Description
Refreshing cucumber and bell pepper salad offers Mediterranean-inspired zest with crisp vegetables and tangy herbs. Delightful summer side dish brings cool crunch and bold flavors that will elevate your meal.
Ingredients
Scale
main ingredients:
- 3–4 mini cucumbers, sliced
- 6–7 mini bell peppers (orange, red, yellow), sliced
seasoning:
- 2 ½ teaspoons Everything But The Bagel Seasoning
- 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) chili crisp oil
dressing:
- ¼ cup (60 milliliters) Ginger Sesame Dressing
Instructions
- Carefully julienne the mini cucumbers and bell peppers into delicate, uniform strips to ensure even flavor distribution and an appealing visual texture.
- Transfer the sliced vegetables into a spacious mixing vessel, creating a vibrant canvas of fresh produce.
- Drizzle the chili crisp oil across the vegetables, allowing its spicy essence to weave through the crisp vegetable layers.
- Pour the ginger sesame dressing over the mixture, ensuring each vegetable piece receives a luxurious coating of the aromatic liquid.
- Sprinkle the Everything But The Bagel seasoning generously, creating a complex flavor profile that enhances the salad’s overall taste experience.
- Gently fold and toss the ingredients, guaranteeing an even distribution of seasonings and dressings throughout the salad.
- Refrigerate the prepared salad for a minimum of 30 minutes, allowing the flavors to harmonize and intensify.
- When ready to serve, retrieve the chilled salad and give it a quick, gentle stir to redistribute the seasonings.
- For an elevated protein boost, optionally layer the salad atop a bed of cottage cheese, transforming it into a nutritious and satisfying meal.
- Store any remaining salad in an airtight container within the refrigerator, where it will maintain its freshness for up to four days.
Notes
- Chilling the salad for at least 30 minutes intensifies the flavor blend and allows the seasonings to perfectly marinate the crisp vegetables.
- Everything But The Bagel seasoning adds a delightful crunch and savory complexity to this simple yet vibrant vegetable mix.
- Mini cucumbers provide a fresher, more delicate texture compared to regular cucumbers, making the salad lighter and more refreshing.
- Ginger sesame dressing creates a tangy, slightly spicy undertone that complements the raw vegetable crispness.
- This colorful salad stores beautifully in the refrigerator for up to 4 days, making it an excellent meal prep option for quick and healthy snacking.
- Adding cottage cheese transforms this side dish into a protein-packed meal, perfect for those seeking a nutritious and satisfying option.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Snacks, Appetizer
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg