Bell Pepper Salad is crunchy, fresh and herbaceous with a bright, red wine vinaigrette dressing. It’s easy, gluten free and the perfect complement to your favorite main dishes!
This vinaigrette marinated veggie salad is another fabulous option to lighten a heavy comfort food meal. And it’s bursting with fresh flavor from bell peppers of every color, cucumber, red onion and herbs.
The simple, three-ingredient salad dressing is delicious and a wonderful complement to the fresh crunchy vegetables.
You’ll be able to put this crunchy bell pepper salad recipe together in minutes. And after a short time in the fridge, it can be served with your favorite main dishes. I try to rest it at least 30 minutes.
But I have to tell you, that it’s as good or better after marinating overnight. This one just keeps getting better as it sits.
If you love bell peppers, your mind will be blown at how scrumptious this simple pepper salad is to get on the table!
The Ingredients
For the Salad:
- Bell peppers, any and all colors, julienned
- Mini Cucumber (Persian Cucumber), julienned
- Red Onion, slivered
- Herbs – Fresh Parsley, Basil and Chives, plus dried Dill Weed
- Minced Garlic
For the Dressing (Vinaigrette)
- Red Wine Vinegar
- Avocado Oil
- Honey, raw unfiltered
What to Serve with Bell Pepper Salad
This delectable pickled sweet pepper salad is wonderful with slow cooker Southwest Chicken and a baked potato or alongside my popular Chicken Street Tacos with some easy 10-Minute Mexican Rice.
I served it with homemade Air Fryer Chicken Cutlets, yesterday, and my Butter Roasted Parmesan Cauliflower.
You can’t miss serving a dish that is acidic, fresh and flavorful with beef, chicken, fish or lamb. And, any dish that is rich, creamy or cheesy will also benefit from the flavors and acidity of crunchy bell pepper salad.
Try it with some of these:
- Mississippi Pot Roast
- Easy Meatloaf Recipe, 5‑Ingredient Weeknight Dinner
- Easy Pork Loin Recipe, Oven Baked, Juicy and Tender
- Easy Baked Spaghetti, Delicious Family Meal
- Slow Cooker Kalua Pork, Scrumptious & Simple
- Rasta Pasta, Easy Jerk Chicken Supper
- Rigatoni Bolognese, Easy Delicious Pasta Recipe
- Easy Crock Pot Cube Steak
- Perfect Baked Chicken Breasts : Easy, Delicious & Quick
- Succulent Air Fryer Cornish Hen, Date Night Delicious
Possible Recipe Variations
- Substitute your favorite vinegar or the one you have on hand in the dressing for this sweet peppers salad. White wine vinegar, red wine vinegar, champagne vinegar, rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar would all work.
- You could substitute extra virgin olive oil for the avocado oil. Keep in mind that olive oil has a more distinctive flavor.
- You could use julienned jicama or zucchini in place of the cucumber.
- You could use mini bell peppers and slice them into rigs instead of sliced bell peppers (sweet peppers).
- Any color of onion works. I prefer red onions for their color and slight sweetness, but Vidalia or another sweet variety of onion would also be delicious in bell pepper salad.
- You could also try substituting lemon juice or lime juice for the vinegar.
How to Make Crunchy Bell Pepper Salad
- Start by julienning all the vegetables at once and then chopping the fresh herbs. To julienne, simply means to cut into thin strips. I keep everything in the salad somewhere between 1/8″ and less than 1/4″ wide.
- After julienning, if the bell pepper strips are too long to eat comfortably, I cut them in half.
- To julienne the cucumber, I slice it into thin planks and make two stacks of the planks. Cut through the stacks making thin strips. And again, if they are too long to eat comfortably, I cut them in half.
- To get thin slivers of red onion, simply cut a super thin slice off the onion, then quarter the slice and separate the pieces.
- Chop the herbs very fine. They’re to add flavor and color, but you don’t want large pieces.
- Add julienned bell peppers, cucumbers, onion, parsley, basil, dill and garlic to a medium sized mixing bowl.
- Whisk together red wine vinegar, avocado oil, honey, salt and pepper to make the dressing.
- Pour the dressing over the bell pepper salad and toss to coat everything.
- Cover the bell pepper salad and refrigerate for 15 to 30 minutes, so the flavors begin to meld.
- Serve with your favorite main dishes.
The Recipe
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Bell Pepper Salad
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
Bell Pepper Salad is crunchy, fresh and herbaceous with a bright, red wine vinaigrette dressing. It’s easy, gluten free and the perfect complement to your favorite main dishes!
