In a symphony of flavors, textures, and vibrant colors, the sunflower salad emerges as a culinary masterpiece. This dish combines the delicate crunch of sunflower seeds, the earthy sweetness of roasted butternut squash, the tangy bite of cranberries, and the creamy richness of goat cheese. Dressed with a zesty honey-mustard vinaigrette, this salad offers a delightful balance of flavors that dances on the palate. Alongside the main recipe, variations abound, inviting adventurous taste buds to explore new culinary horizons. Try the avocado and sunflower seed salad for a creamy twist, or indulge in the autumn harvest salad for a seasonal delight. For a vegan option, the sunflower, and chickpea salad delivers a satisfying protein-packed punch. And for a quick and simple fix, the sunflower seed and spinach salad offers a refreshing burst of energy. No matter your preference, the sunflower salad and its variations promise a culinary journey that will leave you craving more.
Here are our top 20 tried and tested recipes!
BROCCOLI SALAD WITH RED GRAPES, BACON, AND SUNFLOWER SEEDS
Try a flavor from the beaches of the eastern shore. This refreshing yet hearty family recipe has been adopted into the families of all of our friends. We never steam a bushel of crabs without having a huge bowl of this salad and corn on the cob on the table. This dish is simply mandatory at every BBQ, potluck or pitch-in event. Give it a try!
Provided by Coastal Roots
Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes Broccoli Salad Recipes
Time 2h30m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels. Crumble 7 slices of bacon; mix with sunflower seeds in a resealable bag.
- Combine broccoli, onion, and grapes in a bowl.
- Crumble the remaining bacon slice. Whisk mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, and black pepper together in a bowl; fold in the 1 slice crumbled bacon. Pour dressing over broccoli mixture; toss to coat evenly. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for flavors to blend, about 2 hours.
- Sprinkle bacon-sunflower seed mixture over salad before serving; mix well.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 326.7 calories, Carbohydrate 12.5 g, Cholesterol 20.5 mg, Fat 29 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 6.3 g, SaturatedFat 4.8 g, Sodium 382.4 mg, Sugar 8 g
BACON BROCCOLI SALAD WITH RAISINS AND SUNFLOWER SEEDS
This salad is sweet and crunchy. Broccoli, crumbled bacon, raisins and sunflower seeds, with a smattering of onion tossed in a mayonnaise-based dressing. Delicious!
Provided by Dawn
Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes Broccoli Salad Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and crumble.
- Toss bacon, broccoli, raisins, sunflower seeds, and onion together in a large bowl.
- Whisk mayonnaise, sugar, sweetener, and vinegar in another bowl until smooth. Pour over broccoli mixture and toss to coat. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 384.6 calories, Carbohydrate 32 g, Cholesterol 13.8 mg, Fat 26.9 g, Fiber 5 g, Protein 9.7 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 284 mg, Sugar 19 g
SUNFLOWER BROCCOLI SALAD
This crisp salad is so refreshing that we always eat every bit. -Marilyn Newcomer, Sun City, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 20m
Yield 2 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a bowl, combine the broccoli, bacon, onion, raisins and sunflower kernels. In a small bowl, combine the dressing ingredients; stir until smooth. Pour over broccoli mixture and toss gently. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving, stirring occasionally.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 290 calories, Fat 19g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 19mg cholesterol, Sodium 464mg sodium, Carbohydrate 27g carbohydrate (21g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 6g protein.
SESAME, SUNFLOWER AND CARROT SALAD
This is such a beautiful salad to serve because of the ingredients' harmonizing colors. and it's super healthy to eat. This versatile side salad goes with just about every main dish! —Jessica Gerschitz, Jericho, New York
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 15m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Shred carrots with a hand grater or in a food processor fitted with grating attachment. Place carrots in a large bowl with next 4 ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk dressing ingredients until blended. Pour dressing over the carrot mixture; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 283 calories, Fat 21g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 3mg cholesterol, Sodium 335mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (11g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 6g protein.
