Description
Summer’s classic Cucumber and Pepper Salad delivers refreshing crunch with Mediterranean-inspired flavors. Simple ingredients combine into a light, zesty side dish perfect for picnics or quick meals you’ll crave repeatedly.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4–5 cucumbers (Persian), cut into rounds
- 7–8 bell peppers (mini sweet), sliced into rings
- 2 carrots (large), cut/peeled into ribbons or small pieces
- 1 shallot (medium), thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) everything bagel seasoning
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) chili crunch oil
- 0.25 cup (60 mL) miso ginger dressing (Asian, any brand)
Instructions
- Preparation: Meticulously dice cucumber and bell peppers into uniform, small cubes to ensure consistent texture and balanced flavor distribution.
- Dressing Creation: Whisk together vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper in a separate bowl, creating a tangy and smooth emulsification that will enhance the vegetables’ natural freshness.
- Flavor Infusion: Pour the prepared dressing over the chopped vegetables, gently tossing to coat each piece thoroughly, ensuring complete flavor absorption and preventing ingredient bruising.
- Seasoning Boost: Sprinkle everything bagel seasoning and drizzle chili oil across the salad, gently folding to distribute the spicy and aromatic elements evenly throughout the vegetable mixture.
- Serving Options: Either serve immediately for a crisp, vibrant experience with an additional garnish of bagel seasoning, or chill for one hour to allow flavors to meld and intensify, creating a more developed taste profile.
Notes
- Chop Precisely: Cut cucumber and bell peppers into uniform, small pieces to guarantee consistent texture and flavor in every bite.
- Dress Carefully: Pour dressing gently and fold ingredients softly to prevent bruising vegetables and maintain their crisp structure.
- Enhance Flavor Layers: Add chili oil and everything bagel seasoning strategically to create complex, zesty taste dimensions.
- Optimize Serving Timing: Serve immediately for fresh crunch or refrigerate 60 minutes to allow ingredients to marry and develop deeper taste profile.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: None
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 97
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 210 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 9 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg