Mediterranean Broccoli Salad
Broccoli, Broccoli, the magical cabbage. The more you eat the more you . . .
I didn’t know it was in the cabbage family either, thank you Wikipedia. This weeks meal prep found me making a Mediterranean broccoli salad. I have been making a conscious effort to try and make one hot meal and one cold meal a week. It’s a long walk from my desk at work to the nearest microwave, and there is usually a line at it. Being able to do one cold, one hot a week is just a quality of life decision for meal prep every week for me. This one came out delicious and as long as you can handle a broccoli salad, this one is dang good.
This salad is definitely hearty. Its full of taste variety, salty olives, sweet tomatoes, and tangy lemon zest all on top of a broccoli vehicle. I was skeptical about missing the mayo in this one but its absolutely not missed. It may have even made this salad to rich. I added some bacon for some extra protein but I think it could have even used some grilled chicken too.
The assembly of this recipe is pretty easy. The biggest thing to watch for is making sure you have a big enough bowl to mix it in. I almost misjudged the quantity and had to be very careful mixing the salad with the dressing. The nice thing about a salad like this is that broccoli can hold up really well with a pre-dressing. I think it actually does better with a little time; the florets take some time to soak up the dressing.
The recipe said this makes a good side dish. I think it works just fine as a light lunch as well.
The recipe I followed Is below
Conclusion
This is a really good recipe. I would recommend using a more primary protein if you like. The bacon is good but its more of a flavor element than a main source of meat in the dish. It has a ton of very strong flavor ingredients but they all play very well together. This would be a good pot luck salad I think too.