Loading ...Healthy RecipesSummer Broccoli Salad
Here’s a light tasty dish to add variety to your summer salads. Most broccoli salads are laden with sugar; this version uses stevia, a much healthier option.
Serves: 8
Time to Table: 30 minutes
Healing Nutrient Spotlight
- Excellent source of vitamin A, vitamin B12, vitamin C, vitamin E, folate
- Good source of copper, selenium, manganese
Ingredients*
6 cups broccoli florets
1 cup sliced red onion
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup raisins
4 slices nitrate free organic bacon, cooked until crisp and crumbled
1/2 cup mayonnaise
stevia, to taste (available at most health food stores)
sea salt, to taste
*Select organic ingredients for optimum nutrition.
Preparation
Blanch broccoli florets in boiling water for 1 to 2 minutes. Drain and plunge broccoli into a bowl of ice water. Remove and drain again. Pat dry using paper towels. Mix all ingredients in large bowl. Season with sea salt and stevia to taste.
Nutrition
220 calories, 15 g total fat, 3 g saturated fat, 2 g monounsaturated fat, 3 g polyunsaturated fat, 10 mg cholesterol, 10 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 8 g sugar, 5 g protein, 1600 IU vitamin A, 1 mg pantothenic acid, .2 mg vitamin B6, 100 mcg folate, 3 mg vitamin B12, 50 mg vitamin C, 8 IU vitamin E, .2 mg copper, 40 mg calcium, 150 mg sodium, 330 mg potassium, .3 mg manganese, 9 mcg selenium, 1.3 mg iron
[Ed. Note: Laura B. LaValle, RD, LD is presently the director of dietetics nutrition at LaValle Metabolic Institute (formerly part of Living Longer Institute). She offers personal nutritional counseling at LMI for clients who need help with their diet in relation to illness or disease. Laura also provides educational services in the areas of health promotion, wellness, and disease prevention. To learn more, click here.]
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