Sunflower Crunch Salad
This sunflower crunch salad recipe with creamy sunflower dressing and fresh raw veggies is healthy, vegan, delicious, and nutritious!
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 2 cups broccoli chopped
- 1 cup cauliflower - (See Notes)
- 1 cup cabbage shredded or chopped.(See Notes)
- ¼ cup carrots shredded (See Notes)
- ¼ cup bell pepper chopped (See Notes)
- 3 tablespoons sunflower kernels - raw or roasted sunflower seed kernels. (See Notes)
- 3 tablespoons pepitas (See Notes)
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro (optional fresh chopped cilantro)
Sunflower Dressing
- 2 tablespoons Sunflower Tahini or sunflower butter as a substitute.
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar (optional - See Notes)
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander
- ½ teaspoon salt and pepper or to taste.
- 1 pinch crushed red pepper optional
Instructions
- Wash and chop all the veggies then add them to a big salad bowl.
- Make the creamy sunflower tahini dressing. Add the sunflower tahini or sunflower butter, garlic powder, coriander, sugar, toasted sesame oil, vinegar, and lemon juice to a bowl and whisk well to combine until the sugar dissolves and the dressing is creamy and smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and a pinch of crushed red pepper if desired. You can also add all ingredients to a small food processor, and then blend to combine. (see notes for dressing)
- Pour the sunflower dressing over the veggies, then sprinkle with sunflower kernels, pepitas, fresh cilantro, and any other crunch salad toppers of choice. Toss or stir to combine, season with any additional salt and pepper if desired, serve, and enjoy!
Notes
- cauliflower: I used fresh riced cauliflower, you can also use chopped cauliflower florets.
- cabbage and carrots: You can also use coleslaw mix in place of the cabbage and carrots.
- bell pepper: I used chopped red and orange mini sweet peppers but bell pepper will work.
- seeds: You can use raw or roasted and salted sunflower seeds and pepitas, or try these tasty Chili Lime Pepitas for extra flavor and crunch! You can also add sesame seeds or hemp hearts into the mix. Feel free to add as many seeds as you want since they provide plant-based protein, nutrients, and crunch!
- Sunflower Dressing: You can make the dressing in advance and store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to use. If you like lots of dressing, I would make a double batch, it's really good! I used stevia brown sugar to make it a low-carb and sugar-free salad dressing. You can use regular sugar or honey as a substitute or omit it for a more savory salad dressing.