Rainbow in a Cup
You may have heard of rainbow in a cup? If not it’s rainbow colored jello layered in a cup.
This salad is like rainbow in a cup only better. And healthier. And it’s so good you want to eat it in a bowl not a cup.
The only problem with this rainbow salad is that it’s missing blue (and indigo if we are going to get technical). I just couldn’t think of anything blue to put in it except blueberries and that wouldn’t be acceptable. Nothing against blueberries. I just don’t see them going well with cumin or mustard. So pretend the black beans are really blue beans and you can have a full on rainbow inspired salad.
It’s a perfect salad to bring along to that Memorial Weekend BBQ this weekend.
Rainbow in a Cup Bowl Salad
Salad Ingredients
- 2 Cups Tomatoes – Chopped
- 1 Orange Bell Pepper – Chopped
- 1 Yellow Bell Pepper – Chopped
- 1/4 Cup Purple Onion – Diced
- 1/4 Cup Cilantro – Chopped
- 2 Cups Black Beans – (I cook my own) Rinsed and Drained
- 1 Cup Jicama* – Chopped
- 2 Cloves of Garlic – Finely Chopped
Dressing
- 1/4 Cup Rice Vinegar
- 2 Tbs Olive Oil
- 1/2 Tsp Dry Mustard
- 1/4 Tsp Cumin
1/2 Tsp Sea Salt (or to taste)
If you want to add some “gold” to the end top of this rainbow salad toss in some chopped avocado. Yum.
Hugs and High Fives,
Jenn
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Rice vinegar! That’s what I’ve been meaning to get but keep forgetting. I see so many good recipes that call for it. Thanks for posting because just earlier I was racking my brain trying to remember! I’m buying some today!!
This looks SO good and now that I’ve tried jicama, I’ll use it and not be scared! I love colorful food. Bland plates are boring 😉
I really love this salad. I should have said I have used seasoned and unseasoned rice vinegar but I add about a tsp of sugar if it’s in seasoned. I hope you like it! Xo
Love the cumin and the mustard in the dressing!
Well, I’m sure you know that I think this pretty much a perfect salad!
I could eat a variation of it all summer long, every day. I guess the kid is not the only one that likes to eat the same thing over and over and over… 
Ha ha!! I like to eat the same thing over and over too.
xo
OOOH YAY!
making this weekend now.
THANK YOU.
I hope you like it! Enjoy your weekend!!
WOW, that looks gorgeous, and simply yummy.
Thank you!
I am soo going to make this!
I made a bowl Rainbow salad this weekend and it was Delish! Thanks for posting the recipe.