This shredded broccoli salad is filled with raisins and apples for a new, flavorful way to eat your broccoli!

It’s Wednesday! Which of course means some WIAW action. In case you’re new around here, (and I believe there are quite a few of you. Hi!) What I Ate Wednesday is a glimpse into a day of my meals. As much as it may seem like I live off pumpkin cookies, pumpkin brownies and dough balls, I really do eat other things too. And of course we have to thank Jenn for throwing this party to begin with.

Lemony Broccoli Apple Raisin Salad
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So without further ado, I give you breakfast.

Sunflower seed oatmeal

Oatmeal with a peach + sunflower seed butter. Yeah, the same stuff I said I can’t stand plain. I didn’t change my mind or anything, I still can’t stand it but I’m desperately trying to get rid of the jar. Mixed in with oats it’s not as bad. Unfortunately, this peach was not juicy at all. I guess there was a reason they were 79 cents/lb this week.

Come lunchtime, I was inspired by Angela’s post yesterday where she used Whole Food’s detox salad as inspiration to create her own and I figured I could do something similar with what I had on hand. Plus, I was really sick of the leftovers I’d been eating for the past 2 lunches.

We eat a ton of broccoli in this house. Like 4-5 crowns of it a week. It’s easy and when you’re usually trying to fit a workout in after work, it’s hardly a vegetable that takes much time to prepare — see our guide on how to cut broccoli the right way for all the tips and tricks!

But, steaming and roasting was getting old. This might be my new favorite way to eat it.

Shredded.

Lemon Broccoli Apple Raisin Salad

In the same amount of time it takes to steam broccoli, I had this whole salad prepared.

Personally, I hate raw broccoli. I always avoid it on those raw veggie trays and pick out all the tomatoes and carrots instead. But all chopped up like this, it barely tastes raw.

With the combo of apples + raisins for sweetness and the lemon dressing for some acidity, this was actually a perfect balance of flavors.

Broccoli Apple Raisin Salad

Served on the side for lunch with a cheese quesadilla, vanilla yogurt and a peach that I actually didn’t end up eating. My eyes are always bigger than my stomach. This happens almost everyday where I grab more than I can eat.

Chopped Broccoli Apple Raisin Salad

Some cookie dough freezer bites may or may not have served as an afternoon snack.

During my workout, (NROLFW 3A) all I could think about was food. Hunger came out of nowhere so stretching + eating at the same time ensued. Ginger was showing me how well she can stretch too when there are pita chips and hummus on the floor.

snack

I gave her a little pita chip, shhhhh.

Oh, and there was a beer involved. Nothing like rehydrating with a cold beer after a workout!

Dinner: ready for some nastiness?

Enchilada dinner

That my friends, would be a frozen chicken enchilada from Trader Joe’s that has been in my freezer for almost a year. Want to know what’s even scarier? There was no expiration date on the package. I love most of TJ’s frozen meals but, I just can’t recommend this one.

I had actually bought two of these awhile back, ate one and hated it so the other sat in the freezer. Until last night. It had to be done. I wanted it out of my life so I took one for the team and ate it. It’s pretty much just a spicy mess without any real flavor. The ingredient list is less than stellar and the sauce was disgusting. It’s over, I’m moving on.

Everything can be fixed with a brownie though. Especially, a pumpkin brownie and ice cream.

pumpkin brownie

Have you made them yet?

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Lemony Broccoli Apple Raisin Salad

Servings: 6 servings
Prep: 10 minutes
Total: 10 minutes
This shredded broccoli salad is filled with raisins and apples for a new, flavorful way to eat your broccoli!

Ingredients 

  • 2 crowns of broccoli
  • 1 large carrot
  • 1 apple, chopped
  • 1/4 cup raisins, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons pepitas
  • 3 tablespoons sliced almonds
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • salt & pepper

Instructions 

  • In a food processor, pulse broccoli until finely chopped.
  • Transfer to a medium bowl.
  • Do the same with the carrot and transfer to the same bowl. (If your food processor is big enough to do both together feel free, mine is not)
  • Add chopped apples, raisins, pepitas, almonds and toss to combine.
  • Season generously with salt and pepper.
  • Whisk olive oil + lemon juice together in a separate bowl and pour over salad.
  • Toss to combine.

Notes

Inspired by Oh She Glows Detox Salad

Nutrition

Serving: 1SERVINGCalories: 161kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 2gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gSodium: 57mgFiber: 2gSugar: 8g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Salads
Cuisine: American
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What’s the most disgusting thing you’ve eaten recently?

Do you feed your pet human food? We seldom ever feed Ginger directly. If she gets human food it goes in her food dish first. Of course, my parents ruin this completely when she’s at her house. It’s our payback for not providing any grandchildren, they instead spoil our dog.

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  1. At least your lunch and dessert were delicious to make up for a sub par dinner. I love your beer koozie. They make drinking so much more fun. I recently bought a Woozie… a koozie for a wine glass. Its so classy and fun:)

  2. I wish I had the time and energy to make my meal presentations as pretty as yours! Breakfast looks AWESOME.

    Bummer that TJ’s thing wasn’t good. I’m a big fan of Amy’s enchiladas.

  3. That salad looks really tasty– I’m also not a fan of raw broccoli, but this salad sounds delicious!

  4. I’m not a huge raw broc fan either — roasted is my preferred cooking method but I’ll have to try the shredded route.

    Most disgusting thing I’ve eaten recently: probably some scrambled eggs at the hotel breakfast buffet over the weekend — they were really liquidy which I hate.

  5. I give Bungee carrots and fruit, but Mike can’t resist her sad little begging face and usually gives her something he’s eating. Weak.

    The most disgusting thing I’ve eaten? Hard to say since I eat like a 5 year old…

  6. I’m sorry the dinner wasn’t better. At least your other eats look pretty tasty (especially that pumpkin brownie!)

  7. Eh, that TJ’s enchilada even LOOKS like nastiness. I’ve had my share of meals like that where I buy it, hate it, then have to force myself to eat the rest for the sake of not wasting money.

    You’re a tough cookie taking one for the team ;) I’m impressed! Now if only I can get down these freezer-burnt veggie burgers that are ages old…