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    Broccoli Cashew Salad with Apples, Pears, and Cranberries

    Published: Oct 22, 2017 / 169 Comments

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    Broccoli Cashew Salad with Apples, Pears, and Cranberries is tossed with the most delicious homemade creamy salad dressing. This is an easy and healthy recipe packed with fruits and veggies.

    Broccoli Cashew Salad with Apples and Pears in a white bowl

    The salad has an amazing texture thanks to the crunchy cashews, fresh vegetables, and fruits! The easy creamy salad dressing is made with mayonnaise, sour cream (or kefir or Greek yogurt), honey, and lemon juice! If you love broccoli salad, be sure to check out these 2 delicious salads: broccoli bacon salad and creamy broccoli and cauliflower salad.

    This broccoli cashew salad is a healthy recipe that you can make any time of the year, but especially during the winter season to get a boost of antioxidants, vitamins, and fiber!  It's easy-to-make, and it keeps well refrigerated. A great choice for family weeknight dinners, barbecues, potlucks, and parties!

    Broccoli Cashew Salad with Apples and Pears in a white bowl

    Salad dressing

    Whenever I make a broccoli salad, I love combining mayo and sour cream together for a creamy salad dressing and it's a lovely flavor combination! If you don't like sour cream (or don't have it), feel free to use kefir or Greek yogurt in place of sour cream for an equally good flavor! I also add lemon juice, honey, and salt. Make sure to soften the honey (by heating it up gently) before adding it to other salad dressing ingredients, to make sure it blends in smoothly.

    Ingredients for Broccoli Cashew Salad with Apples and Pears on a black plate

    How to make broccoli cashew salad

    Broccoli salad is all about chopping up the fresh veggies and fruits and then combining them in a large bowl with a salad dressing.  That's it!

    1. Cut broccoli into small, bite-sized pieces.
    2. Chop up a cored apple, cored pear, red onion.
    3. In a large bowl, combine chopped up broccoli, apples, pear, red onions, cranberries, and cashews.
    4. In a small bowl, stir together mayonnaise, sour cream (or kefir or Greek yogurt), lemon juice, honey, and salt.  Tip: honey should be soft and runny.  Warm it up if needed, so that it mixes easily.
    5. Add in the dressing and stir everything together.

    Broccoli Cashew Salad with Apples and Pears in a white bowl

    Variations and substitutions

    • Cauliflower. If you want to mix things up, use an equal amount of cauliflower to replace the half amount of broccoli.
    • Nuts. Many types of nuts will work here. Use pecans, peanuts, walnuts, pine nuts, or pistachios instead of cashews.
    • Dried fruit. Dried cranberries work great in this recipe, and so do dried cherries, raisins, or dried blueberries.
    • Fresh Fruit.  The mix of fresh apples and pears works beautifully here, but you can go just with apples or just with pears.
    • Salad dressing.  For the salad dressing, combine together mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice, honey, and salt.   You can lighten up the dressing by replacing some of the mayo or sour cream with kefir or Greek yogurt.

    Other Broccoli Salad Recipes to Try

    • Broccoli Bacon Salad
    • Creamy Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad
    • Creamy Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad with Corn and Bacon
    • Broccoli Bacon Salad with Pecans, Cranberries, Raisins
    • Broccoli Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
    broccoli cashew apple pear salad
    4.78 from 223 votes

    Broccoli Cashew Salad with Apples and Pears

    Broccoli Cashew Salad with Apple, Pear, and Cranberries. The homemade dressing is made with mayonnaise, sour cream (or kefir or Greek yogurt), honey, and lemon juice! Easy and delicious broccoli salad - perfect for home dinners, potlucks, barbecues, and parties!
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Total Time 40 mins
    Course Salad
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8 servings
    Calories per serving 338 kcal
    Author: Julia

    Ingredients

    Salad:

    • 5 cups broccoli florets chopped into small bites
    • 1 apple cored and diced
    • 1 pear cored and diced
    • ¼ cup red onion diced
    • 1 cup cashews toasted or roasted
    • 1 cup dried cranberries

    Creamy Salad Dressing:

    • ½ cup mayonnaise
    • ½ cup sour cream or kefir or Greek yogurt
    • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
    • ¼ cup honey softened or warmed up
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
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    Instructions 

    • In a large bowl, combine together chopped broccoli, diced apple, diced pear, diced red onion, cashews (toasted or roasted) and dried cranberries.
    • In a small bowl, stir together mayonnaise, sour cream (or kefir or Greek yogurt), lemon juice, honey, and salt. Note that honey should be soft and runny, warm it up if needed, so that it mixes easily. Whisk the ingredients until well combined and smooth. Add salt if needed.
    • Add the dressing to the broccoli salad and stir everything together.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Information
    Broccoli Cashew Salad with Apples and Pears
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    338
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    21
    g
    32
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    5
    g
    31
    %
    Trans Fat
     
    1
    g
    Polyunsaturated Fat
     
    8
    g
    Monounsaturated Fat
     
    7
    g
    Cholesterol
     
    13
    mg
    4
    %
    Sodium
     
    195
    mg
    8
    %
    Potassium
     
    382
    mg
    11
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    38
    g
    13
    %
    Fiber
     
    4
    g
    17
    %
    Sugar
     
    26
    g
    29
    %
    Protein
     
    5
    g
    10
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    471
    IU
    9
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    55
    mg
    67
    %
    Calcium
     
    57
    mg
    6
    %
    Iron
     
    2
    mg
    11
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. It should not be used as a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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    Comments

    1. Dianne

      April 25, 2022 at 6:32 am

      I just made this for the second time. The first for a crowd and I’m sad to say they demolished it. There were no leftovers!
      Had multiple compliments. This is so quick and easy and oh so delicious. It’s definitely going to be a regular on the menu. Thank you!

      Reply
      • Julia

        May 06, 2022 at 5:25 pm

        Dianne, I am super flattered by your comment - thank you! So glad this recipe was a success! Thank you for taking the time to share this positive feedback! 🙂

        Reply
    2. Linda

      April 02, 2022 at 7:41 pm

      Fantastic salad!! I added a few spring greens and omitted the onion. My husband raved as well. Thanks for the recipe.

      Reply
      • Julia

        April 24, 2022 at 8:55 pm

        Linda, your comment made my day! 🙂 I am so flattered! Adding spring greens is a great idea!

        Reply
    3. Patty

      April 02, 2022 at 4:00 pm

      I was looking for a side dish to serve with my mini chicken pot pies. Saw this recipe and thought it’d be great and it was beyond perfect. My dinner crowd raved about. I made an extra big batch and nothing was left. The dressing is so simple and delicious. One side note…I had all the ingredients on hand except for broccoli…I had a couple heads of organic cabbage and used that in place of broccoli…yes I know… I can’t call it broccoli salad but just letting everyone know it was amazing with cabbage too. I will definitely make it again….with broccoli next time.

      Reply
      • Julia

        April 24, 2022 at 8:57 pm

        Patty, I am so, so happy you enjoyed this salad! 🙂 Thank you for stopping by and sharing such a positive and uplifting comment - comments like that make my day and make me want to do more recipes! 🙂 And, Thank you for sharing your changes about using the cabbage - it's very helpful to me and other readers, too!

        Reply
    4. Nancy

      March 31, 2022 at 8:12 pm

      I’d like to make this. It looks so good! Do I buy unsalted or salted cashews? Should they be roasted in the oven before putt Salad together?
      Thanks

      Reply
      • Julia

        April 24, 2022 at 10:31 pm

        Either salted or unsalted (or even flavored) cashews would work. What I did is I used raw cashews and I toasted them in the oven.

        Reply
    5. Jacquelyn

      February 19, 2022 at 1:02 pm

      Love, love, love! Just made this and served it on top of some arugula, spinach, romaine as I have a lot of greens and trying to get more in my diet. Really great recipe. 🙂

      Reply
      • Julia

        March 22, 2022 at 2:20 am

        Jacquelyn, I just love how you served this salad over more veggies such as arugula and spinach - what a great way to eat more veggies, love it! Thanks for your positive comment and the 5-star review! 🙂

        Reply
    6. Sitina A Watts

      February 14, 2022 at 4:31 pm

      You can make the salad ahead of time and then add the apples, pears and nuts right before serving

      Reply
      • Julia

        February 18, 2022 at 12:46 pm

        yes, you can!

        Reply
        • Vicki

          April 01, 2022 at 5:17 pm

          Made this salad for one g on Shabbat. Yummy! The dressing is just wonderful and so simple to make.

          Reply
          • Julia

            April 24, 2022 at 9:04 pm

            Vicki, I am glad you enjoyed this recipe! Thank you for the comment! 🙂

            Reply
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