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Low Carb Quick and Easy Veggie Salad


This Quick and Easy Veggie Salad is super easy to toss together. IT’s amazingly filling and Nutritious! This crunchy, colorful veggie salad comes is made with bell pepperscucumbertomato, onion, carrot and dill. Then tossed together with a simple, light vinaigrette. 

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A few colorful ingredients can go a long way. But first, how was your weekend? Mine was spent mostly at home, trying to help my husband feel better. He will be a keynote speaker in San Diego for a group of Instagrammers this weekend, and he needs to be well. So we went through a lot of lemon, tea and honey the past two days, and many hours on the couch; which seems to have payed off.

Low Carb Clean Eating Veggie Salad Bowl

Cleaning Eating Veggie Bowl

So back to this colorful plate of veggies! I have been thinking about this salad for quite some time now, and never got around to posting it. So here it is, a clean eating veggie salad bowl. I love the colors and the simplicity of this recipe, and that it’s loaded with vitamins and nutrition. Have you tried clean eating? It’s a great way to avoid processed foods and get well-rounded meals filled with protein, fat, and carbohydrates. My article about clean eating here talks all about it and it’s benefits for you, too.

Benefits of Bell Peppers, Red Onion and Cucumber

If you enjoy bell peppers, you’ll be glad to know they are immune system boosting and also promote healthy and shiny skin and hair. And for the red onion, it regulates sugar levels which in result can reduce your risk of developing type-2 diabetes. Don’t forget about cucumbers. They flush out toxins out of the body and hydrate. Yum!

Ingredients for a Quick and Easy Veggie Salad

All these veggie ingredients are well known and easy to find at the grocery store. They also have a tone of benefits!

Red, yellow, green, and orange bell pepper are all low in calories and provide your body with vitamins C and A.

English cucumber are filled with vitamins B and C, as well as vitamin K.

Cherry tomatoes contain lycopene, which fights free radicals which cause many diseases.

Red onions have quercetin, an antioxidant which helps reduce inflammation.

Carrots fill you with beta carotene, which can lower your diabetes risk.

Fresh dill contains vitamin A, which supports your immune system.

Low Carb Clean Eating Veggie Salad Bowl

Other low-carb recipes to add to your meal plan next week:

Easy and Simple Crab Salad Appetizer Snack is a great salad that’s super easy to make.

You can make a Low-Calorie Caesar Salad With Caesar Dressing at home. It’s great to make homemade dressings with on-hand ingredients!

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Simple and Colorful Clean Eating Veggie Salad Bowl

This Clean-Eating Veggie Salad Bowl is an amazingly filling and very nutritious meal!
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Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Allergy: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Nut Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings2
Calories: 143kcal
Author: Marina Rizhkov

Equipment

Ingredients

  • ½ red bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • ½ yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • ½ green bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • ½ orange bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • ½ red onion, sliced
  • ½ English cucumber, sliced
  • 10 cherry tomatoes, chopped in half
  • 1 large carrot, grated
  • 1 stem fresh dill, chopped

Dressing

  • 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

  • Thinly slice the yellow, green, orange, and red bell peppers.
    ½ red bell pepper,, ½ yellow bell pepper,, ½ green bell pepper,, ½ orange bell pepper,
  • Slice cucumber and red onion.
    ½ English cucumber,, ½ red onion,
  • Slice into halves the cherry tomatoes.
    10 cherry tomatoes,
  • Chop fresh dill and grate the carrot.
    1 stem fresh dill,, 1 large carrot,
  • When ready to serve, mix vegetables with rice vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, salt (or to taste), and a pinch of ground black pepper.
    1 Tbsp rice vinegar, 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 1 tsp salt, ground black pepper,

Nutrition

Calories: 143kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 1200mg | Potassium: 678mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 7661IU | Vitamin C: 180mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 2mg
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