Strawberry broccoli salad with poppy seed dressing

Step by Step

Step 1

First, slice your broccoli into bite-sized pieces.

Step 2

Place the broccoli, red onion, strawberries, raisins, mint leaves, and cheese into a large salad bowl.

Step 3

Prepare the dressing (if making homemade dressing) and then pour the dressing over the broccoli and other ingredients. Toss the salad so that all of the ingredients are coated.

Step 4

Next, toast the slivered almonds in a small skillet over medium heat. Move the almonds around with a wooden spoon and cook them until golden brown, about 3-5 minutes.

Step 5

Sprinkle the almonds and salt over the broccoli salad and toss the salad again.

Step 6

Cover the salad and place the salad in the refrigerator and let the salad chill for 1 hour. The salad gets better over time, so feel free to make the salad the day before serving.

Tips and Warnings

Poppyseed dressing: feel free to use ⅓ – ½ cup of your favorite poppyseed dressing.
Because broccoli florets are a hearty vegetable, we suggest cutting the broccoli into bite-sized pieces and let them sit in dressing for an hour or overnight. Toss the salad before serving.
We used pecorino romano, but cheddar cheese would work, too.