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Whether you’re looking for a yummy salad to bring to the next barbecue or a Mexican-style side dish, this Chili-Lime Diced Veggie Salad is the perfect, yummy choice! Simple and ready in minutes, but with plenty of seasonings to give it a far-from-simple taste!

Barbecue season is here, and I don’t know about you, but I always want my grill-side salads to stand out from the rest. Not to say this dish is complicated because it’s absolutely not, only that it’s unique from the other green and fruit salads we always see plenty of.

I keep saying barbecue because it is that time of year, but that isn’t what lead me to create this dish. I don’t know about you, but whenever I’m making Mexican food I can never come up with a great side. Not only are my kids not huge fans of beans and rice, my husband and I often try to keep it easy on the carbs, making those, not the best choices.

All that being said, I thought of this last week when I made a delicious enchilada lasagna (yes, you heard me correctly, enchilada lasagna, and I promise to share that one with you after the weather permits using the oven again!). I was thinking green salad, though we’d been eating a lot of those and I’m the only one crazy about them. When I thought of toppings to put it in a green salad that weren’t high in carbs, but that would give it a Mexican kind of feel, it made me wonder, “Why add lettuce?”

That first time making this, I knew which spices I wanted to use and that I would add the avocado oil along with lemon or lime juice but when grabbing the spices out of the cupboard, I looked and saw some Trader Joe’s Chile Lime Seasoning Blend, and ended up using that instead. If you like (and you have access to a TJ’s) you can totally substitute that out for several of the ingredients to make this even easier!

I’ve said how easy this is but why don’t I now explain. First cube avocado, cucumber, and jicama. Then slice in half either cherry or grape tomatoes. Add these to a bowl along with cilantro leaves. Now drizzle the veggies with the oil, squeeze with the lime, add the seasonings, and stir. Voíla! Your salad is done and can be refrigerated until it’s time to serve.

If you love this simple and delicious Mexican-inspired salad of mine, let me know by leaving a comment below, or snap a pic and tag me on Instagram, @veggiesattiffanis.