Healthy Broccoli Salad with Sweet Lemon Dressing
Your favorite broccoli salad recipe with an upgraded and lightened-up dressing that's to-die-for!
- Prep Time: 15-20 mins
- Cook Time: 0 mins
- Total Time: 15-20 mins
- Yield: Serves 6
- Category: Salads
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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For the dressing:
- ½ cup plain yogurt (Greek or regular)*
- 2 tablespoons honey or granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- Zest and juice of 1 medium lemon
- ½ teaspoon kosher or sea salt
For the salad:
- 2 medium heads broccoli, chopped into bite-sized pieces
- ¼ medium red onion, peeled and finely diced
- ½ cup roasted sunflower seeds
- ½ cup unsweetened dried cranberries
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the yogurt, sugar or honey, mayonnaise, vinegar, lemon zest and juice, and salt. Taste and adjust the seasoning, if necessary.
- In a large bowl, toss together the broccoli, onion, sunflower seeds, and dried cranberries. Toss with the dressing and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
Notes
Variation Tip: Swap out half of the broccoli for chopped cauliflower.
Cooking Tip: I like using regular plain yogurt vs. Greek for this, but Greek is fine! It's just a different consistency. And actually, I used Greek when I filmed this video, so it's totally fine if you use it, too.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe
- Calories: 139
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 208mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 3mg