Description
Fresh, colorful salad blending crisp broccoli, sweet apples, chewy dried fruit, and crunchy walnuts in a creamy honey-yogurt dressing. Nutritious, refreshing, and perfect for potlucks or quick lunches.
Ingredients
Salad
4 cups small diced broccoli florets
2 small Gala apples, cored and diced
1 cup walnuts, roughly chopped
1 cup matchstick carrots, roughly chopped
½ cup golden raisins or dried cranberries
¼ cup chopped red onion
Dressing
¾ cup plain Greek yogurt
⅓ cup full-fat mayonnaise
1½ tbsp apple cider vinegar
3 tbsp honey
Salt, to taste
Instructions
- Chop broccoli into bite-sized pieces. Optional: blanch 30 seconds in boiling water, cool in ice water, drain well for softer texture.
- Dice apples (toss with lemon juice if desired), chop walnuts, and prep carrots, raisins, and red onion.
- Whisk Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, honey, and salt in a bowl until smooth. Adjust sweetness or tang as preferred.
- Combine broccoli, apples, walnuts, carrots, raisins, and onion in large bowl.
- Pour dressing over salad and toss thoroughly to coat.
- Refrigerate 30 minutes to blend flavors. Toss again before serving. Garnish with extra walnuts or dried fruit if desired.
Notes
Gala, Fuji, or Honeycrisp apples provide ideal texture and sweetness.
Add extra yogurt or mayo before serving if salad thickens after chilling.
Make ahead up to 1 day; store apples separately to prevent browning.
Substitute nuts with sunflower or pumpkin seeds for a nut-free option.
Keeps well up to 3 days refrigerated.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 2
- Category: Salad
- Method: Tossed
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
Keywords: broccoli apple salad, honey yogurt dressing, apple walnut salad, healthy broccoli salad, fall salad recipe