Loaded Veggie Salad

This versatile Loaded Veggie Salad is EASY to make and it is packed with healthy ingredients, such as chickpeas, black beans, tomatoes and avocados. It is a delicious lunch, wrap filling, party side or even a topping for chicken!

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Course: Appetizer, Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: how do i make veggie salad

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Servings:

Calories: 295kcal

Ingredients

15 oz black beans rinsed and drained
15 oz chickpeas drained (otherwise called garbanzo beans)
15 oz diced tomatoes
15 oz sweet corn drained
4 oz green chilies diced
1 red onion chopped
1 green bell pepper seeded and chopped
1 jalapeno pepper diced, optional
1/4 cup cilantro chopped
2 limes juiced
1/4 cup olive oil
salt/pepper to taste
avocado slices for topping

Instructions

Combine all ingredients (minus avocado) in a large bowl. Mix well. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Top with avocado slices just before serving.

Notes

Here are a handful of ideas for ways to enjoy Loaded Veggie Salad: as a solo lunch salad, a topping for a leafy salad along with grilled chicken, a complement to scrambled eggs, a wrap filling and a dip for chips. It never gets old and the flavors are amazing!

To make the salad even more fresh, replace canned diced tomatoes with a pint of halved grape or cherry tomatoes. Or chop a big, juicy, ripe Roma or heirloom tomato!

Cut the corn off cobs in place of the canned corn for an even fresher salad.

For an extra touch of yum, add 1-2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar.

Thinly sliced green onions or chopped fresh green beans would both be great additions to this recipe.

This is a great recipe to add to your meal prep list! See my first bullet point about its versatility. I promise you’ll eat it up in various ways in just a few days!

I typically use a green bell pepper for this salad, but feel free to use a red, orange or yellow bell pepper instead!

This recipe is 100% gluten free so if you love to watch nutritional facts on a recipe, at least you know this one is healthy and great for a GF diet!!

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