Broccoli Salad and PUMPKIN SEEDS!

I discovered pumpkin seeds about a month after I gave birth - I bled for nearly 8 weeks after Nova arrived and I was looking for a way to ingest more iron without using supplements, which have a seriously.....uh....blocking effect on my digestion.  Enter pumpkin seeds, my new favourite super food. Not only are they delicious and a small handful quells hunger pains, they are chock FULL of protein, iron and good fats - you can check the nutritional info if you like, or you can take my word for it :) 

Anyway, I've been putting them on and in everything lately (try them in oatmeal) and my new favourite salad is one I got from my mom - a delicious broccoli salad.

Salad

6 cups broccoli, cut into one inch pieces (this takes time, no joke)
half a red onion, chopped finely
2 cups cheddar cheese, grated (or vegan equivalent)
pumpkin seeds (the shelled, roasted, salted variety) - I think I put in about half a cup but put in as many as you'd like.
Optional - dried cranberries, sunflower seeds, flax seeds, etc.

Dressing

1 cup mayonnaise or veganaise
2 tbsp vinegar (white or apple cider)
1-3 tsp sugar (to taste - I don't like sweet things myself and I will reduce the amount of sugar I use next time)

Mix dressing, toss with salad. Delicious.