March 14, 2020

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This vegan broccoli salad is deliciously creamy yet totally mayo-free. It combines fresh broccoli with savory vegan bacon to replicate the tried-and-true deli salad flavor.

Broccoli salad is perfect for packing in lunches, or bringing to potlucks. Instead of mayo, I used almond butter to make a creamy & tangy dressing for this vegan broccoli salad. You can substitute SunButter (sunflower seed butter) to make it nut-free.

I also added one of my favorite vegan recipes, coconut bacon! It adds the salty, crunchy, smoky flavors that made my favorite deli broccoli salad so delicious.

Optionally, you can add some vegan shredded cheddar if you have it. I used Daiya cheddar-style shreds in this recipe.

Dressing for the mayo-free broccoli salad. It’s made with almond butter, vinegar, maple syrup, salt & pepper!

Put the chopped fresh broccoli, coconut bacon bits, diced onion, sunflower seeds, currants (or raisins), and optional vegan cheddar shreds in a big bowl.

Ingredients

SALAD

3/4 cup coconut bacon
7 cups chopped broccoli ~2 small heads broccoli as recipe is written
1/2 cup roasted salted sunflower seeds or sub other salted nut of choice
1/2 cup finely diced red onion or shallot
1/4 cup dried cranberries or currants unsweetened // or sub chopped pitted dates

DRESSING

7 Tbsp cashew butter
2 Tbsp maple syrup
3 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp sea salt plus more to taste
1 pinch black pepper plus more to taste
3-4 Tbsp water

Course Main Course, Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword broccoli salad, broccoli salad no mayo, mayo free broccoli salad, vegan broccoli salad

Calories 231

Author Shannon Hakala

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