Easy Spicy Crunch Salad
We could not put the fork down when eating this one. It tastes better the next day so use this recipe for your meal prepping needs! I love that the all the ingredients are basic. You can literally use any cheese you have on hand – or skip it all together to make this vegan.
I personally love to eat this on its own. It definitely fills me up but adding canned tuna or some grilled chicken works too for the protein.
I will always shout this from the rooftops when it comes to salads: always taste and adjust. My flavor palate is different than yours so make sure you prepare each dish to your liking when it comes to seasonings and spices.
I do highly recommend using the mini bell peppers and mini cucumbers. They just feel so much more crunchy than the regular sized versions. And they last in the fridge without making the salad soggy.
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Spicy Crunch Salad
Ingredients
- 1/2 head purple cabbage, micro chop
- 1 lb sweet mini peppers, cut into bite sized pieces
- 12 oz mini cucumbers, sliced
- 5 oz feta cheese, crumbled
Dressing:
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 2 tbs red wine vinegar (or lemon juice)
- 1 tbs dried oregano
- 1-2 tsp chili flakes
- salt to taste
- 1 tbs honey (optional)
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a bowl and toss well to combine and coat. Taste and adjust and dressing ingredients if necessary.
Made this for Easter lunch, delicious, colorful and healthy! Used balsamic white wine vinegar because that’s what I had, was great and would make again. Leftovers held up really well too.
Hi Val, thanks so much for trying the salad out! Glad it was a hit!
Delicious!!! Made it as meal prep for my week. I made some chicken on the side and may scoop it into pita. Yum!
Hi Kirsten, SO happy you liked the salad and thanks for taking the time to comment!!
Just made this for my dinner tonight! As advertised!! So good! 👌🏽
Hi Kenny, thanks so much for trying it out and the great feedback!
Crunchy healthy freshness. Great to serve at a party for it color!
HI Mary, definitely perfect for parties – thank you for trying it out!
This is super nice,love the heat from the chilli flakes,so good.
Hi Robyn, glad you liked the salad recipe! Thanks for trying it!
Made this with regular bell peppers and regular cucumbers because that’s what I had. It is amazing. I ate 3 bowls at dinner time and more for lunch the next day. 10 of 10 recommend.
Hi Joy, thanks for sharing your feedback! I’m so glad you enjoyed the salad!
This was so good. I just had it for lunch and dinner. 😆 I added black olives.
Hi Melissa, awesome with olives! Well done!
I made this for dinner tonight. Looking forward to it and thinking I might add chopped walnuts for added crunch 🤤
Hi Mary, will be awesome with walnuts too! Enjoy!
Super easy and super yummy!!
Glad you liked it Caryn!
Really good! Highly recommend
Glad you liked it Linda! Thanks for the rating!!
This salad recipe is a keeper! I made the recipe exactly as it is here and it was DELISH! Micro chopping the purple cabbage was a great recommendation for the texture. I realized quickly that this salad base is so versatile. I made another with the base ingredients (no feta) and added chicken, chuka soba (stir fry) noodles, green onions and a soy-sesame dressing. Used the same base ingredients and added bleu cheese instead of feta, a little red onion and a few splashes of Garlic Expressions dressing. You could easily add steak slices, too. There are endless opportunities to create different flavor profiles to the base salad if you wanted!
i dont love bell peppers, any suggestions on what to substitute them with?
Lucious salad again Stella! Thanks! 😁
love this salad! A winner!