This Broccoli Slaw Salad recipe is a favorite side throughout the year. Crunchy broccoli and almonds, sweet cranberries, and a touch of punchy red onion are dressed in a sweet heat dressing. It provides just the right balance for grilled meats. Making slaw from broccoli stems is a great way to use all of the vegetable, but if you are pressed for time, you can pick up a bag of coleslaw or broccoli slaw mix at the grocery store.
This is my warm-weather workhorse, though I make it year round. Crunchy broccoli and almonds, sweet dried cranberries, a little bite of red onion, all tossed in a creamy no-mayo dressing with a kick of cayenne.
It's the side that holds up at a cookout while everything else wilts. And then shows up again on your holiday table.
Shred your own broccoli stalks or grab a bag of slaw mix.
Broccoli Slaw Ingredient Notes
- Sweetener: You can make this sugar-free by using a sweetener like Swerve or use your favorite sweetener.
- Broccoli Slaw: Buy it or shred your own.
- Broccoli Florets: If you are short on time, you can buy pre-chopped broccoli.
- Red onion: If you are sensitive to raw onion, soak the onion in cold water for 30 minutes. Drain well before adding to the salad.
The Best Broccoli Slaw Dressing
The broccoli slaw dressing is what makes this one disappear first on any table. i skipped the mayo, and used Greek yogurt for creaminess. If you prefer mayo, I've made it that way too, and its fabulous. To either of those, we add olive oil, lemon, a little sweetener, and a pinch of cayenne for a sweet-heat thing that plays off all that crunch. If you want, you can whisk the dressing together a day ahead.
How to Make Broccoli Slaw from Scratch
You can buy a bag, but making your own broccoli slaw is super-easy and saves money.
Just save broccoli stalks that you would normally through away. Peel off the tough outer layer. Then shred themm with a food processor of box grater. Add some shredded carrot and a little purple cabbage for color. That's the broccoli slaw recipe base. I love that it mostly uses things you'd normally throw out.
Step-by-Step
Make the Dressing - Next, combine yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, Swerve, Garlic powder, celery seed cayenne pepper and salt and pepper in a blender or small bowl. Mix well. May be made ahead or tossed immediately.
Prepare the Salad - Finally, in a large bowl combine slaw, florets, almonds, cranberries and red onion. Toss with salad dressing.
Enjoy - This salad will keep in the refrigerator for up to two days.
Variations for This Broccoli Slaw Recipe:
- To Make Vegan Broccoli Salad: Use plain non-dairy yogurt. Alternatively, Vegan Mayo (Veganaise) is amazing in this dressing.
- Make it Dairy Free: Use plain non-dairy yogurt
- Make it Nut Free: Omit the almonds and instead use sunflower seeds or pepitas.
- In the fall, I like to add in a chopped Fuji apple. You can do this in addition to or in place of the cranberries.
- Garnish with ramen noodles to up the crunch factor!
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Tools to Make This Recipe:
15-Minute Broccoli Slaw Salad
Ingredients
No Mayo Slaw Dressing
- ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt dairy or non-dairy; or mayo
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons Swerve or sweetener of choice
- 1 teaspoon Garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon Celery seed
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper optional
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Salad
- 16 ounces broccoli slaw or a mixture of shredded broccoli stalks, purple cabbage, and carrots
- 6 ounces broccoli florets
- ½ cup sliced almonds
- ⅓ cup dried cranberries
- ½ cup red onion diced
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together Greek yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, Swerve, garlic powder and celery seed.
- If you like a little heat, add in cayenne pepper.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- In a large bowl, add broccoli slaw, broccoli, almonds, cranberries and red onion.
- Toss salad with dressing. Refrigerate until serving.
Sara Welch says
This is the perfect picnic dish! I really love salads with broccoli.