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Broccoli Rice Salad 5 | Sweet Caramel Sunday
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Broccoli Rice Salad

This recipe is for a Broccoli Rice Salad that is low carb and will keep your body fill and well fueled. The combination of bacon and eggs add a yum factor to the dish and you can serve the salad hot or cold. The basil pesto drizzle has a nice creamy texture and dresses the salad perfectly! 
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Australian
Keyword: broccoli, broccoli rice, low carb, Salad, warm salad
Servings: 8
Calories: 424kcal
Author: Adrianne

Ingredients

Broccolli Rice Salad

  • 2 heads broccoli
  • 500 grams streaky bacon
  • 4 eggs free range
  • 1 bunch shallots green onions in USA
  • 1 425g 5 beans
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tbsp chilli flakes

Basil Pesto Drizzle

  • 1 cup greek yoghurt
  • ⅓ cup basil pesto
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 180 degrees
  • Line 2 baking trays with grease proof paper. Use a wire rack over one of them to cook the bacon. 
  • Chop the heads of broccoli into smaller portions, then place the pieces into a food processor, a few at a time and finely dice them. Spread broccoli rice over a baking tray, season with chilli flakes, salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil, bake for 15 minutes 
  • Add eggs to a medium sized saucepan filled with water, bring to the boil and cook for 6 minutes. Turn off the heat and tip hot water out, add cold water and set aside for 2 mins. Then peel and slice eggs. 
  • Cut the bacon into small pieces 
  • Drain and rinse beans
  • Chop shallots 
  • Add broccolli rice, sliced egg, chopped bacon, beans and shallots to your salad bowl. 

Basil Pesto Drizzle

  • Add yogurt, lemon juice and basil pesto to a blender jug and blitz to combine 

Dress and Toss Salad

  • Pour ½ Basil Pesto Drizzle over salad and use 2 soup spoons to toss salad 

Notes

  1. Store bought Basil Pesto from the fridge section of your grocery is fine 
  2. Store bought lemon juice from a squeezy bottle is also fine 
  3. I like chilli but if you don't, use a spice such as garlic salt instead
  4. VEGETARIAN option: use fake bacon instead of real 
  5. Keep remaining ½ drizzle to use for pouring if you heat and individually serve portions 

Nutrition

Calories: 424kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 125mg | Sodium: 910mg | Potassium: 653mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1610IU | Vitamin C: 136.3mg | Calcium: 140mg | Iron: 2mg