SUNFLOWER STRAWBERRY SALAD
We have an annual strawberry festival in our town, so recipes with strawberries are popular here. I've served this salad at luncheons and have always received a lot of compliments.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 10m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine strawberries, apple, grapes, celery and raisins. Stir in the yogurt. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Add sunflower kernels and toss.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 107 calories, Fat 2g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 1mg cholesterol, Sodium 43mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (17g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
BROCCOLI, GRAPES, SUNFLOWER SEEDS COLD SALAD
Make and share this Broccoli, Grapes, Sunflower Seeds Cold Salad recipe from Food.com.
Provided by mollyvf
Categories Fruit
Time 20m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Chop broccoli, red onion, and grapes.
- Transfer to large bowl.
- Add Bacos and sunflower seeds.
- Prepare sauce and add to bowl.
- Stir and serve or refrigerate.
CARROT AND SUNFLOWER SEED SALAD
Provided by Jacques Pepin
Categories easy, quick, salads and dressings, side dish
Time 12m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a bowl, combine the carrots with the sunflower seeds, garlic, scallions, pepper, salt, vinegar and oil. Serve on lettuce leaves.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 150, UnsaturatedFat 11 grams, Carbohydrate 7 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 2 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 203 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams
RAW BEET SALAD WITH TOASTED SUNFLOWER SEEDS AND GOAT CHEESE
This is less recipe than method and ingredients. Delicious. If your Mr. Wonderful doesn't like goat cheese - gorgonzola would also work. This is a beautiful salad - glistening deep red gratings of beets, greens and dots of goat cheese.
Provided by One Happy Woman
Categories Vegetable
Time 22m
Yield 4 salads, 3 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Mix the shallots with the vinegars and let stand while you process the beets and toast the sunflower seeds.
- Peel the beets and grate them or process them in the food processor until they are of coarsely grated consistency.
- Toast the sunflower seeds (I stir them up quickly in a hot stainless steel pan and remove them from the pan as soon as they start to brown).
- Mix the rest of the dressing ingredients with the vinegar/shallot mixture and add half of this to the beets and chill until ready to assemble the salad.
- Mound the greens loosely in individual dishes, and divide the beet mixture amongst the plates.
- Dot with goat cheese, sprinkle with sunflower seeds and drizzle more of the dressing on the greens.
SUNFLOWER CRUNCH SALAD
A nice crunchy cabbage salad with a tart dressing. I love coleslaw, but my husband does not like creamy dressings. This recipe has parts from many others, picked and chose to meet both our desires.
Provided by KayjaxE
Categories Vegetable
Time 45m
Yield 1 big bowl, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Mix cabbage, carrot, and onions. Split approximately in half.
- Sprinkle salt, sugar, oil and vinegars over one half of vegetables. Stir well to coat.
- Chill both the dressed and undressed salads for at least 30 minutes. The dressed salad should wilt and collect some liquid at the bottom of the bowl.
- Mix the halves back together. Add sunflower seeds and chow mein noodles.
- Serve immediately to retain crunch.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 239.4, Fat 17.5, SaturatedFat 2.1, Sodium 168.3, Carbohydrate 18.3, Fiber 5.6, Sugar 7, Protein 5.3
GOLDEN BEET AND SUNFLOWER SALAD
Categories Salad Leafy Green Appetizer Roast Vegetarian Quick & Easy Beet Summer Vegan Seed Gourmet Pescatarian Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Put oven racks in lower third and middle of oven and preheat oven to 425°F.
- Trim beet greens, leaving 1 inch of stems attached. Tightly wrap beets together in double layers of foil to make packages (2 or 3 per package) and roast in middle of oven until tender, 40 to 45 minutes. Unwrap beets and cool slightly.
- While beets roast, toast sunflower seeds in a pie plate or a small baking pan in lower third of oven, shaking occasionally, until seeds are golden, about 10 minutes.
- Whisk together shallot, vinegar, salt, pepper, and sugar in a small bowl, then add oil in a stream, whisking.
- When beets are cool enough to handle, slip off and discard skins. Cut beets lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices and gently toss with 3 tablespoons vinaigrette in a bowl.
