Broccoli Slaw

My friend made a fain-cee salad for me once that had these mysterious crunchy-type things stirred in.

Being a mannerly person, I hand-picked one of the buggers (not boogers! they're softer!) out of my salad, and opened my food-filled mouth to ask what it was.

She said: "Broccoli slaw. You can buy a bag of it at the store."

It's like there's a part of me that's stuck in a cave. Didn't know "slaw" could be anything other than cabbage.

So, I took that fain-cee overpriced idea and applied it to my own life using my cheapskate, use-it-all-up mentality. And this is what I came up with.

Take the stem of the broccoli--the part you usually trash compost, bless your hearts--and lay it out on your cutting board like-uh this:

Chop it in half so the stalk stays put, keeping the number of knife wounds to a minimum:

And then, dice:

If you have the time and energy, you can peel off a bit of the stalk and then stick the stalk in the food processor to shred.

But I have very little time and not enough energy for all that mess.

And there you have it--extra vitamins and fiber for your salad:

You'll also have extra crunching noises at the table.

Just remember the golden rule: Chew unto others as you'd have them chew unto you.

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