Hi friends! Like most people, I’m a huge fan of guacamole! Aside from all the wonderful health benefits of avocado, it just tastes good! In my opinion there’s just not much better than a big bowl of guac! Since we’re on a budget, you can imagine my dismay when over the past few weeks the prices of avocado have slowly increased. This delicious little treat is slowly becoming out of reach for me, so I started brainstorming on what might make a good substitute. Behold the broccoli dip, also known as broccomole! It looks like guacamole, it tastes like guacamole but it’s actually made of…BROCCOLI! Yep!
When I served it to my mother she was in complete shock that it was not actual guacamole! It tastes SO good! The health benefits of this super food are waaaaay to numerous for me to list here, so I’ll just give you a quick sampling. Broccoli is rich in calcium and potassium and high in magnesium. It’s good for lowering cholesterol, preventing heart disease, boosting your immune system and improving bone health! You just can’t go wrong with including it in your diet, and this dip is a great, simple way to do it.
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You begin by cutting and steaming a medium-sized head of broccoli. You want it to be very tender. Place in your blender along with your dry curd cottage cheese
I enjoy eating mine with those delicious mini peppers or Whisps
It looks and tastes like guacamole but is made with broccoli! SCD legal!
- 1 medium-size head broccoli
- 1/4 cup dry curd cottage cheese, also known as farmers cheese
- 1/3 cup red onion, diced
- 1 Tbsp minced garlic
- juice of 2 limes
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
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Cut the florets off broccoli. Wash and steam until very tender.
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Transfer to blender. Add lime juice and cheese. Blend until smooth.
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Transfer to bowl and stir in garlic, red onion and cilantro. Add salt and pepper to taste. Store covered in refrigerator.
Any type of creamy cheese or plain yogurt should work in this recipe.
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I’m excited to try this! I never thought that broccoli would make such a good alternative to avocado. The nutrients in broccoli are so good as well!
Im trying it tonight to try and trick my husband! So excited!
Now this is definitely unique! To make it dairy free I might even try adding pureed unsalted cashew cream.
this really looks delicious. we are always trying to try new dips with out chip. Blog On!
I received an error message, so I will try again. It looks just like guac! I think broccomle and sliced peppers will become a go to snack and the fact that it doesn’t brown is excellent. I am vegan so I plan to find a sub for the cottage cheese, but that won’t be hard. I do it all the time. You have me wondering what other veggies can I blend to turn into a healthy dip?
I am a huge guac fan as well. I can’t wait to try this. I am vegan, so I will play with the recipe a little to find a alternative to the cottage cheese, but that won’t be hard to do. I love the fact that it won’t brown like guac. Peppers slices are my favorite and I can see broccomle soon becoming a go to snack.
Going to a party this weekend and will totally make this! Looks amazing 🙂
What a great idea!! This sounds delicious and full of nutrients! I won’t feel as guilty eating a lot of it. Broccoli is definitely more affordable than avocados right now. I can’t wait to try this….most likely I will make it for a snack during football on Sundays. One thing I will change is using parsley in place of the cilantro. I’m not a fan of the flavor of cilantro.
Can’t wait to try this 😍
That’s so cool! I’ve never tried “broccomole” before, but it looks amazing! So creamy.
Thanks for sharing at the Friday Favorites linky party. I hope you’ll come back next week to link up your projects so I can stop by again!
*Maisy
**Whoops, my mistake – I discovered this on another linky party!** Where is my head today?! Lol.
Haha! No problem Maisy! If you end up making it come back and let me know your thoughts!
Um what!? I gotta try this.
Btw, you mention lime juice in the writeup but not the list of instructions.
Thanks for mentioning the lime juice! I typed up lemon juice instead of lime juice in the instructions…all fixed now! You’ll have to let me know what you think if you make it!
Can’t wait to try this!
Yay! Come back and let me know what you think!
This looks ahhhhmazing and I can’t wait to try it! Thank so for sharing!
No problem Katie! You’ll have to let me know what you think!
Holy broccomle! I just bought three tubs of guac yesterday from Trader Joe’s cause I’m an avocado addict — this looks INCREDIBLE! Can’t wait to try it!!!
Haha! Thanks Trishi! Right there with you…I love me some avocado!