Creamy Broccoli Salad
The BEST broccoli salad you will ever have!!! With cheese, cashews, onion and dried cranberries. And the creamy dressing is HEAVEN!
I must start by saying.
Don’t be fooled by those yellow blocks of cheese.
It looks a lot like butternut squash.
But it’s not.
It’s cheese.
Because I wouldn’t do you guys wrong like that.
We need that pile of cubed cheese in our broccoli salad.
We just do.
And we also need the creamiest dressing of all time.
A dressing so good, you can take your spoon and guzzle it down.
Creamy Broccoli Salad
The BEST broccoli salad you will ever have!!! With cheese, cashews, onion and dried cranberries. And the creamy dressing is HEAVEN!
Ingredients
- 5 cups coarsely chopped broccoli florets
- 3 ounces cheddar cheese, diced
- ⅓ cup cashews
- ¼ cup diced red onion
- ¼ cup dried cranberries
For the dressing
- ⅓ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup milk
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- To make the dressing, whisk together mayonnaise, milk, sugar and apple cider vinegar in a small bowl; set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine broccoli, cheese, cashews, onion and cranberries. Stir in mayonnaise mixture and gently toss to combine.
- Cover and chill 1 hour before serving.
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This looks fabulous! My mother-in-law shared a broccoli slaw recipe with me, but her dressing mix is a “pinch of this and a pinch of that” and I haven’t quite perfected it. My husband loves broccoli. I’m not such a fan.
But then again…I thought I disliked quinoa until I tried your Mexican Quinoa!
Side dishes are not my forte…I have a ton of main dishes and desserts on my website, but the other categories are a bit empty.
This sounds great! Broccoli salad is always one of my favorite summer dishes
Great video to the right! I’m dairy-free so I may substitute the cheese with goats cheese. Stunning recipe! I love loads of broccoli in a dish.
Goats milk is dairy…
Can I substitute the mayonnaise ??????
Love love love your recipes and just purchased your book last week and have already made 4 meals …amazing and so quick and delicious….thanks
Yogurt would be a great substitute!
This will be delicious…. :O)
Sounds real good.
But… I would have to add bacon. To me it just isn’t broccoli salad without the bacon.
I can’t argue with that! 🙂
Hi! Do I use fresh broccoli or frozen? Thanks and I love your recipes!
Fresh!
I’ve made a similar version of this for years and am eager to try yours, since the dressing is a bit different and the addition of cashews sounds fabulous. One tip I do is to blanch the broccoli in boiling water for 2-3 minutes, then douse with cold or ice water to stop it from cooking. This softens it just enough so it’s not so hard in the salad. Don’t cook beyond that though, or you’ll cook the broccoli. You just want to blanch it enough to soften it and make it über bright green. Thanks for the recipe!
Love the tip – thank you!