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This favourite Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad has Feta, pink onion, and a tasty Tarragon French dressing, or omit the tarragon when you favor! However don’t skip the creamy Feta that provides a lot taste to this fascinating salad!
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This Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad has a dressing with that particular tarragon taste that I like a lot. I keep in mind after I first tried recent tarragon, and the way a lot I beloved the fascinating taste. And tarragon is among the first herbs that exhibits up within the spring.
However via the years I’ve realized not everybody likes the marginally anise taste of this herb. So let me be clear that you’ll be able to skip the tarragon utterly within the dressing for this tasty salad (or use one other kind of herb.)It is going to nonetheless style nice! And it is a good salad for spring when many summer season greens aren’t obtainable but.
After we made the broccoli and cauliflower salad not too long ago to replace the pictures, Kara and I couldn’t assist including creamy Feta cheese And OH MY, what an awesome addition that was. In fact the Feta is non-compulsory, however when you like Feta I hope you employ some. And each broccoli and cauliflower are cruciferous greens which might be loaded with vitamins, proper? I’m reminding you about this wholesome salad for my Friday Favorites choose this week, and I hope you attempt it as a brand new thought for a think-outside-the-box salad!
What substances do you want for this recipe?
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What does recent Tarragon style like?
The flavour of recent tarragon is considerably just like the flavour of recent basil, however tarragon has extra extra licorice taste. In the event you like fennel, you would possibly like Tarragon, but when it doesn’t sound like your factor, use one other herb of your selection. Or make the Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad with none herbs within the dressing and it’ll nonetheless be scrumptious.
Do you want each broccoli and cauliflower on this Salad?
Though we beloved this salad with a mix of broccoli and cauliflower, I feel you can make a scrumptious variation with just one vegetable if that’s what you favor. However please don’t skip the Feta!
Will the completed salad with broccoli and cauliflower maintain within the fridge?
Leftovers of this salad will maintain within the fridge for a day or two, however in fact it’s greatest when it’s freshly made.
How low in carbs is the Broccoli Cauliflower Salad?
This tasty side-dish salad has about 9 internet carbs per serving with 8 grams of protein when you use the Feta.
Methods to Make Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad:
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- Deliver a pot of water to a boil when you reduce up broccoli and cauliflower.
- When water boils, add the cauliflower and prepare dinner 1 minute.
- Then add the broccoli and prepare dinner 2-3 minutes extra, simply till veggies are barely beginning to get tender.
- When veggies are achieved, drain in a colander positioned within the sink. Allow them to drain nicely, or pat dry with paper towels when you’re in a rush.
- Whereas veggies cool, chop the pink onion and crumble the Feta, zest and juice the lemon, and whisk collectively dressing substances.
- When broccoli and cauliflower is at room temperature, toss with desired quantity of dressing.
- Then gently combine within the pink onion.
- Rigorously fold within the Feta cheese and season salad to style with salt and fresh-ground black pepper.
- Serve the salad at room temperature, and luxuriate in!
Make it a Low-Carb Meal:
This Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad would style nice with one in every of these essential dishes:
Need extra concepts for recent Tarragon?
Take a look at Cooking with Contemporary Tarragon for tons extra concepts for utilizing this fascinating spring herb!
Components
- 4 cups bite-sized broccoli flowerets
- 4 cups bite-sized cauliflower flowerets
- 1/2 pink onion, chopped small
- 1 cup crumbled Feta cheese (kind of to style)
- 4 T olive oil
- 1/4 cup mayo
- zest from one lemon
- 3 T recent lemon juice
- 1 T Dijon mustard
- 2 tsp. chopped recent tarragon (see notes)
- 1 tsp. Spike Seasoning (see notes)
- salt and recent floor black pepper to style
Directions
- Deliver a pot of evenly salted water to a boil when you reduce up broccoli and cauliflower into bite-sized items.
- When water boils, add the cauliflower and prepare dinner 1 minute.
- Then add the broccoli and prepare dinner 2-3 minutes extra, simply till veggies are barely beginning to get tender. (Check a bit with a fork.)
- When veggies are achieved, drain in a colander positioned within the sink. Allow them to drain nicely, or pat dry with paper towels when you’re in a rush.
- Whereas veggies drain and are available to room temperature, chop the pink onion and crumble the Feta.
- Zest the lemon and squeeze the juice.
- Chop the recent tarragon, or different herbs of your selection.
- Whisk collectively the olive oil, mayo, lemon zest, lemon juice, Dijon, chopped tarragon, Spike Seasoning (affiliate hyperlink), and salt and pepper to make the dressing.
- When broccoli and cauliflower is at room temperature, toss with desired quantity of dressing.
- Then gently combine within the pink onion.
- Rigorously fold within the Feta cheese and season salad to style with salt and fresh-ground black pepper.
- Serve salad at room temperature.
- Leftovers of the Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad will maintain within the fridge for a day or two, however the salad is greatest when it is freshly made.
Notes
You may omit tarragon or use one other herb of your selection when you’re not a fan of tarragon.
If you do not have Spike Seasoning (affiliate hyperlink), use any all-purpose seasoning mix.
This recipe tailored from a recipe present in The G.I. Food regimen Categorical. (affiliate hyperlink)
Vitamin Info
Yield
8
Serving Measurement
1
Quantity Per Serving
Energy 274Whole Fats 22gSaturated Fats 6gTrans Fats 0gUnsaturated Fats 15gLdl cholesterol 26mgSodium 761mgCarbohydrates 15gFiber 6gSugar 5gProtein 8g
Vitamin data is robotically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I’m utilizing. I’m not a nutritionist and can’t assure 100% accuracy, since many variables have an effect on these calculations.
Low-Carb Food regimen / Low-Glycemic Food regimen / South Seaside Food regimen Options:
Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad is a superb dish for low-carb weight-reduction plan plans, however possibly a bit excessive in carbs for strict Keto. It’s good for any part of the unique South Seaside Food regimen, however you’ll need to use a reasonable quantity of Feta when you’re making this for South Seaside.
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Historic Notes for this Recipe:
This salad recipe with broccoli and cauliflower was posted in 2007 for Weekend Herb Running a blog, after I had simply found how a lot I beloved French Tarragon. It was up to date with new pictures in 2019, and was final up to date with extra data in 2026.
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