Rainbow Salad Bowl

You don’t have to follow this recipe to make an eye-popping rainbow salad bowl. Simply use plenty of colorful veggies and serve in an arrangement by color.

Tossed salads are great. Buddha bowls are fantastic. This idea combines the two concepts to make a salad bowl that pleases the eye as well as the palate.

Use the amounts given here as a guideline. No need to measure the amounts exactly. It depends, of course, on the size of the bowl you’re using as well.

Vegetables you’ll need for rainbow salad bowl

For the base of the salad, spiralized zucchini noodles work wonderfully (or thinly sliced or grated, if you don’t have a spiral slicer — and well-stocked supermarkets sometimes sell zucchini noodles), but you can use thinly sliced lettuce instead. The rainbow of colorful veggies includes:

• zucchini (spiralized or thinly sliced; or swap in thinly sliced lettuce)
• broccoli (raw or lightly steamed)
• bell pepper (yellow or orange)
• cherry tomatoes
• black olives
• red cabbage

Optional embellishments include pepperoncini (pickled peppers) and a sprinkling of sesame or hemp seeds. Feel free to substitute what you have on hand, and double the recipe to serve two.

You have a choice of dressings, too. Keep it simple with olive oil and vinegar, or enjoy with Sesame-Ginger Salad Dressing or Coconut-Peanut Sauce or Salad Dressing.

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Rainbow Salad Bowl

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You don’t have to follow a recipe exactly to make an eye-popping rainbow salad bowl. Simply use plenty of colorful veggies and serve in an arrangement by color.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup or so zucchini noodles or thinly sliced lettuce
• 1/2 up or so small broccoli florets
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced red cabbage
• 1/4 cup or so yellow or orange bell pepper strips
• 1/4 cup or so golden cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
• 1/4 cup or so red cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
• 1/4 cup black olives
• A sprinkling of fresh herbs — basil, parsley, or cilantro leaves]
• 2 or 3 pepperoncini, optional
• Sesame or hemp seeds for topping, optional
• Dressing of your choice (olive oil & vinegar; sesame-ginger; or coconut-peanut — see links in Notes), as needed

Instructions

1. Line a generous salad bowl with zucchini noodles or lettuce.
2. Make a pleasing arrangement in the bowl with the broccoli, cabbage, bell pepper, tomatoes, and olives. Sprinkle some fresh herb leaves over the top.
3. Place a couple of pepperoncini in the center (optional) and sprinkle with seeds (also optional).
4. Drizzle your choice of dressing over the salad and enjoy immediately.

Notes

Dressing options: Keep it simple with olive oil and vinegar, or enjoy with Sesame-Ginger Salad Dressing or Coconut-Peanut Sauce or Salad Dressing.

See lots more easy, veggie-filled salads & sides.

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