Ingredients
For the Salad
- 3 bell peppers, (any color), julienned
- 1/3 large red onion, julienned
- 1 mini cucumber (Persian cucumber), julienned
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh basil, finely chopped
- 1 Tablespoon fresh chives, finely chopped
- 1 Tablespoon dill weed
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
For the Dressing
- 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup avocado oil
- 1 Tablespoon raw unfiltered honey
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Start by julienning all the vegetables at once and then chopping the fresh herbs. To julienne, simply means to cut into thin strips. I keep everything in the salad somewhere between 1/8″ and less than 1/4″ wide.
- After julienning, if the pepper strips are too long to eat comfortably, I cut them in half.
- To julienne the cucumber, I slice it into thin planks and make two stacks of the planks. Cut through the stacks making thin strips. And again, if they are too long to eat comfortably, I cut them in half.
- To get thin slivers of red onion, simply cut a super thin slice off the onion, then quarter the slice and separate the pieces.
- Chop the herbs very fine. They’re to add flavor and color, but you don’t want large pieces.
- Add julienned bell peppers, cucumbers, onion, parsley, basil, dill and garlic to a medium sized mixing bowl.
- Whisk together red wine vinegar, avocado oil, honey, salt and pepper to make the dressing.
- Pour the dressing over the bell pepper salad and toss to coat everything.
- Cover the bell pepper salad and refrigerate for 15 to 30 minutes, so the flavors begin to meld.
- Serve with your favorite main dishes.
Notes
Possible Recipe Variations
- Substitute your favorite vinegar or the one you have on hand in the dressing for this bell pepper salad recipe. White wine vinegar, red wine vinegar, champagne vinegar, rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar would all work.
- You could substitute extra virgin olive oil for the avocado oil. Keep in mind that olive oil has a more distinctive flavor.
- You could use julienned jicama or zucchini in place of the cucumber.
- You could use mini bell peppers and slice them into rigs instead of sliced bell peppers (sweet peppers).
- Any color of onion works. I prefer red onions for their color and slight sweetness, but Vidalia or another sweet variety of onion would also be delicious in bell pepper salad.
- You could also try substituting lemon juice or lime juice for the vinegar.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Salad, Vegetable, Side Dish
- Method: Cold Prep
- Cuisine: American
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Made this with ACV and olive oil – SO good. A great way to use up all our extra peppers this week – and all the kids ate it too – bonus!
Yay! Kids eating veggies is a 100% win! Glad you’re enjoying it, Sarita.
Ok, I came in here for your pepper salad recipe (which is great btw) and I’m walking away with your street tacos – looks like I’m going to be busy!
They will be great together, Mandy! I hope you love them!
We had a bunch of peppers and wanted to figure out a healthy side to make with them – the vinaigrette plus peppers was such a hit in our house!
Shruthi, I’m so happy you enjoyed it. It’s been a happy discovery at our house, too!
This pepper salad was so light and refreshing! Such a great side dish for any meal.
Thank you, Addison!
I served this with our favorite chicken tacos and it was soooo good! Dinner was fun! Hihgly recommended!
That sounds delicious! I’m glad you’re enjoying the salad, Sharina!
Wow, how pretty and tasty! Everyone raved over this salad and I loved all the crunchy veg in it. The dressing was just right and not too sweet! A winner!
Thank you, Jenn! I’m glad it went over well.
The fresh herbs were amazing in this salad and it has such a nice light crunch. The whole family enjoyed it!
Glad to hear it, Kris! Thank you!
I love salads without lettuce and this one is amazing! The fresh herbs really give this a standout taste. And it is so pretty too!
Thanks so much, Anne! I’m really happy you loved it.
What a lovely and delicious salad! I’ll be having this one on repeat!
Us, too, Sue! We were so excited about the way it turned out!
I love crunchy salads so this bell pepper salad was right up my alley! So good.
Liz, I love the crunch, too!
Wow, this is new to make making an all bell pepper salad but we loved it and all the herbs you added. Love the color and the crunch.
So happy you enjoyed it, Jere! Thanks!
Just the color on this salad made me happy but the crunch was such a perk! A tasty blend and a great way to add some freshness to the table.
Thanks, Shelby! So happy the recipe worked well for you!
Bell peppers are SO my fave and I never considered making a SALAD out of them until I found this recipe, OMG! Thank YOU! SO GOOD!
Yay! That’s awesome, Lisa!
What a colorful and easy salad! I love how the bell peppers worked with the cucumber and dried spices. This salad was a huge hit today. Serve it as a side to sandwiches!
Healing Tomato, I’m thrilled that the salad was well liked. Thanks !