Broccoli Peach Salad With Avocado And Sunflower Seeds

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups fresh broccoli florets, each floret cut in half
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 4 cups water
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 -2 fresh peach, peeled, diced
• 1 -2 fresh avocado, peeled, diced
• 1/8 cup lemon juice
• 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/4 cup soft raisins (optional)
• 1/3 cup poppy seed dressing

Recipe

• 1 in medium saucepan bring water to boiling, add baking soda, then the florets. cook 3 minutes. drain in colandar and dip in a bowl of ice water.
• 2 let set until cool.
• 3 place diced avocados in a separate bowl and toss with lemon juice. set aside.
• 4 in medium salad bowl add broccoli, and toss with rice vinegar.add diced peaches, sunflower seeds, raisins and poppy seed dressing.
• 5 you may cover and refrigerate if you wish.
• 6 just before serving, add the diced avocados with the lemon juice.
• 7 this is a salad if which you can increase any of the ingredients you like.
• 8 the longer it sits with the dressing, the flavor increases. if you prepare for a longer time to sit in the refrigerator,reduce the dressing. a little goes along way.
• 9 important: always add the avocado at the last minutes before serving and toss to mix.
• 10 this salad goes well with any grilled meat or fish.