Shaved Broccoli Stalk Salad with Lime & Cotija
A light and refreshing salad that makes use of often-discarded broccoli stalks, shaved into delicate ribbons and dressed with lime and olive oil, then finished with salty cotija cheese. This no-waste recipe transforms humble broccoli stalks into an elegant dish.
2 servings
8 min
Ingredients
- •1 bunch broccoli stalks and leaves
- •1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- •1½ teaspoons fresh lime juice
- •1 to taste kosher salt and pepper
- •¼ cup crumbled cotija or feta cheese
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Place the broccoli batons flat on a cutting board, then use a sharp vegetable peeler to shave the broccoli into paper-thin strips.
5 min
- 2.
Place the shaved broccoli and leaves in a medium bowl and toss with the olive oil, lime juice, and salt and pepper to taste. Gently fold in the cheese and serve immediately.
3 min
