Spice Up Your Gastronomic Life with Savoury Broccoli Salad

by Brendan Johnson

63 Kcal

Protein 2g
Carbohydrates 2.6g
Fat 1g

Easy cooking

30 min

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Break away from bland meals and try this marvellous salad with crunchy broccoli dressed up in chilli.

Spicy Broccoli Salad

Chili Broccoli Salad

Chilli Broccoli Salad is a very flavourful dish that is rather easy to make. The base of the salad is made up of broccoli that is tossed with pistachio nuts, pumpkin seeds, and other ingredients and served with a spicy garlic-chilli dressing. You can eat this healthy and delicious salad for lunch or serve it as an appetizer for any occasion.

Cooking directions

Ingredients

1 small broccoli head
75g roasted pistachio nuts & ¾ fresh red chilli
25 coriander leaves & 4–5 mint leaves
25g roasted pumpkin seeds
25g Medjool dates & 45g lime
Salt, to taste
chilli dressing:
1 lime wedge
4–5 thin slices of ginger & 1¼ small green chilli
½ tsp fine sea salt & 19g granulated sugar
12ml rice vinegar
75ml mild olive oil or vegetable oil
A few mint leaves

Step 1. Chop the broccoli into small pieces. Then crush the pistachios with a pestle and mortar.

Step 2. Now chop the red chilli and tear the coriander and mint leaves. Place the ingredients into a large bowl.

Step 3. Use slightly wet fingers to pull the dates apart, remove the stones, and slice each half into quarters. Add the pieces to the bowl.

Step 4. To make the lime and chilli dressing, use a mini food processor or stick blender to process the ingredients until completely homogenized.

Step 5. Add the lime and chilli dressing to the salad.

Step 6. Toss all the ingredients and scatter over the roasted pumpkin seeds.

Step 7. Squeeze lime over the salad or use a lime wedge to decorate the salad.

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