- Toss sunflower sprouts and half of sunflower seeds with remaining vinaigrette in another bowl. Arrange beets on 6 salad plates and top with dressed sprouts. Sprinkle salads with remaining sunflower seeds.
SUNFLOWER, BACON AND PARMESAN BOW-TIE PASTA SALAD
One of my co-workers found this recipe from a local grocery store; when we have potlucks we hope he'll make this salad. It's very easy and very tasty - but you really can't go wrong with bacon and parmesan-now can you? (The cooking time - includes the minimum chill time.)
Provided by LiisaN
Categories Pork
Time 3h20m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cook pasta according to directions on box, drained.
- Add 1 cup of parmesan dressing, celery, onions, pimento/red pepper to pasta.
- Toss to mix.
- Chill several hours or overnight.
- Prior to serving, add remaining 1/2 cup dressing, bacon and sunflower seeds.
- Toss to mix and serve.
AUTUMN GREENS SALAD WITH SUNFLOWER SEEDS
In this salad of hearty autumn greens, sunflower seeds and oil provide a deep, nutty flavor and are packed with vitamin E. Cold-pressed sunflower oil is available at some health food and import stores.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Salad Recipes
Time 10m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Toast sunflower seeds on a rimmed baking sheet in a single layer until golden, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Set aside to cool. Meanwhile, stir mustard, lemon juice, salt, and maple syrup together in a small bowl; whisk in oil until emulsified.
- Toss brussels sprouts, chard, and kale together. Stir in sunflower seeds and pour in dressing; toss to coat. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 185 g, Fat 12 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 5 g, Sodium 372 g
BEET AND SUNFLOWER SALAD
This is a tasty side dish, perfect for summer picnics when beets are ready in the garden.
Provided by gemmot
Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes Beet Salad Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Wrap beets in aluminum foil and place in a baking dish.
- Roast beets in the preheated oven until tender, about 45 minutes. Remove from foil and cool completely. Peel cooled beets and cut into 1/4-inch slices.
- Cook and stir sunflower seeds in a skillet over medium heat until fragrant and toasted, 2 to 5 minutes. Cool completely.
- Whisk olive oil, vinegar, onion, salt, black pepper, and sugar together in a bowl until dressing is thick and creamy.
- Stir beets, sunflower seeds, and sunflower sprouts together in a bowl; drizzle dressing over the top and toss to coat.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 167 calories, Carbohydrate 16.6 g, Fat 10 g, Fiber 5.2 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 331 mg, Sugar 10 g
BEET, AVOCADO, AND ARUGULA SALAD WITH SUNFLOWER SEEDS
Refuel at lunchtime with a fiber-filled meal that will keep you satisfied through the afternoon.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Salad Recipes
Yield Makes three 2-cup servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large bowl, toss beets, celery, cucumber, and scallions.
- To serve, toss 2 cups slaw with arugula, oil, and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. Top with avocado and seeds.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 612 g, Fat 56 g, Fiber 12 g, Protein 8 g, SaturatedFat 7 g
SUNFLOWER CHICKEN SALAD
Easy chicken salad that kids love, with grapes and sunflower seeds!
Provided by Brenda Loop
Categories Salad
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a large bowl combine the chicken, cheese, sunflower seeds, celery, grapes, mayonnaise and salt and pepper to taste. Mix all together and serve on rolls or lettuce leaves, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 480.6 calories, Carbohydrate 5.1 g, Cholesterol 99.2 mg, Fat 38.6 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 28.2 g, SaturatedFat 12 g, Sodium 420.2 mg, Sugar 3.9 g
SUNFLOWER CRUNCH SALAD (WITH RAMEN!)
Ok - this is one of those recipes that sounds questionable & becomes more appealing when the budget closes in. We used to make this a hundred years ago when we were in college on tight budgets... Time passed, the recipe was lost & today it showed up in an email from The Witchita Eagle! It's cheap, not entirely bad for you with the fresh vegies (& nuts) & tastes unbelievably good! LOL - am adding cabbage to the shopping list because mine in the garden are just too small! There was no serving size listed so I opted for 4 to 6 - you'll see. Awesome potluck or picnic dish - just mix vegies, ramen & dressing on site & serve.
