Broccoli, Grapes, and Chicken Salad with Yogurt Dressing
By: Heather Bursch
Ingredients
1head of broccoli chopped into bite size pieces
1cupof red seedless grapes halved
2cupsof diced cooked chicken
2tablespoonstoasted sunflower seeds
Optional Ingredients:not included in nutritional information
1/4cupred onion chopped or sliced
1-2bacon slices cooked crisp and crumbled
Spinach greens as an additional bottom layer topped with broccoli chicken mixture.
Yogurt Dressing Below!
Instructions
Fill a metal strainer with the broccoli pieces and set in your sink.
Bring a teapot or stovetop pot of water to boil. Pour boiling water over broccoli slowly, so all pieces get covered with boiling water.
Rinse hot broccoli with cold water for about a minute to stop the cooking. The broccoli should turn a bright shade of green. Let broccoli cool and dry in a colander.
Prep grapes, chicken, sunflower seeds, and dressing.
When ready to make a salad, take a clean lint-free towel or paper towels and gently squeeze broccoli by the fist full. You don't want any water left sitting inside your broccoli. They hold water like a sponge and will water down your dressing.
Once broccoli is dry and gently squeezed, put pieces in a large bowl with chicken, grapes, sunflower seeds, and onion or bacon if you are using.
Add a couple of tablespoons of dressing at a time until perfectly coated, save the remainder. If you are prepping ahead, leave off the dressing until it's time to serve or eat.