Description
A refreshing salad combining sweet and sour flavors with zucchini, fruits, and spices, perfect for a light meal or side dish.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 small zucchini, diced small (about 1 to 1 1/2 cups)
- 1 average/small de-seeded jalapeño pepper, diced finely (or keep the seeds for extra heat)
- ¾ cup diced pineapple, fresh, frozen, or canned
- ¾ cup diced mango, fresh or frozen
- ½ cup corn, fresh or frozen; I don’t cook or thaw it
- ½ cup cooked edamame
- ⅓ cup hot pepper jelly
- juice from 1 very juicy lime, 3 to 4 tablespoons
- cilantro leaves from about 1/2 bunch of cilantro, torn or chopped (I used 1 whole bunch)
- pinch cayenne pepper, optional and to taste
- salt and pepper, optional and to taste
- chips or bread for serving, optional
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.
- Toss very well to coat.
- Serve immediately.
- Optionally, refrigerate salad for up to 24 hours before serving for enhanced flavors.
Notes
- Salad will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 4 days.
- Note that it will become juicier as time passes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: Fusion
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 60mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg