Creamy Sweet Onion Salad Dressing
This Sweet Onion Broccoli Salad is creamy, crunchy, fresh, and packed with sweet and savory flavor. Made with crisp broccoli, craisins, toasted almonds, scallions, red cabbage, and a creamy honey orange dressing, it’s the perfect make-ahead side dish for BBQs, cookouts, potlucks, and easy summer dinners.
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Servings: 10 servings
Ingredients
Salad
- 4 heads broccoli chopped medium-small
- 1 cup craisins
- 1 bunch scallions diced
- ½ cup toasted sliced almonds
- 1 medium carrot grated
Sweet Onion Dressing
- 1 shallot minced
- 3 tablespoons honey
- ½ cup olive oil
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1½ tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- Juice of 1 orange
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add the chopped broccoli, craisins, scallions, toasted almonds, and grated carrots to a large mixing bowl.
- Combine the shallot, honey, olive oil, Greek yogurt, Dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, orange juice, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a tall container, blender, or small food processor.
- Use an immersion blender or blender to blend until smooth and creamy.
- Pour the dressing over the broccoli mixture and toss thoroughly until everything is evenly coated.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving to allow the flavors to meld and the broccoli to soften slightly while still keeping a nice crunch.
- Toss once more before serving and top with extra toasted almonds if desired.
Notes
- Letting the salad chill makes a huge difference in flavor and texture.
- Toasting the almonds adds extra depth and crunch.
- For a sweeter salad, increase the craisins slightly.
- Reserve some almonds for topping right before serving for extra crunch.
- Cut the broccoli into medium-small bite-sized pieces so the dressing coats evenly.
- Fresh orange juice gives the best flavor in the dressing.