Broccoli Salad with chili pistachios

[Mishka]

Thought I'd share a recipe a raw friend of mine brought to my husbands b-day party. It has such a great variety of flavors and textures...I think that's why I like it so much. Enjoy:D

Broccoli Salad:

2 bunches of raw broccoli chopped into small bite size pieces
1 cup org. raisens
1 cup chili pistachios (recipe to follow)
1/2 cup red onion
Place in a bowl

Dressing:
1 avocado
1/2 cup raw cashews
1 cup water
1 tsp. sea salt
1/4 tsp cayenne powder
8-10 Tbsp. raw apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup agave nectar

Blend in a vitamix until smooth.
Pour 1/2 onto salad and mix thoroughly. Save1/2 for 2nd salad.

Chili Pistachios:
1 lb. raw shelled pistachios--soaked overnight in enough water to cover.

1tsp Himilayian sea salt
2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp cumin
1/2 cayenne powder
1/2 tsp onion powder

Shake the spices in a ziploc bag.
Drain the pistachios, place them into ziploc bag with spices. Seal bag and shake till well coated. Pour onto dehydrator mesh sheet. Dehydrate at 105 until crispy--24-48 hrs. depending on the desire of crunch.

Sidenote: I make this recipe without the cayenne, due to it being too hot for my kids and husbands stomach. But I personally liked the sweet and hot flavor combo. So if your sensitive to heat, you might want to try it this way. The chili is fine for us tho.

[rawredbone]

The recipe sound yummy but what part of the indgredents to you blend together to pour on the salad?

[Mishka]

Go back and check...I just realized that I didn't separate the dressing from the broccoli part. It's in correct order...sorry about that, I was editing it while you looked:o

[rawredbone]

Thank you I will start on the Chili Pistachios when I get home from the office to night

[Ama]

This sounds wonderful... just put some pistachios to soak... mmm mmmmm mmmmmmmm!

[Ama]

I just had this for dinner and it was so delicious. This is the first time that I REALLY enjoyed eating broccoli LOL.

[Mishka]

Yay Ama!!!

I'm so glad you liked it! Broccoli was my favorite veggie cooked, but uncooked it hasn't been a favorite. So I was suprised when I really enjoyed it too. My friend who gave this recipe to me...she had the broccoli cut up into such tiny florets...it made it so pleasant to eat. Guess I was used to shoving a bush in my mouth?

Did you like the chili pistachio's? I became an addict this last week. I think I was eating at least 1/2 cup a day for the last 3 days. (That's a lot of nuts for me...I'm not a huge nut fan) For whatever reason, the chili flavor was meeting some deep need. I almost felt compulsive wanting it...like I was pregnant. (I'm not) Then all of a sudden today...some switch went off...and I am so done with them. Being raw is so wild!! It truly is instinctive. I love this life :D

[Ama]

I LOVE the chili pistachio's. I actually have made them before but not in a recipe. I only used about 1/16 t of cayenne as I don't like it hot but I ended up finishing off the nuts after I ate the dish. I wanted to save them for tomorrow but... well... that didn't happen (I only prepared about a cup, maybe a bit less). I LOVE nuts and don't prepare spiced nuts too often because I can't control myself, I'll eat them all LOL. I know for next time, only make enough for one meal so I don't indulge too much on leftovers!

[Mishka]

Now that is some good advice! I'll take it.!