summertime salad

(1 RATING)
6 Pinches
Renton, WA
Updated on Jul 14, 2017

This is a great salad for hot summer days, because it's served chilled. It doesn't require cooking, just some chopping. If you make it in the morning (before it's too miserable to work in a hot kitchen), it will be well chilled by lunch or dinnertime. It a great picnic or potluck salad, too.

prep time 15 Min
cook time
method No-Cook or Other
yield 4 as an entrée salad

Ingredients

  • SALAD
  • 3 cups - cauliflower bites
  • 3 cups - broccoli florets
  • 1 medium green bell pepper, seeded and julienned (sliced thinly)
  • 1 medium sweet red pepper, seeded and julienned
  • 1/2 small red onion, cut in half and sliced into thin half-rings
  • 1 cup - sliced button mushrooms
  • 2 to 3 cup - cooked chicken, shredded (optional)
  • DRESSING
  • 1/4 cup - olive oil
  • 3 to 4 teaspoons red wine vinegar
  • 2 to 3 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

How To Make summertime salad

  • Step 1
    In a large serving bowl, combine cauliflower, broccoli, both peppers, onion slices, mushrooms and shredded chicken.
  • Step 2
    Combine dressing ingredients in a jar or salad cruet, and shake until well combined. Pour dressing over vegetables, and toss until well combined. Cover, and refrigerate until ready to serve.
  • Step 3
    Serve chilled.

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Category: Vegetables
Ingredient: Vegetable
Culture: American

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