Green Pepper Salad with Tomatoes

Name: Green Pepper Salad with Tomatoes
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 2 cups tomatoes ((heirloom varieties work especially well) cut in cubes); 1 cup green bell peppers (cut in cubes); 1 cup green olives ((with pimientos, such as Spanish Manzanilla)); ¼ cup fresh parsley (roughly chopped); 1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 1 Tablespoon red wine vinegar; salt and pepper (to taste)

Green Pepper Salad with Tomatoes is a delicious summer recipe. It's easy to make this vegan salad with only 6 ingredients in 15 minutes. Green olives add the perfect tangy flavor to this simple dish.

Special diet: gluten-free, nut-free, soy-free, vegan

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Green bell peppers tend to be reserved for recipes like cold Spanish gazpacho soup, black bean chili, and Rasta pasta, where they play a supporting role.

But this versatile vegetable deserves to take center stage from time to time, like in this Mediterranean-inspired Green Pepper Salad. The rest of the cast includes ripe tomatoes, briny green olives, and herbaceous fresh parsley.

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Why you'll love this recipe

It only requires 6 ingredients (plus salt and pepper) and is ready to eat in under 15 minutes.
It's a delicious way to enjoy green bell peppers.
It can be easily customized to suit your tastes.

Ingredients

Tomatoes: Any variety can be used, but I recommend heirloom tomatoes if they are available.
Green bell peppers
Green olives
Fresh parsley: Italian flat leaf or curly.
Olive oil
Red wine vinegar
Salt and pepper

Variations

This salad without lettuce is easy to customize to suit your tastes.

Try different varieties of tomatoes such as salad tomatoes, Roma, or cherry tomatoes, or use other colors like yellow or orange.
If you don't care for green olives, use black or Kalamata olives in their place, or simply omit them.
Add cubed avocado.
Use different fresh herbs such as fresh dill or basil.
Add other raw veggies to the salad such as cucumbers or onions.

Please see the recipe card at the bottom of this post for the complete ingredients, measurements, and instructions.

Instructions

To make Green Pepper Salad, simply combine the ingredients in a bowl and toss well to combine. You can enjoy it right away or refrigerate it for later.

Serving suggestions

Bowl of green pepper salad with green bell pepper, heirloom tomatoes, and fresh parsley in the background.

As you may imagine, Green Pepper Salad pairs well with a variety of other dishes.

It's wonderful with your favorite plant-based pasta like lemon artichoke pasta or avocado pesto.

Or serve it with vegan grilled dishes like grilled cauliflower chickpea curry or teriyaki tofu kabobs.

Storing

Leftover green pepper salad can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

Recipe FAQs

Is green bell pepper the same as red?

As members of the nightshade family, green bell peppers, also known as capsicum, are unripe. That's why they aren't as sweet as the other colors like red.

Do green bell peppers taste different?

Compared to red bell peppers, green are less sweet and have a slightly bitter flavor. This makes them pair especially well with sweet tomatoes.

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Love and Veggies,

Amy

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