Provided by Busters friend
Categories Onions
Time 13m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Mix cabbage and green onions in a large bowl.
- Chill covered in refrigerator.
- Reserve Ramen noodles.
- In another bowl, combine flavor packets from noodles with oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. Mix well.
- Crush Ramen noodles.
- When ready to serve, add noodles, sunflower seeds and almonds to cabbage mixture. Add dressing. Mix well. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 868.8, Fat 71.8, SaturatedFat 10.4, Sodium 1782.6, Carbohydrate 48.1, Fiber 10.7, Sugar 10.3, Protein 17.3
SUNFLOWER STRAWBERRY SALAD
Make and share this Sunflower Strawberry Salad recipe from Food.com.
Provided by GinnyP
Categories Strawberry
Time 1h15m
Yield 6 cups, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the strawberries, apple, grapes, celery, and raisins.
- Stir in the yogurt.
- Cover and refrigerate at least one hour.
- Add the sunflower seeds and toss.
- Serve atop a bed of lettuce, if desired.
BROCCOLI SALAD WITH SUNFLOWER SEEDS & CRANBERRIES RECIPE - (4/5)
Provided by KimberlyB
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 1.To a salad bowl, add broccoli, bacon, onion, seeds, and cranberries. In a small bowl, mix mayo, vinegar, and sugar. Pour dressing mixture over salad and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve (at least one hour). Notes: I use about half the amount of mayo as other broccoli salad recipes. Feel free to increase the amount if you prefer your salad more dressed.
SUNFLOWER STRAWBERRY SPINACH SALAD
Not only is this salad a treat to eat, it's a delight to the eyes, thanks to the vibrant green and red ingredients. "I made it by combining several recipes, then added a few extra touches," tells Cathy Linzbach of East Grand Forks, Minnesota. "It's great to serve at ladies' luncheon."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 15m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a salad bowl, combine the spinach, strawberries, onion, sunflower kernels and sesame seeds. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the remaining ingredients; shake well. Pour over salad and gently toss to coat. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 68 calories, Fat 4g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 61mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
APPLE AND SUNFLOWER SEED SALAD
This sour apple salad is both nutritious and delicious - it contains fruit, vegetables and seeds. You can use any type of dressing and lettuce in this recipe.
Provided by SYLV
Categories Salad Green Salad Recipes Romaine Lettuce Salad Recipes
Time 15m
Yield 5
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a large bowl, mix together the apples, sunflower seeds, lettuce, pickles and tomato. Pour dressing on top, toss and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 172 calories, Carbohydrate 13.9 g, Cholesterol 6.5 mg, Fat 12.9 g, Fiber 3.7 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 571.4 mg, Sugar 9.1 g
Tips:
- Choose fresh, tender sunflowers. Look for sunflowers with tightly packed, bright yellow petals and a firm center.
- Remove the petals from the sunflowers. Use a sharp knife to carefully cut the petals away from the center of the sunflower.
- Wash the sunflower petals thoroughly. Rinse the petals in cold water to remove any dirt or debris.
- Drain the sunflower petals well. Use a salad spinner or paper towels to remove excess water from the petals.
- Use a variety of greens in your salad. Arugula, spinach, and mixed greens are all great options.
- Add some crunch to your salad. Sunflower seeds, walnuts, and almonds are all great additions.
- Dress your salad with a light vinaigrette. A simple vinaigrette made with olive oil, vinegar, and Dijon mustard is a great option.
- Serve your salad immediately. Sunflower salad is best enjoyed fresh.
Conclusion:
Sunflower salad is a delicious and healthy way to enjoy the beautiful summer blooms. With its bright colors and refreshing taste, sunflower salad is sure to be a hit at your next potluck or picnic. So next time you see a field of sunflowers, don't just admire them from afar. Pick a few and make a salad!
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