Vegan broccoli salad with spicy sesame peanut dressing

From the pantry, you'll need: reduced sodium soy sauce, peanut butter, sesame oil, shao hsing wine, Sriracha, white or black sesame seeds.

Serves 4-6.

Ingredients

1 large bunch (approximately 1 lb) broccoli, cut into florets (reserve stems for another dish)

2 Tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce

2 Tbsp peanut butter

1 Tbsp sesame oil

1 tsp shao hsing wine

1/2 tsp Sriracha

2 Tbsp water

Pinch of kosher salt

Pinch of fresh black pepper

White or black sesame seeds (or some of each), toasted, for garnish

Directions

Bring a sauce pan of water to a boil, and fill a mixing bowl with cold water and ice cubes.

Drop the broccoli florets into the boiling water. Cook for one minute. Scoop out the broccoli with a strainer or slotted spoon, and drop into the ice water. (This will stop the cooking and set the bright green color.)

In a blender, combine the soy sauce, peanut butter, sesame oil, shao hsing wine, Sriracha, 2 tablespoons of water, salt, and pepper. Blend until smooth.

Drain the broccoli and add to a serving bowl. Pour on just enough of the peanut dressing (you might have leftover dressing; refrigerate it for up to two weeks.), and toss gently. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

[Printer-friendly recipe.]



More recipes in The Perfect Pantry:

Cucumber and chicken salad with sesame ginger dressing

Asian broccoli slaw

Broccoli, basil and pasta salad

Potato and broccoli samosas

Asparagus in miso sauce

Other recipes that use these pantry ingredients:

Vegan coleslaw with peanut dressing, from Gluten-Free Goddess

Goi cuon with peanut hoisin dipping sauce, from Sunday Nite Dinner

Spinach with sesame and garlic, from Simply Recipes

Honey-Sriracha Buffalo wings, from White on Rice Couple

Lemon-ginger chicken with broccoli, from Tigers & Strawberries

Need more ideas for how to create salads with pizzazz? Get Dress Up Your Salad, my e-book packed with easy mix-and-match recipes, full-color photos and a few fun videos. Exciting salad recipes from everyday ingredients can be just one click away, on any computer, tablet or smart phone, with the FREE Kindle Reading app. Click here to learn more.