This Broccoli Slaw with Peanut Sauce is so easy to make! Don’t throw away those broccoli stems! Turn them into this easy dinner side dish.
Hi Friends!
Today I have a super simple recipe to share with you guys to encourage you to eat your broccoli! And not just the fun little trees at the top. Did you know you can also eat the stems?
So stop throwing away those broccoli stems and start using them to make this simple slaw! A food processor with a shredding attachment comes in quite handy here. You can use whatever combination of veggies you want- I chose broccoli stems, carrots and red peppers. I also added a simple peanut sauce because everything tastes better with peanut butter…am I right?
Here’s the recipe:
PrintBroccoli Slaw with Peanut Sauce
A fun way to use up those broccoli stems instead of throwing them away!
- Yield: 4-6 1x
Ingredients
- 4 broccoli stems
- 2 large carrots, peeled
- 1 red pepper
- 2 Tablespoons peanut butter
- 1 Tablespoon sweet thai chili sauce
- 2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 2–3 Tablespoons water, to thin
- chopped peanuts, optional
Instructions
- Shred the broccoli, carrots and red pepper using a food processor or grater.
- Place in a paper towel and squeeze to remove moisture then transfer to a bowl.
- In a small bowl, mix together peanut butter, chili sauce, vinegar and olive oil. Add water as needed until desired consistency is reached. (It’s ok if it’s still pretty thick.)
- Add sauce to veggies and mix until well combined. *See note
- Sprinkle with chopped peanuts before serving.
Notes
You can start with half the sauce and then add more as you mix depending on how much sauce you like…or you can plate the veggies plain and serve the sauce on the side so people can add their own.[br]Feel free to use your own combination of veggies.
Like I said in the notes above…the sauce is thicker than a traditional liquid sauce. Since it’s thicker, you may want to start by adding half the sauce and mixing until the veggies are coated and then decide if you want to add more. Or, serve them plate and let everyone top with their own sauce!
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
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Well, this looks like the most delicious thing I’m going to make this month *adds to list*
yay! let me know what you think!
MAKING. THIS. SERIOUSLY.
I need a new veggie side dish for food prep and this had me with the sweet, salty sauce on top. The perfect vehicle for them damn trees!
woot woot! happy eating!
This looks really good. As always thank you for sharing!
this sounds like one of my absolute favorite salads at a nearby restaurant! totally trying this!
yay! hope you love it!
Yum!
For ever ounce of me that cannot stand mayo-based slaw, I doubly love peanut/vinegar/mustard based slaws! I can’t wait to try adding this to my mix!
The steam have actually always been my favorite part of broccoli. I used to ast my family’s left over stems off their plate haha!
haha i love it!
Oh I love that you used your own broccoli stems rather than bagged slaw! Great way to reduce waste! And of course I love anything with peanut butter so this sounds like a must make to me!
double win! enjoy!
Great way to use up those stems!
This is such a good idea!! I am totally guilty of throwing away my stems!! But…not now!
Woohoo! Let me know what you think!
Good idea! I always throw the broccoli stems away but this is a great way to use them up.
Your food photography is getting better and better! ::high five::
Yum, this looks delicious – and easy. I love Sweet Chili Sauce. And peanut butter. And actually, I never really throw out the stems – I typically chop them up, soften them a bit in the microwave and then roast them with the rest of my vegetables. I will try the food processor though next time!
I love slaws like this and love eating them for a meal! Totally going to try this! 🙂
I saw this a day too late… i just threw out a batch of broccoli stems yesterday. made a stir fry with only the florets…next time I will save them for this recipe…sounds delish!!
I am a HUGE fan of coleslaw (which is funny because I used to hate it), so I can only imagine that I would love this too…especially since I LOVE peanuts/peanut butter!
Oh yum!! I’ve been eating broccoli slaw a lot more lately, topped with salmon and avocado. I love the peanut sauce twist!
I love broccoli slaw! This is a great way to prepare it. Looking forward to trying this.
This looks great – love finding new ways to use broccoli!
I never thought of using broccoli stems this way! I usually slice them up and toss them in a stir fry, but I’m ready to try a new way of cooking them. Thanks for the recipe inspiration!
This looks amazing! And, I love those dishes!!
RIGHT up my alley. Pinning 🙂
This might have changed my life 😉
I <3 peanut sauce!
Oh Yea! I bet you can use the bagged broccoli slaw with this too to cut out some steps 🙂
This looks delicious…I have to try it!
Great sauce recipe!! I made this recipe with pre-packaged broccoli slaw. I used PB2 powder in place of real peanut butter. I cooked the broccoli slaw down on medium heat for about 8 minutes, then turned it to low and added the sauce and let it simmer for an additional 5 minutes. The slaw acted like a rice noodle in a way and it was super delicious!
yay! so glad you liked it!
This looks really tasty! I love anything peanuty/asiany – such good flavours!
I think this is so brilliant!! I always feel so bad throwing away broccoli stems I didn’t know they could be made into a salad!! So cool!! And with peanut sauce – holy YUM!!