Antioxidant Raw Vegetable Salad
This antioxidant raw vegetable salad is fresh, colorful, and full of crunch. Made with red cabbage, carrots, pomegranate seeds, and a light lemon sumac dressing, it’s a healthy salad that comes together in minutes. Perfect as a side dish or a light meal, this raw cabbage salad is refreshing, nourishing, and ideal for any season.
Ingredients
- ¼ red cabbage finely chopped
- 2 carrots finely chopped
- 1 red bell pepper finely chopped
- 1 small red onion finely chopped
- ½ cup cooked corn
- 1 cup pomegranate seeds
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
For the Dressing
- ¼ cup olive oil
- Juice of 1 small lemon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 garlic clove crushed (optional)
Instructions
- Finely chop the red cabbage, carrots, red bell pepper, and red onion. Place them in a large bowl.
- Add the cooked corn, pomegranate seeds, and chopped parsley to the bowl.
- In a separate small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic if using.
- Pour the dressing over the vegetables.
- Mix well until everything is evenly coated.
- Let the salad rest for 15–20 minutes so the flavors can blend.
- Serve fresh and enjoy.
Notes
Calorie Breakdown (approx.)
- Olive oil: ~120 kcal
- Vegetables & fruit (cabbage, carrots, corn, pomegranate, onion, pepper): ~90 kcal
- Dressing additions (lemon, garlic): ~10 kcal
