Tossed Salad with Broccoli, Feta & Sunflower Seeds :: Recipe
on Aug 25, 2013, Updated Oct 25, 2023
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There’s a restaurant called Mighty Melt in Central Missouri where my parents lives that serves really delicious sandwiches and salads. They serve broccoli on their salads, and much to my surprise, I love it! I’m not normally a fan of big chunks of raw broccoli in my tossed salad, but Mighty Melt serves it finely chopped and that makes it very palatable to me, for some reason. They also add sunflower seeds to their salads as well, and guess what? I love that too.
In the summer, when I have a lot of broccoli in my garden that I need to use up, I love to make this salad. It’s also a nice one to take along to potlucks or even to serve at fancy meals. It’s really easy to make, and I hope you like it!
Tossed Salad with Broccoli, Feta & Sunflower Seeds & Balsamic Vinaigrette
Tossed Salad with Broccoli, Feta & Sunflower Seeds :: Recipe
Ingredients
For the Salad
- One head leaf lettuce, red or green or mixed
- 1 cup fresh, raw broccoli, finely chopped
- 1 cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/4 cup good quality feta cheese, coarsely crumbled
For the Homemade Balsamic Vinaigrette
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
Instructions
To Make the Salad
- Wash lettuce.
- Prepare all veggies.
- Assemble salad.
To Make the Dressing
- Whisk together all ingredients.
- Pour over salad
- Enjoy!
What are your favorite salad add-ins? I love nuts and feta. Delish!
