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Flavorful Broccoli Slaw Recipe includes simple ingredients and a sweet and sour vinegarette. Perfect side dish for steak, chicken, or burgers. This is a year-round dish that works when you are looking for a side dish to enhance your meal.
I love this slaw recipe that includes simple ingredients right from your pantry. A light slightly sweet and tart vinegarette melds the flavors into a side that won't last long.
Ingredients for Broccoli Slaw
This is a quick preparation dish. A bag of Broccoli Slaw Mix that includes a bit of carrot and red cabbage sets a colorful base.
Add thinly sliced apple or pear or both.
Red grapes add color. A cup or so of halved grapes is plenty to add a sweet bite.
Toast sliced almonds in the microwave or in a dry skillet to add a smokey flavor.
Dress with a simple white wine vinegar and brown sugar vinegarette.
Most Important Tip: this salad needs time to marinate. It is best made ahead. Plan for at least 3 hours. It is even better when left overnight.
Substitutions When You Are Out
Apple: ripe pears work well with this salad. You could also add chunks of pineapple.
Grapes: out of grapes? Add a handful of golden raisins, dried cherries, or cranberries.
Sliced Almonds: you can easily substitute toasted pecans. Want the salad nut-free? Add toasted pumpkin seeds. They add a similar crunch and nutty flavor.
White Wine Vinegar: feel free to substitute apple cider vinegar. Be aware the dressing will have a stronger flavor.
Brown Sugar: looking to cut back or avoid sugar? Substitute an equal amount of a brown-sugar substitute. Products like Swerve Brown Sugar Substitute (#ad) taste great and are hard to distinguish from regular brown sugar.
What to Serve With Broccoli Slaw
Bacon-Wrapped Grilled Chicken Breast, Peppered Turkey Meatloaf, or Tasty Grilled Chicken Kabobs all work great with this Flavorful Broccoli Slaw recipe.
Flavorful Broccoli Slaw Recipe
Ingredients
- 12 ounces broccolli julienned
- 2 apples thinly sliced
- 1 cup grapes halved
- 1/3 cup almonds sliced
- 1/3 cup vinegar white wine
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
Instructions
Toast Almonds
- Toast sliced almonds by placing on a microwave safe plate. Microwave on high for 30 seconds. Stir almonds. Repeat 2 additional times. Set aside and let almonds cool.
Dressing
- Mix brown sugar with a tablespoon hot water until sugar is dissolved.
- Stir white wine vinegar and salt into dissolved brown sugar.
Slaw
- Add broccoli, sliced apple, and grapes to a large bowl.
- Pour dressing over slaw ingredients and mix well.
- Sprinkle with almonds.
- Cover and refridgerate for at least 3 hours. Flavors will develop the longer the slaw marinates.
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