Simple Broccoli Salad Side Dish Recipe

Summer is a perfect time to enjoy fresh broccoli lightly cooked and dressed in a spicy sauce! With nutty sesame oil and a kick of chili sauce, this dish makes an elegant first course or a rich side dish for grilled meat or fish.
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The core of broccoli is the best part.❤

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​@@Ftybr57the best French cooking has its roots in simple peasant, aka country, cooking. I'm sure he would agree.

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When he said one of the key ingredients was mayo and crispy garlic sauce i knew i would like this.

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[@GaryBoyd02]

Broccoli salads were big in the 70s. I had an older neighbour who renewed my acquaintance with them and make one as well. I don't cook the broccoli at all and add raisins or dried cranberries, scallions and make a mayo red wine dressing as well. The Red wine vinegar was my change to it as it suits the broccoli better than white vinegar. You know what it's always the first bowl to be emptied at the dinner table. So good.

[@bvm3925]

I mix Balsamic vinegar with a little bit of sugar, and add to the mayo. Diced red onions and chopped bacon.

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👍🏻 Sounds great (to both above comments)

[@sianwarwick633]

I have to cook the vegetables otherwise I am not getting all the protein from the vegetables, same as with carrot, turnip, onion etc. And I find the raw vegetables are hard to digest

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I use to throw away the stem of my broccoli until Chef Pepin showed that I could trim it and eat the whole thing. He's right. It is the best part!

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Yes!! Minimizing food waste is so tasty. - CC from JPF

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I love him..i watch his hands..they look like my dad's. This salad is fantastic year round.

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[@christinecheung6527]

What an elegantly simple dish, with an intriguing sauce. I love sesame oil and will definitely try this with my garden-grown produce. Merci, Chef Jacques!

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Hope you enjoy! Sesame oil and garden veggies is a killer combination. - CC from JPF

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My mother used to make steamed broccoli served with Hollandaise sauce. Love you, Jacques! ❤✌️

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Yum! Hollandaise sauce makes everything better. 💛 - CC from JPF

[@cleanhd]

That sounds delicious

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You had me at Hollandaise. 😂

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[@dm-31024]

Looks tasty. Simple, creative, I will make this now w/slightly less mayo. Thx.

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Yum!!!!

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Unique and I'm sure uniquely delicious.

[@T-S-s160]

Yum. I am not able to eat raw broccoli. So this is a plus. I will try it.

[@Mister_Listener]

What happens when you eat raw broccoli? I know i should myob, but i am curious!! 😅

[@T-S-s160]

@@Mister_Listener I don’t mind the question. I became extremely nauseous!

[@MN-br5nb]

looks so good i an gng to try it, i ingredient list looks promising esp sun dried tomatoes

[@Goofienewfy]

Love this simple recipe. Tried it out today. The only thing I added is some dried cranberries. It’s beautiful, pungent, and unique as it is, but the sweet/tart of the cranberries gave it a little something extra and helped me spread it further :p

[@isay207]

Or a bit of red cabbage

[@katashley1031]

​@@isay207both ideas as fabulous. Would you also boil or blanch the cabbage or add it raw?

[@taylorh1020]

Just made it. Sooo good.

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Wonderful! So glad you enjoyed it. :) - CC from JPF

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What a great , simple and delicious dish. You are treasured. Thank you 😁

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Thank you for sharing. It looks delicious, Master Jacques 😊

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this video rules, thank you for the recipe

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Thank you for such simple dishes!

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Always loved your tecniques and skills in the kitchen nice broccoli chef

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I’m definitely making this. Looks delicious

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Looks delicious as always, will definitely be making this in the next day or two. Probably alongside another recipe of his that has quickly become one of my favorite meals: chicken with garlic and vinegar. Yum!

[@ce9345]

I am like him. I like to make my own mayo but the only store bought mayo I buy is Hellmann's!

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Looks delicious!

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That’s sounds good!

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Looks delicious❤❤❤❤thank you😊

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I’m so happy to see you like Hellman’s mayo- I love it- I tried to make my own and it is just not the same😂

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It's one of the few things in life that is not improved by doing it yourself - unless you happen to be Jacques Pepin! 😂

[@katashley1031]

I used to love it, but in the US at least they add some terrible chemicals to it now. Never needed them before so I do not understand that.

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I’m drooling 🤤!

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That looks lovely

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I like the pot that Chef Pepin is using. The curved edge at the top, excellent for pouring. Does anyone know the brand of that, or where I could purchase one like that?

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LOVE IT!

