This Summer Confetti Salad is an easy appetizer or side dish for BBQs and pool parties! This delicious vegan recipe is packed full of veggies and slow-burning carbs!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 83kcal
Equipment
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Kitchen Knife
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Cutting Board
Ingredients
- 1 cup bell pepper chopped, any color will do!
- 1/2 cup tomato chopped
- 1/2 cup papaya (or mango), chopped
- 1/4 cup green onions chopped
- 1/4 cup cilantro fresh, chopped
- 1/2 cup corn drained
- 4 oz green chilies diced, canned or fresh
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 2 limes squeezed
- 1/2 cup black beans rinsed and drained
Instructions
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Wash your veggies and fruit, if using.
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Chop or dice the veggies into small pieces and add them to a large bowl.
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Squeeze the limes into the bowl, discard the rinds.
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Drain and rinse the corn and beans, then add them to the bowl.
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Combine all ingredients and mix everything together with a large spoon.
Notes
Recipe Tips:
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- The fresh veggies give this recipe its signature crunch. I’d always recommend using fresh when you can.
- Serve this recipe with grilled chicken or other lean meats, inside fresh tortillas (like a taco!), or grilled fish.
Healthy Eating Plans:
- 21 Day Fix
- Entire Recipe: (about 3 cups): 1 3/4 green containers, 1/2 purple container, 2 yellow containers. I give you this information so you can easily recalculate the containers if you swap out any ingredients in the recipe.
- Per 3/4 cup serving: just under 1/2 of a green container, 1/2 yellow container. For the purple container, I don’t count it because the amount is slow low when divided into 4 servings.
- 21 Day Fix Vegan Plan Counts: Increase your black beans to 3/4 cup, and add 3/4 cup cooked quinoa to the recipe.
- Entire recipe is 1 3/4 green containers, 1/2 purple container, 2 red containers, 1 yellow-A container.
- Per 3/4 cup serving: just under 1/2 of a green container, 1/2 red container, 1/4 yellow-A container.
- 2B Mindset
- Makes a great lunch when served with 25% protein.
- On the vegan plan, this counts as a complete lunch.
- 0 Blue Plan Points | 2 Green Plan Point | 0 Purple Plan Points | 2023 Points: 0
Nutrition
Calories: 83kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 143mg | Potassium: 317mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1646IU | Vitamin C: 76mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1mg
