Spicy Cucumber Squash Salad
A new salad recipe, coming in hot. Quite literally, I’m bringing the heat with this new spicy cucumber salad recipe. Packed with delicious greens and paired with a homemade dressing, this recipe will be your new go-to with the perfect crunch in every bite – made in only ten minutes.
Servings 3 -4 as a side salad
Calories 386kcal
Ingredients
- ½ large cucumber, thinly sliced in circles (or 2 mini cucumbers)
- 1 large zucchini, thinly sliced in circles
- 1 yellow squash, thinly sliced in circles
- salt
- 1 avocado
- ⅓ cup pumpkin seeds
- 1-2 tsp optional: everything but the bagel seasoning
Jalapeno Dressing
- 1 jalapeno, stem and seeds removed (keep the seeds if you want a spicier dressing)
- ½ cup cilantro, loosely packed
- juice of 2 limes
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 1 ½ tbsp maple syrup or honey
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ avocado
Instructions
- Add cucumber, zucchini and yellow squash slices to a strainer and add a big pinch or two of salt. Place over a bowl and let sit for 10 minutes (this helps get some of the water out of the vegetables before mixing the salad).
- While the vegetables are sitting, make the dressing by adding all of the dressing ingredients together in a blender or food processor and blend until combined. Taste and adjust seasoning with more salt if desired.
- After the vegetables have sat in the strainer with salt for 10 minutes, use your hands or a paper towel to gently squeeze / press on them to remove anymore excess water.
- Then add the vegetables and pumpkin seeds to a bowl. Drizzle over the dressing and toss. Top the salad with slices from 1-2 avocados and sprinkle over the everything but the bagel seasoning.
Video
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Notes
- If you can't find a yellow squash, you can use more zucchini.
- If you don't have everything but the bagel seasoning, you can top with a few pinches of salt, pepper, dried onion flakes and sesame seeds.
Nutrition
Calories: 386kcal | Carbohydrates: 24.3g | Protein: 5.6g | Fat: 33.8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21.3g | Sodium: 1174mg | Fiber: 6.2g | Sugar: 8.1g
