Broccoli Crunch Salad
Want a delicious combination of raw, crunchy veggies? This is the crunchy veggie salad for you! It is a tasty combination of cucumbers, broccoli, cucumbers, chickpeas, and other veggies. All of these ingredients give this Broccoli Crunch Salad recipe a unique taste and terrific texture with bite.
Like most moms, I am always looking for ways in incorporate more vegetables into my family’s diet. Everyone in my family absolutely loves this salad because it includes a little of this and a little of that. We came up with the recipe a little by accident. The first time I made it, every member of the family got to choose an ingredient to include in the salad. The end result was a delicious crunchy veggie salad full of color and flavor.
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Getting the kids involved in cooking and food prep makes them more likely to eat more veggies. So I get them involved as often as I can. The salad they helped create was terrific and we make often, especially in summer
Veggie Crunch Salad Recipe
Broccoli Crunch Salad
Ingredients
- 1 cucumber, chopped
- 1 cup broccoli florets
- 2 cups cooked garbanzo beans
- 1 cup cherry/grape tomatoes, halved
- 1 cup finely sliced kale, stems removed
- 3 scallions, chopped
- 2 Tablespoons chopped black olives
- 3 Tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small garlic clove, minced
- 1 Tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.
- Stir well to combine and refrigerate for at least one hour and up to 36 hours.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1 cupAmount Per Serving: Calories: 151Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 42mgCarbohydrates: 23gFiber: 6gSugar: 7gProtein: 6g
Great Make Ahead Salad
This Broccoli Crunch Salad recipe should be made ahead, by at least one hour. The flavor gets better the longer you allow it to set and marinate. If you want to pack it for school or work lunches, make it the night before and portion out in individual containers. If you make it the same time you’ll be serving it, just combine everything together and pop it in the fridge. Once the rest of dinner is complete, the salad with be amazing!
Looking for other salad recipes? Visit our Food & Recipes Pinterest boards for more tasty ideas. While you are there, be sure to follow us too! Here are just a few more of our favorite salad recipes:
- Russian Salad (potato salad with beets)
- Rudy’s Coleslaw (copycat recipe)
- Pickled Carrots
- Creamy Dill Cucumber Salad
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Wow, this salad looks so awesome! Perfect idea for all the broccoli growing in my garden this year!
I’d love it if you shared this post and up to two others at Farm Girl Blog Fest #21, which is live right now. You would be a great addition to the wonderful posts that are shared!
Farm Girl Friday Blog Fest #21
Hope to see you there!
~Kristi@Let This Mind Be in You
Kristi, Thanks for the invitation to your Blog Fest. I stopped by with my Veggie Crunch Salad and my Real Food 101: Getting Started article. I’ll be following you via Facebook. I’d love for you to do the same.