Tuck into this healthy and delicious broccoli salad with potatoes, peas, spinach and fresh herbs. It's vegan, gluten free, dairy free and sooo easy and tasty. This salad is a great barbecue side dish or main meal. Ready in just 15 minutes.
Eschew a boring salad of leaves or a heavy potato salad. Instead try this glorious broccoli salad! It's quick and simple to make - but it's a showstopper with all those lovely green veggies and hearty spuds. I urge you to make it now!
Rather than just leaves in a green salad, I love creating salads that are a mix of hot and cold foods and burst with flavour! A base of spinach is topped with Tenderstem broccoli (aka broccolini), raw peas and sprouted lentils. Then it's crowned with grilled garlic and herb potatoes.
Flavour people, flavour. All from garlic and loads of chopped fresh herbs and the natural flavour of healthy veggies.
Broccoli Salad
Make broccoli the star of the show in this quick, easy and delicious broccoli salad. It's filling from the grilled potatoes and full of flavour from the herbs. With spinach, peas and broccoli, it's full of green goodness. I know, you've been wowed - right?
That's because this isn't some boring potato salad, it's a vibrant, flavourful, healthy salad! It's showstopper of green goodness.
Make it. Now. I urge you. Tuck a bowl of this awesome salad under your arm when you turn up at the next barbecue and you'll earn brownie points from the host.
Veggie Salad
There's more to salad than a green salad. This veggie salad is full of sweet peas, delicious broccoli and then the greens.
Make it for an easy dinner. Make it for a healthy gluten free lunch. Just make it.
Tuck into this healthy and delicious brocoli salad with potatoes, peas, spinach and fresh herbs. It's vegan, gluten free, dairy free and sooo easy and tasty. This salad is a great barbecue side dish or main meal.
This broccoli salad would be perfect at a barbecue alongside grilled vegetables, Brazilian potato salad or a Mexican grilled chipotle salad in a tortilla bowl. I always think the best barbecues have a variety of exciting salads and these all definitely fit that bill!
Why is this the best broccoli salad?
- Tenderstem broccoli (aka broccolini) is tender and delicate
- The potatoes make it a hearty salad
- Herbs give it loads of flavour
- This is a non-creamy, dairy free potato salad
- Lots of goodness from the green vegetables
- Vegan and gluten free
- Ready in 15 minutes
- A great barbecue side dish
- A tasty side or main meal
- A healthy broccoli salad recipe with no mayo or cream
- Only 134 calories per serving
Cook's Tips:
- If you don't have Tenderstem/broccolini - then just use standard broccoli. The salad still tastes delicious!
- Substitute spinach for any seasonal greens such as kale, chard or lettuce in this vegan broccoli salad
- If you don't need it to be dairy free, you can use butter instead of oil for the potatoes
- Short on time? You can skip grilling the potatoes and just cook them for longer, drain, then toss in the herby dressing
Check out my other vegan salad recipes!
Spinach salad with strawberries
Walnut Salad
Beetroot Salad
Shredded Sprout Salad
Fruit Salad
Did you make this Tenderstem Broccoli Salad recipe? Please let me know how it turned out for you!
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Get the Vegan Broccoli Salad recipe!
Broccoli Salad with Potatoes, Peas and Herbs
Ingredients
- 3 cups (350g) new potatoes
- 3 cups (250g) Tenderstem broccoli (broccolini)
- ½ cup (50g) raw snap peas
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh mint, chopped
- 3 handfuls spinach leaves
- 3 tbsp sprouted lentils (optional)
Instructions
- Part boil the potatoes for 7 mins or until just tender (halve any larger new potatoes first). Drain well, rinse under cold water to cool enough to handle then thread onto skewers.
- Heat a griddle pan or barbecue. Mix the oil, garlic and herbs in a small bowl, then brush it all over the potatoes.
Grill for a few minutes until lightly charred. - Meanwhile, bring a medium pan of water to the boil, add the Tenderstem/broccolini and cook for 1 minute. Drain, rinse under cold water to stop them cooking further.
- In a large serving bowl, add the spinach, then top with the broccolini, grilled potatoes (and any remaining herby sauce), snap peas and sprouted lentils (if using).
Nutrition
The nutritional information provided is approximate and can vary depending on several factors, so is not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietician for special diet advice.
Kiz
This was delicious - it made a brilliant side at a family BBQ.
SHANIKA
So delicious! The perfect Summer side dish
linda s
This vibrant green salad is amazing! Easy and delicious. Thanks!
Sonal
This is one of the prettiest salads that I have seen especially with 2 such ingredients that are undermined a lot... love those popping green pods as garnish...I might give it a try.
Heidy L. McCallum
Wow this salad looks so delicious and the colors just pop. What a beautiful salad to serve for dinner. Our family loves broccoli so this would be a huge hit.
Julia
This is exactly my kind of a salad.Easy to make and delicious!
Jemma Andrew-Adiamah
Yum! This looks like the perfect summery way to serve up broccoli.
Gemma
I've never thought of putting broccoli in a salad, this looks divine. I've got some tender stem and asparagus in the house so might have to rustle up a spin on this myself 🙂
Bread
This is perfect. We grow some of our broccoli ourselves and are always looking for new ways to eat it!
kirsty
This looks like a very inviting bowl of food, perfect for the hotter weather and filling without making you feel over full. I think my daughter would happily tuck into it!
Annie
The salad looks amazing. It's been a while since I've had broccoli, so I should definitely try this recipe.
Angela Milnes
OH WOW this looks so super tasty and I so happy to have discovered your blog.
michelle
That does look really good, I'd love it with some poached salmon. Mich x
bryanna skye
this looks so good!!! I have been on the hunt for more veggie recipes, so will definitely be keen to try this one 🙂
Erica Hughes
Oh I'd like to try making this. I do like a hearty salad and this has some of my favourites in.