Broccoli Slaw

A nice fresh alternative to a hot vegetable side dish.

3 large broccoli crowns
1 large carrot
1 cup mayonnaise
2 Tablespoon white vinegar
4 teaspoon sugar (I used 4 Splenda packets)
2 teaspoons celery seed
1/2 teaspoon salt
Sesame seeds, optional
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Cut up the fresh broccoli. Slice the carrot very thin, I use my mandolin. You can also slice the carrot into matchsticks. Mix together the rest of the ingredients to make the slaw dressing. Mix together with broccoli. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, if you'd like. Refrigerate until serving. 


Three broccoli heads. Washed.



Cut off the flowers. This will come as old news to most, but if you've never cut up broccoli before, don't just chop away. You'll lose most of the flowers. Cut on "branch" off the head.



Then cut through your cut end to separate into bite size pieces. The flowers will come apart on their own, you only cut the stem.



See, nice and neat, no chopped off flowers.



I've cut up all three heads, and this is all the flowers I lost. Nothing...



OK, in another bowl, mix your slaw dressing. Mayo, vinegar, sugar, salt, celery seed and salt.



Everything goes in together.



All the spices, too.



I use a whisk to mix until smooth and creamy.



I've thinly sliced the carrot into the dressing. Mix well.



Pour the cut broccoli into the dressing and mix well.



All coated nicely.



Now, I pour it back into the nice bowl, after I wiped out the excess water that had dripped off the broccoli flowers.



Last step, sprinkle with a little sesame seed. How nice. OK, into the fridge until dinner is ready.