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That looks good. I would do half mayo and half sour cream or yogurt instead of all mayo.

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[@bunny_smith]

Very rich. Would be good with toasted sliced almonds on top.

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Ooh yes, great idea! - CC from JPF

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Legend

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❤

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I would have to use less sesame oil chef, but it does look great

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88 years young!

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You would never see Ramsay, Ray, Fieri, Flay, all TV run of the mill cooks, creating a simple side dish like Jaques did in this video.

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Completely different kind of shows. It’s not like this is magic.

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@FYMASMD No magic. Just a great Master Chef. Jaques takes simple ingredients and makes great dishes. Let's not forget he was thevpersonl chef for the president of France. JFK wanted him for his White House chef, but he refused.

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I’m not sure it’s necessary to denigrate other chefs in order to celebrate this one.

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So simple yet I would destroy this dish in about 10 seconds. Looks delicious

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[@sassylass9305]

I can't eat spicy stuff, whst would be good substitute for the garlic chili oil? Maybe just some crushed garlic and paprika oil microwaved for 30 sec?

[@arcerey]

Yeah, paprika should work, smoked paprika particularly could give this a really nice touch. If you still wanted a tiny bit of spice, pinch of cayenne should give it an edge but be way less spicy than the chilli oil

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Sounds great! Good thinking. - CC from JPF

[@katashley1031]

I make something similar to this with mayo and a bit of a good bbq sauce combined. Lovely.

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Too true!! No recipe from Jacques Pépin is complete without a sprinkle of chives. - CC from JPF

[@generic53]

Although he's the G.O.A.T., I NEVER boil ANY vegetables. STEAM only. With crunch.

[@JoeandAngie]

Try Duke's mayonnaise, Chef!

[@trilby5546]

You can peel broccoli stem prior to cooking or eat raw 👍⭐️👍⭐️

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EVERYONE LOVES "SA-LOD".

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Bro i need to do this

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I grew up watching him..

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Those are the four biggest tablespoons of mayo I've ever seen.

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Do not fear the mayo, monsieur

[@Ftybr57]

He’s the king!

[@kkgt6591]

Won't we loose a lot of nutrients by straining all that water?

[@JacquesPepinFoundation]

Steaming would also work well for this recipe - CC from JPF

[@Thomas-fu8vp]

Where do you find broccoli in the summer?

[@katashley1031]

It's sold in every market in the US all year round. It's generally planted in early to mid spring for a mid summer harvest, or in fall for a winter harvest.

[@andersfant4997]

2 minutes would have been enough🙂 But a great recipe.

[@chrisgordon9829]

For me , Monsieur le Chef, that woy

[@chrisgordon9829]

Sorry, l suffered an unexpected cat attack. To finish my original comment, " that would easily be, not a side dish, but my dinner

[@JacquesPepinFoundation]

Cat attack! The cat must be hungry for broccoli salad too. Enjoy! - CC from JPF

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🤓👍❤️

[@katashley1031]

I used to love Hellman's mayo, but now it contains some genuinely terrible chemicals so I can't go near it. That's a shame, had a very nice flavor.

[@randolphscott3361]

Was this guy in Ratatouille the movie?

[@pamciquier307]

What a shame that he used Hellman’s mayonnaise instead of whipping some up himself. He’s become too Americanised. Incredible.

[@JacquesPepinFoundation]

There's nothing like some homemade mayo! We'll be posting a recipe for it real soon so other folks can see just how easy it is to whip up. - CC from JPF

[@DavidKarlsson-ti6sb]

Nothing wrong with Hellman's.

[@pamelagoode7499]

Too spicy for me.

[@JacquesPepinFoundation]

This is a great point! You could always omit the sriracha to make it more mild; in that case, I bet Jacques would add a little squeeze of ketchup to bring that touch of tomato flavor to the dressing. - CC from JPF

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Hes still alive

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...and better than ever! - CC fro JPF

[@JohnKirwan-zp5fl]

Hellman's mayonnaise full of seed oils....I NEVER use it.

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10000 calories

[@katashley1031]

You couldn't eat a large portion of that, very rich. It's a side dish.

[@dereckhasken9055]

Water DOES NOT come quicker to the boil when the lid is on it - old wive’s tale ( logic)

[@RaymondStpierre-lv3je]

NOT A FAN; HE LICKS HIS LIPS TOO OFTEN AFTER HANDLING THE FOOD.

[@T-S-s160]

Yum. I am not able to eat raw broccoli. So this is a plus. I will try it.

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