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Nicoise-Inspired Broccoli Salad: Quick & Flavorful Recipe! 🥗

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Broccoli Nicoise Salad Recipe 🥗

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 6

Description:

Indulge in the delightful flavors of this Broccoli Nicoise Salad, a Canadian-European fusion dish that’s not only quick to prepare but also bursting with nutritious goodness. Perfect for a light lunch or snack, this salad features tender broccoli florets, creamy potatoes, crisp lettuce leaves, juicy tomatoes, savory hard-boiled eggs, crispy bacon, and briny black olives, all drizzled with a tangy homemade dressing. It’s a medley of textures and tastes that will leave your taste buds dancing with joy!

Ingredients:

  • 4 cups broccoli florets
  • 3 potatoes, diced
  • 12 lettuce leaves
  • 2 tomatoes, sliced
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
  • 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
  • 1/4 cup black olives, pitted
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions:

  1. Prepare Broccoli: Cook or steam broccoli until tender-crisp, approximately 2 to 3 minutes.

  2. Cool Broccoli: Drain the cooked broccoli and plunge it into cold water to stop the cooking process. Drain well and place it in a large mixing bowl.

  3. Combine Potatoes: Add diced potatoes to the bowl with the broccoli.

  4. Prepare Dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, dried basil, salt, and black pepper until well combined.

  5. Toss with Dressing: Drizzle about 1/3 of the prepared dressing over the broccoli and potato mixture. Gently toss to evenly coat the vegetables with the dressing.

  6. Assemble Salad: To serve, arrange lettuce leaves on individual plates. Top with the dressed broccoli and potato mixture. Add sliced tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, crumbled bacon, and black olives on top of the lettuce leaves.

  7. Final Touch: Drizzle the remaining dressing over the assembled salads just before serving, ensuring each plate gets a flavorful dose of the tangy dressing.

Nutrition Information (Per Serving):

  • Calories: 247.7
  • Fat: 14.2g
  • Saturated Fat: 2.7g
  • Cholesterol: 65.8mg
  • Sodium: 243.2mg
  • Carbohydrates: 24.8g
  • Fiber: 3.7g
  • Sugar: 2.5g
  • Protein: 7.4g

Tips:

  • For a vegetarian version, omit the bacon or replace it with vegetarian bacon bits.
  • Customize your salad by adding your favorite ingredients such as avocado slices, grilled chicken, or crumbled feta cheese.
  • Make the salad ahead of time by preparing the ingredients and storing them separately in the refrigerator. Assemble the salad just before serving to maintain its freshness and crunchiness.
  • Double the dressing recipe and store it in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to a week. Use it to dress other salads or as a marinade for grilled vegetables or meats.
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