It is very important to boil broccoli correctly, not to make it porridge because it will no longer have any charm in the salad:
- boil a pot of water
- When it starts to boil, add salt and broccoli open the bouquets
- let it boil for 3-4 minutes
- then obligatorily after this time take them out in a bowl with cold water and change the water 2-3 more times until the broccoli is completely cooled
This way you will have some crispy, beautiful and tasty broccoli, not a soft and scary porridge. Vegetables have the property to cook continuously even if you take them out of the water in which they were boiled, so they must be cooled quickly to be al dente.