!
Nicky
This is great Debi. I love that you are using the stems. I usually save min then juice them. I am looking forward to trying this
Kelsey (@alittlerosemary)
I love that you made a recipe just for the broccoli stalks! So many people just throw them out and they are SO TASTY! I always use all of my broccoli when I cook it up- thanks for sharing this! Now I have a new recipe to use it up 🙂
grace
i never knew broccoli could look so lovely or come off as such a classy thing to eat! this is lovely!
Cher @ Paleo + Life
Oooh, this is gorgeous! I love broccoli stalks, and Meyer lemons are my favorite. Pinning this now.
KC the Kitchen Chopper
Just what everyone needs to get back on the “healthful” track! And delicious too!
Nicole Neverman
This salad sounds delightful! I really love the sound of that lemon poppy seed dressing, how delicious!
Angela
WOW! Loving this recipe!!! I love how you make use of the stalks!!! Beautiful colors too!
Michelle F.
That looks so good. I love how you shaved the broccoli.
crystal
That sounds divine. Lemon Poppyseed dressing is one of my absolute favorites. Can’t wait to try this.
Michele
This sounds really good and something I would enjoy eating. I bet my Mom would love this recipe as well–she makes some kind of salad every day!
mealplanmaven
I absolutely adore this salad! So colorful, healthy, delicious and frugal as most people discard the broccoli stalks! Well done!
Kelly Hutchinson
I think this is such a fresh and unique salad. I have never had lemon poppyseed dressing and it looks so good.
vegetarianmamma
Deb, this sounds great! I can’t wait to make it!
grabaplate
Love this salad & glad you used the stalk! 🙂
Liz Mays
I sometimes do throw away the stalks, I admit it. This is a much better idea.
Claudia Krusch
Sounds sooo yummy! I saved to make it later! Love new salad options!
COASAHM (@COASAHM12)
I love broccoli we just had some the other night – i’m working on getting our boys to love it too so far i’ve been doing good! Thanks for this recipe!