Plus, how are you going to hate on a vegetable that has cancer-fighting compounds? And it's full of fiber and vitamin C. When you cook broccoli for this recipe, make sure you blanch it. Meaning, cook for a 2-3 minutes in boiling water and plunge it in an ice water bath. This helps retain color and crunch, or else you're going to end up with that depressing, yellow, mushy broccoli and your salad is going to look like a big pile of… you get the idea.



Need some help prepping your broccoli? Check out our video on our YouTube Channel for some pretty awesome broccoli tips, including how to prep the stalks. That's right. Don't throw them away, they really add a nice crunch to your salad!