Easy salad with bell pepper and almonds | Healthy vegetable salad recipe

Vegetable salads are a real summer favorite. They are delicious, nutritious, and low in calories, which means they can be enjoyed even by those following a fat-burning diet or carefully monitoring the nutritional value of their meals. This healthy salad with sweet bell pepper and almonds is a perfect addition to meat and fish dishes, cereals, potatoes and other side dishes. It is also a great choice for anyone who loves a varied and balanced diet.

Raw almonds are rich in vitamin E, one of the most powerful antioxidants, as well as fatty acids involved in lipid metabolism and calcium — a mineral essential for healthy bones, cartilage, hair, and nails. In addition, almonds contain magnesium, which helps support the nervous system and brain function.

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Ingredients

For this easy almond and bell pepper salad recipe, you will need:

• 200 g sweet bell pepper;
• 2 sprigs of parsley;
• 4 green onion stalks;

For the salad dressing:

• 1 garlic clove;
• 5 pitted black olives;
• 5 pitted green olives;
• 1 tablespoon almonds;
• 3 tablespoons olive oil;
• 1 pinch of sugar;
• ½ teaspoon salt;

Step-by-step preparation

Wash the sweet bell pepper thoroughly under running water. Cut it in half lengthwise, remove the seeds and stem, and slice it into medium-sized strips (not too thin). Wash the parsley and green onions, then finely chop them. Place all ingredients into a salad bowl.

Prepare the dressing in a separate container. Peel and wash the garlic clove, then crush it using a garlic press or finely chop it with a knife. Grind the almonds in a mortar. Cut the olives and black olives into medium pieces. Combine them with the almonds and chopped garlic, then add olive oil, salt, and sugar.

Let the dressing sit for 15–20 minutes to allow the flavors to blend. After that, pour it over the sweet pepper and herb mixture.

The fresh bell pepper almond salad is ready to serve immediately after preparation.

Notes:

Besides parsley and green onions, you can add dill, cilantro, and/or basil to this salad. For a more intense flavor, replace olive oil with mustard oil or black cumin seed oil.

To make the salad slightly spicy, add a pinch of ground black pepper along with the garlic, and replace regular table salt with garlic salt. These ingredients, as well as a wide selection of premium-quality cold-pressed plant oils, grains and seeds, are always available for ordering from the Ukrainian online store CraftOil.

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