When I made the 3-ingredient pulled pork recipe, I had a good amount of jackfruit leftover, so I decided to make a salad using the BBQ jackfruit and added my favorite mix of veggies to it. I enjoy salad from time to time, but to be honest I don’t eat salad on a regular basis, but this salad is something I can eat on a weekly basis if I have some leftover jackfruit for it because it turned out amazing. Once you heat up the jackfruit the way you’d like to (if you prefer your jackfruit heated), it will take less than 10 minutes to chop up and add all the other ingredient to make this perfect and quick for lunch jackfruit salad. Whether you are working from home or in the office, this salad recipe will save you time and will help to sustain your energy for the rest of your workday.
What you will need:
Ingredients
Lettuce – 1 cup
Chopped Yellow Pepper – ½ of yellow pepper
Chopped Red Pepper – ½ of red pepper
Shredded Carrots – ½ cup
BBQ Jackfruit – ½ cup
Small Avocado – ½ of small avocado
How do I make this jackfruit salad?
To make this jackfruit salad you are going to need one can of young jackfruit or leftover BBQ jackfruit to add to a small to medium size salad bowl. If you are using canned young jackfruit in brine, you can refer to my recipe here on how to cook it to get rid of the brine aftertaste flavor. After you have your jackfruit flavored, all you have to do is add in the chopped ingredients above to make a quick jackfruit salad.
How do I store this jackfruit salad?
You can store this salad in an air-container in your fridge for up to three days. Storing it for a few days is great if you like to meal prep, otherwise I would eat it same day.
What does this jackfruit salad taste amazing with?
This jackfruit salad tastes great following this recipe to the T because you will have the BBQ flavor in your jackfruit, but if you are using jackfruit without flavor then adding your favorite dressing like thousand island or italian dressing tastes great with this salad as well.
Jackfruit Salad Recipe:
Makes 1 serving (double recipe if serving for more than one)
Ingredients
Lettuce – 1 cup
Chopped Yellow Pepper – ½ of yellow pepper
Chopped Red Pepper – ½ of red pepper
Shredded Carrots – ½ cup
BBQ Jackfruit – ½ cup
Small Avocado – ½ of small avocado
Instructions
1. Add 1 cup of lettuce to medium size bowl (any type of lettuce you prefer).
2. Chop up ½ yellow pepper and ½ red pepper and add to bowl.
3. Add ½ cup of shredded carrots, ½ sliced small avocado, and ½ cup of bbq jackfruit to bowl.
4. Toss together, add dressing to flavor and enjoy!
How did this jackfruit salad turn out for you? Let me know in the comments below 🙂
March 29, 2022 at 3:41 PMLovely and a healthy recipe that One can enjoy occasionally if not daily.
I love jack fruit. It is now in my our back yard in India. We use young fruits for currying with spices that has flavor like spicey meat curries. We sauté them as breaded pieces to use as snacks. They are diabetes friendly.
Your recipes is simple, healthful and adding avocado to the jackfruit (barbequed) salad boost its nutrition.
I would try this salad with roasted jackfruit seeds. They are really tasty and are available in US-Indian stores in the frozen vegetable sections.
Your recipe inspired me to try it.
March 29, 2022 at 6:21 PMThat jackfruit curry recipe sounds delicious. Glad you enjoyed my recipe. Thanks!
April 21, 2022 at 2:37 AMI am always looking for different salad ideas and recipes as I eat salad for lunch most days during the week. So finding this jackfruit salad has given a great new recipe to try. I love the easiness of this jackfruit salad, and as I don’t have any leftover jackfruit, I will most probably try it with canned jackfruit to start with.
It is great that you have also included the way to get rid of the brine aftertaste, making it even easier to follow the recipe and try an exciting new taste for lunch.
April 22, 2022 at 9:26 PMGlad I was able to help you find a new salad idea and it was easy to follow for you LineCowley. Thanks for stopping by 🙂