Sometimes it’s hard not to get carried away at Costco. You can find some very irresistible deals there, as long as you’re okay with very large quantities. Tony found a big bag of broccoli florets for almost nothing, so we bought it. It wasn’t until I got home that I thought, what the heck am I going to do with this gigantic bag of broccoli?? First, I made a large batch of Classy Chicken, and it was amazing as usual. Then I decided to try making a salad with it. I can’t say I’ve ever made a broccoli salad before, but I really enjoyed it so I’m sure we’ll be making it again. Anything made with broccoli is a sound choice in our home, because we all love the stuff. It’s the one vegetable I can count on my boys to eat. The only thing they didn’t like about this salad was the radish. I thought it would be fun to try radish because it’s something we rarely eat, but I guess that’s because no one in my family really likes it. I thought it gave the salad a nice bite, but I’m not overly crazy about it either so I won’t mind leaving it out next time. I’m just happy to have found a new way to prepare broccoli so my family won’t get bored of it. If that ever happens, it’ll be a sad day for broccoli.

Broccoli Salad
4 cups fresh broccoli florets
3 tbsp raisins
2 tbsp pecans, chopped
1 celery stalk, sliced
1/4 cup apple, diced
1/4 cup sliced radish
1/4 cup plain yogurt
2 tbsp orange juice
2 tbsp light mayonnaise
1 tbsp honey
1 tsp white wine vinegar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp onion powder

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and put the broccoli in for 1 minute to blanch it. Dump broccoli into a colander and rinse with cold water. Dry the broccoli as much as possible with paper towel, clean dish-cloth, or salad spinner. Add to a large bowl with raisins, pecans, celery, apple and radish. In a small bowl, whisk together yogurt, orange juice, mayonnaise, honey, vinegar, salt and onion powder. Pour onto broccoli mixture and toss to coat.