Italian Fresh Vegetable Salad

Name: Italian Fresh Vegetable Salad
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 20 servings (1 cup each).
Ingredients: SALAD:; 1 bunch romaine, torn; 4 cups fresh baby spinach; 2 cups grape tomatoes; 1 can (14 ounces) water-packed artichoke hearts, rinsed, drained and quartered; 1 medium zucchini, thinly sliced; 1 small green pepper, sliced; 1 small sweet red pepper, sliced; 1 cup thinly sliced fresh mushrooms; 1 cup thinly sliced red onion; 1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; 1/2 cup sliced pepperoncini; 1 can (2-1/4 ounces) sliced ripe olives, drained; VINAIGRETTE:; 2/3 cup canola oil; 1/2 cup red wine vinegar; 1/4 cup minced fresh basil; 1-1/2 teaspoons garlic powder; 1-1/2 teaspoons ground mustard; 1 teaspoon honey; 1/2 teaspoon salt

Garden-fresh veggies are a hit at community potlucks. I carry the dressing in a mason jar to add just before serving. — Jeanette Hildebrand, Stafford, Kansas

Ingredients

SALAD:
1 bunch romaine, torn
4 cups fresh baby spinach
2 cups grape tomatoes
1 can (14 ounces) water-packed artichoke hearts, rinsed, drained and quartered
1 medium zucchini, thinly sliced
1 small green pepper, sliced
1 small sweet red pepper, sliced
1 cup thinly sliced fresh mushrooms
1 cup thinly sliced red onion
1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup sliced pepperoncini
1 can (2-1/4 ounces) sliced ripe olives, drained
VINAIGRETTE:
2/3 cup canola oil
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup minced fresh basil
1-1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
1-1/2 teaspoons ground mustard
1 teaspoon honey
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the salad ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the vinaigrette ingredients.
Just before serving, pour 3/4 cup vinaigrette over salad; toss to coat. Refrigerate remaining vinaigrette for another use.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 84 calories, 6g fat (1g saturated fat), 3mg cholesterol, 149mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

Originally published as Italian Fresh Vegetable Salad in Taste of Home February/March 2013

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momoflandl

Jan 16, 2014

I have made this salad a couple of different times and I love it. It has a few vegetables that most other salads do not have. I make it and eat it over the course of the next few days.
evelyngrace

Feb 24, 2013

Not fond of the dressing but the vegetable mix add your own favorite dressing was awesome!