Raw broccoli as a side salad sounds strange. But one bite of crunchy, fresh broccoli, with crisp noodles, roasted cashews, and cranberries and you will be sold. And even better, there’s no cooking involved.

Method:

• Prepare the broccoli, wash and discard the stalk then cut florets into bite-sized pieces, then place in a large bowl.
• Crush the uncooked fine egg noodles, then add to the broccoli together with the dried cranberries and cashew nuts.
• To make the dressing, whisk the mayonnaise, cider vinegar and sugar, stirring well to ensure the sugar dissolves.
• Add the chopped shallot.
• Pour over the salad ingredients and stir gently,
• Chill the salad 4-6 hours prior to serving, stirring every couple of hours to ensure the dressing has coated all the broccoli.

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