Broccoli and Walnut Salad

The measures below are for 3-4 servings of this deliciously healthy recipe.

Ingredients

• Head of raw fresh broccoli
• 2 x medium size apples
• 100g walnuts
• 50 g dried cranberries (avoid sulphur dioxide preserved versions where possible)
• 1 TBS poppy seeds
• 1 TBS white sesame seeds
• 4 TBS vegan mayonnaise
• 80 ml apple cider vinegar
• 60 ml cold pressed juice: Turmeric, orange and cayenne pepper (Available at Woolies here)
• 6 TBS extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp whole grain mustard
• himalayan salt
• black pepper

the salad

• Break the head of raw broccoli into smaller florets and place in a bowl
  • Discard the stems
• Dry Roast the whole walnuts at 180 degrees on the middle shelf of the oven
  • To avoid burning these brain boosting nuts, watch the walnuts carefully and shake the pan often as they will roast pretty fast (7-10 minutes)
  • Once nicely roasted, remove them from the roasting pan and set them aside to cool
  • Once cooled, chop the walnuts into quarters and place in the serving bowl with the broccoli florets
• While the oven is still hot, roast the white sesame seeds
  • Watch closely as these will roast extremely fast (3-5 minutes)
  • set aside to cool
• Cut the dried cranberries in half and place in the bowl with the broccoli florets and the roasted walnuts
• Cut the apples into segments and add to the bowl
• Sprinkle the poppy seeds and sesame seeds over the salad before adding the dressing

the dressing

• Place the vegan mayo, the apple cider vinegar, the wholegrain mustard, the cold pressed juice and the olive oil in a small bowl
• Mix well
• Season to taste with himalayan salt and ground black pepper
• Pour liberally over the salad or serve in a gravy boat next to the salad

June 2020

Day 74: COVID-19 Lockdown

By Chantal Du Chenne,

the Health and Lifestyle Coach and

owner/ operator of the DripBar.

BIO:

Chantal is a B.Sc.Hons Physiotherapy with an international diploma in Nutrition and Sports Nutrition. Chantal works as a Health & Lifestyle Coach specialising in the management of health conditions associated with leaky gut and dysbiosis of the gut microbiome. 

Over her 25 year career, Chantal has held various positions within the health and wellness industry – including 10 years as the Executive Head of Vodacom’s corporate wellness & mobile health programs. Chantal is the owner/ founder of the DripBar which offers vitamin and mineral drip therapy in improving micronutrient deficiencies. She is also the founder/owner of a Kombucha brewery. 

Chantal is a competitive cyclist, a plant strong vegan and mom to two grown up girls.