Speedy Veggie Salad
Before you start throwing your veggies together, bring these ingredients to a boil:
Now comes the fun part. Start tossing the following items into a large bowl. Feel free to pick as many or as few as you want or add what you have handy. The only hard and fast rule about this recipe is that there is no hard and fast rule.
When you’re done chopping, throwing, and mixing, your newly created masterpiece might look something like this.
(I rinsed the beans in the colander before adding the other ingredients and then let everything sort of drip dry together. You could also add some cooked pasta and chicken or ham if you wanted this dish to be a little more hearty)
Pour your oil/vinegar mixture over veggies.
Refrigerate.
That’s it. You’re done. (Check comments for variations.)
Now when you’re in a hurry to get dinner on the table this week, you’ve got your vegetable/salad dish already done!
I know there are a lot of variations to this recipe; if you do it a little differently, please share your version.
I made this yummy salad tonight! Wow! who needs anything else? It has it all-heat, sweet, crunch, mush, anyway I made a few adjustments. For the sugar I used XYLA tm which is 100% Xylitol – Xyla metabolized independently of insulin and is safe for diabetics or anyone seeking a healthier lifestyle-so the package- it is sweet and liquifies nicely. I also used coconut oil-great flavor that has 100% less Cholesterol than butter (I don’t know about oil %) I only used 1/2 recipe for liquid and it was enough for the four cans of beans and other ingredients. Thank you for sharing! Jo-CA
Jo,
Love your additions and changes and so glad you enjoyed the salad. I’ve never heard of that sweetener; I’ll have to keep my eyes open for it. And I’ve also never cooked with coconut oil although I’ve heard of a lot of people who say they like it. Will have to give it a try!
hope that you had a good 4th and that all is well. You don’t ususally go this long without giving a shout out. Becky
Becky,
Thanks–it was nice to be missed. Glad my blog is back up and running so that I can get back to posting again.
that sounds good even though I’m not too fond of veggies. so, if i remember, I might try to fix it for the next potluck.
Mrs. Pam,
That salad does really well at a potluck; it usually gets eaten up very quickly!
I make something similar with the addition of cooked barley and cilantro. We use black beans, onion, tomatoes – either fresh or canned- sometimes olives, corn, Dress it with oil, vinegar, some taco seasoning, hot sauce, and or chile powder, salt, pepper. Basically anything goes.
Jan,
That’s a good way to describe this recipe–anything goes. I love your additions–taco seasoning would be especially interesting. I’ll try that next time!
This could most definitely be on my table for my July 4 (actually on July 6) celebration. July 4 will be my grandson’s 4th birthday! How did that happen so quickly – 4 years old – he will be in St. Louis for the party at Maw Maw’s on Saturday – can’t wait – presents are purchased – such fun stuff – and this little guy loves salads like this! Thank you, Becky! Happy 4th and Happy Birthday, Ryan…..just think, next year you can be thinking about a first birthday coming up.
Mary,
How wonderful to hear about a 4-year old who loves salads. Good for him and good for you and his mom for raising him that way. He sounds like such a delightful child.:-)
I am going to try this today! It has been very hot here the past few days, with no end in sight. Sounds like the perfect thing to eat on a hot summer day!
By the way, it’s still hard to get your site up. I had to try quite a few times.
Cindy,
Yep, a cool salad on a hot day is the best thing!