I love me some broccoli salad but the one we all grew up with – you know the “broccoli craisin salad” as they called it, was smothered in sugar and mayo, and just not as healthy as I’d like. In my cookbook Totally Kosher, I revisited the old favorite recipe in with raisins and a curry tahini dressing, and this time we’re leaning Asian, with crunchy chili crisp, and miso + soy spiked tahini for a lipsmacking umami dressing that you’re going to want to put on everthing!
Never heard of chili crisp before? There’s a incredible homemade version in my cookbook but Roland and Mr. Bing both makes great kosher options.
As for miso paste, if you’re not adding it to your soups, chocolate chips cookies, mashed potatoes or salad dressings, you don’t know what you’re missing! It’s a fermented soybean paste, with “white” miso being the youngest and sweetest variety (the color darkens and the flavor deepens as it ages). This is my favorite kosher brand, while the Marukome is available at HMart and other gourmet markets.
Chili Crisp Broccoli Salad
15oz. raw broccoli, cut into small chunks
1 small red onion, diced small
6 medjool dates, pitted and diced small
1/2 cup almonds, toasted and roughly chopped
2 tbsp chili crisp (see above for kosher options)
Miso Tahini Dressing
1/4 cup tahini paste
1 tbsp white miso paste
2 tsp soy sauce
2 tsp pure maple syrup
juice of 1 lemon
2-3 tbsp water
Method:
Add the salad ingredients to a large mixing bowl. In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients. Mix the dressing into the salad and toss to combine.
Related Recipes:
crack broccolini
sweet chili broccoli salmon
broccoli slaw
chili crisp cucumber salad