Summer is all about fresh and yummy veggie salads! We all just LOVE them at home, so I can’t even imagine spending a day without this summer pleasure. Today’s inspo is a quick and super easy Vegan Mexican Salad, full of beautiful happy colors. It goes just perfectly with alfalfa sprouts, delicious creamy avocado dip and a small red hot chili pepper. Because we love it spicy : )
Colorful Vegan Mexican Salad: A Healthy, Refreshing Summer Bliss
All you need for this healthy and refreshing summer bliss is lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, sweet corn and red onion. And of course a huge ripe avocado for the yummy dip. Serve this colorful Mexican salad on nachos and enjoy one of the quickest and most delicious summer meals. Also, if you are huge fans of the Mexican food, you can serve this veggie heaven as a filling of yummy tacos, burritos and tortillas. The result will be simply fantastic!
Ingredients for Vegan Mexican Salad with Avocado Spread:
Serves 4
* Salad:
1 large head of lettuce, rinsed, dried and chopped
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
1 cucumber, peeled and chopped
1 carrot, peeled and chopped
1 cup sweet corn, freshly cooked (or canned)
1 red onion, chopped
a handful of alfalfa sprouts
small red chili peppers (optional)
* Dressing:
2-3 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
freshly squeezed juice from 2 limes
a pinch of freshly ground black pepper
a pinch of Himalayan salt
* Avocado dip:
1 ripe avocado
freshly squeezed juice from 2 limes
a pinch of Himalayan salt
Instructions for Vegan Mexican Salad with Avocado Spread:
1. In a large salad bowl, mix the colorful chopped vegges along with the sweet corn.
2. Combine all the dressing ingredients in a jar and shake for a few seconds.
3. Add the dressing to the salad and mix it up well.
4. Now, let’s prepare the creamy dreamy avocado dip… Mash the avocado in a small bowl. Add freshly squeezed lime juice and season with a pinch of Himalayan salt.
5. Serve this healthy and refreshing Vegan Mexican Salad with alfalfa sprouts, avocado dip and small red chili peppers, if you like it spicy : )
If you are huge AVOCADO lovers as much as we are, check out this simple & delicious Tomato Avocado Salad, as well as this refreshing Spring lettuce salad with avocado, cherry tomatoes, Kalamata olives & hemp seeds. This fabulously tasty Quinoa salad with avocado, sweet corn and fresh veggies is a must try as well!
Also, try to make this these yummy Baked Sweet Potato Wedges, which go perfectly with avocado spread & tahini sauce. And if you need a quick & easy, healthy recipe for light summer snack, lunch or dinner, check out this heavenly delicious Avocado spread with red peppers and fresh dill, that will take you only 5 minutes to prepare it : )
Enjoy, dear friends!
Gerry & Tofobo Family
Photo credit: Tofobo Family