Chopped Cashew Salad

This colorful salad is tasty and healthy, a great way to get your kids or husband to eat their vegetables. You can substitute fresh, chopped basil leaves for the dried and balsamic for the red wine vinegar, if desired. Sometimes I add mango or papaya for a nice change. The possibilities are endless.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 212 Calories

Ingredients

• salt to taste
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
• 1 orange bell pepper, diced
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, or to taste
• ½ teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
• 1 Avocado, diced
• ¾ cup cashews
• ½ pint cherry tomatoes, halved
• ½ cup crumbled feta cheese with herbs
• 1 pound seedless red grapes, halved
• ½ cup edamame (green soybeans)
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix grapes, tomatoes, red bell pepper, orange bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, edamame, and feta cheese with herbs in a bowl. Add basil, lemon pepper, and salt to vegetable-grape mixture; toss to coat. Add avocado and cashews to vegetable-grape mixture just before serving. Drizzle olive oil and vinegar over salad; toss to coat.