Broccoli Salad with Red Peppers, Apple & Pine Nuts

Crunchy, fresh and full of flavour. This isn’t your average side dish.
Packed with broccoli, red pepper, apple and toasted pine nuts—all tossed in a honey-mustard dressing.
Serve solo, or top with salmon for the ultimate lunch bowl.

📎 Save this one—your energy-boosting salad game just levelled up.

🛒 Ingredients

• 300g broccoli florets

• 1 - 2 red / orange peppers (approx. 200g), chopped

• 1 apple (approx. 130g), peeled, cored and chopped

• 30g pine nuts

• 1 tbsp sunflower seeds (optional)

• 25g extra virgin olive oil (about 2 tbsp)

• 15g cider vinegar (1 tbsp) or white balsamic

• 1 tsp runny honey

• 1½ tsp Dijon mustard

• 1 tsp fine sea salt

• ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper

👩‍🍳 Method

1. Finely chop the broccoli, red pepper, and apple—use a sharp knife, food processor, or pulse in a standard blender until finely chopped but still textured.

2. Toast the pine nuts lightly in a dry pan for 2–3 mins until golden.

3. In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, honey, mustard, salt, and pepper.

4. Combine everything in a large bowl—broccoli, pepper, apple, pine nuts, and seeds.

5. Toss with the dressing and mix well.

6. Let sit for 10–15 minutes before serving at room temperature.

✨ Serve as a side salad or top with a grilled salmon fillet for a fresh, protein-packed meal.
It’s crunchy, tangy, and ridiculously tasty!

*adapted from a Thermomix recipe