Mediterranean Pickled Vegetable Salad

This Mediterranean Pickled Vegetable Salad is bursting with color, crunch, and bold flavor. It’s a combination of both fresh and pickled vegetables, tossed in a zesty homemade Mediterranean dressing that will knock your socks off!

Recently a new Mediterranean restaurant opened near me and I am hooked! I literally dream about their salads and it’s so close to me, and so healthy and tasty, I can’t keep away. I love it so much I started playing around with salad dressings and this one I am sharing with you today is just perfection. It makes me wonder why I ever use store bought dressing, when homemade ones are so simple. 

Pickled Vegetable Salad

This salad is a meal-prep dream—it tastes even better the next day after the flavors have had time to mingle. Enjoy it as-is, or turn it into a full meal by adding grilled chicken (leftovers work great!), stuffing it into pita pockets, or serving it alongside other proteins.

This post is sponsored by Paisley Farm, but my opinions and my love of their products are all my own.

Mediterranean Vegetable Salad Recipe

This salad is a fun, flavor-packed way to eat more veggies and plant-based protein. It starts with Paisley Farm Foods Five Bean Salad, a ready-to-go blend that brings bold flavor, great texture, and plenty of protein right out of the jar. It’s a fantastic vegetarian option that works as a side dish or a light meal on its own.

From there, you’ll add a colorful combination of pickled ingredients like red onion, banana peppers, kalamata olives, pimento-stuffed olives, and marinated artichoke hearts—plus fresh vegetables like cherry tomatoes, mini cucumbers, bell peppers, and celery. A handful of fresh basil ties it all together with brightness and extra crunch.

Homemade Mediterranean Dressing

Magic happens in the homemade Mediterranean vinaigrette: a simple mix of red wine vinegar, organic maple syrup, Italian seasonings, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and extra virgin olive oil. Don’t skimp here; good quality olive oil makes all the difference. You can also swap in fresh herbs or garlic if you have them on hand.

If you love this Mediterranean Veggie Salad, you are sure to love these too: Five Bean Baked Beans, Five Bean Ground Beef and Noodle Skillet, and this Five Bean Ham and Rice Salad. 

Ingredients in Pickled Vegetable Salad

For complete ingredients and instructions, scroll to the bottom of this post for the full printable recipe. 

For the Dressing:

You will need red wine vinegar, maple syrup, and extra virgin olive oil, plus Italian seasonings, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.  If you choose, you can substitute fresh garlic and fresh Italian herbs. 

For the Salad:

You will need one jar of Paisley Farm Five Bean Salad, pickled red onions, banana peppers, kalamata and pimento olives, and marinated artichokes. To add the crunch, celery, bell peppers, and cucumbers. I also add in cherry tomatoes and fresh basil. I love mine with Feta cheese, but my family is divided. So I leave that one as an option.

How to Make Mediterranean Pickled Vegetable Salad

​First, prepare your dressing by whisking all of the ingredients together until combined. Refrigerate until ready to use. 

Next, add all of the pickled vegetables and all of the chopped veggies to a salad bowl. Top with fresh basil.

Pour the salad dressing over the top and mix it all together. 

Sprinkle with Feta Cheese and eat immediately or chill until ready to eat. 

Save leftovers in the fridge for up to 5 days. 

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Substitutions

• Swap English cucumbers for the mini cucumbers. 
• Use homemade pickled red onions instead of store-bought.
• Black olives are also great in this salad.
• Pepperoncini peppers are delicious in place of the banana pepper rings. 
• White wine vinegar will work in place of the red.
• Add leftovers into pita pockets for a sandwich the next day. Add grilled chicken for even more protein.  

Paisley Farm Five Bean Salad

Paisley Farms has been my go-to for prepared beans for years! Their Five Bean Salad is a sweet blend of green beans, kidney, garbanzo, pinto, and wax beans accented with freshly diced onions and red peppers. It’s a natural in this pickled vegetable salad. 

I always keep multiple jars of Paisley Farm Five Bean Salad in our pantry. They are a staple for us, no matter if we are just opening the jar and using it as a side dish, or if we are incorporating it into recipes like this Five Bean Ground Beef & Noodle Skillet or this Five Bean Chicken Chili or in salads like our favorite Italian Bean Salad or as a salad topper on this Loaded Spinach Salad with Creamy Roasted Garlic Dressing it’s a lifesaver when I am asked “what’s for dinner?”

More Recipes to Love

I used Paisley Farm’s Five Bean Salad in these Five Bean and Cheese Enchiladas, pictured above. And if you love Mexican like we do, you just have to try my Hot Taco Five Bean Dip.

Summer BBQ’s are begging for my Easy Refrigerator Pickles, Five Bean Baked Beans and my Mom’s Marinated Vegetables Recipe. 

Find where you can pick up delicious Paisley Farm Five Bean Salad, or any of their other fabulous products, by visiting their website.  Follow Paisley Farm on their social media for great recipes all year long: FaceBook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest.

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I hope that you and your family love this salad as much as we did! Please leave me a comment and let me know what you thought!