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Looking for feedback - Autumn Apple & Broccoli Salad with Maple Dijon Dressing

Fruit\Vegetarian

For the salad:

2 large heads broccoli, cut into bite-sized florets

½–¾ cup dried cranberries

½ cup pecans, roughly chopped

2 honeycrisp apples

⅓ cup crumbled goat cheese

¼ of a small red onion or 1 shallot, diced small

Juice of ½ lemon

¼ cup pumpkin seeds.

For the dressing:

¼ cup mayonnaise

¼ cup full-fat Greek yogurt

1½ tbsp maple syrup

1 tbsp Dijon mustard

1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

1 tbsp olive oil

Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Pinch of cinnamon

  1. Dice the apples and toss with the lemon juice.

  2. Make the dressing, combining all ingredients and whisking until smooth.

  3. Combine broccoli, cranberries, apple, red onion, and dressing. Mix well. Set in the fridge for 30 - 60 minutes before serving.

  4. While the broccoli sits, prepare the pecans. Spread diced pecans on a foil lined baking sheet. Toast for 5–8 minutes at 350°.

  5. Just before serving, drain any excess water from broccoli mixture, add goat cheese, pumpkin seeds, and pecans to salad and mix well.

  6. Devour.

Folks who have more experience than I do with whipping up salads (probably everyone here tbh), I'm hoping you can tell me if my proportions seem right here? Esp side-eyeing the dressing. I did some research into other dressings, but in my family dressing was always something that came out of a bottle from the grocery store 😅 Any feedback and suggestions before I go out and buy ingredients would be amazing 🩷

Posted Jul 3, 2026, 6:26 PM UTC

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