Marinated Vegetable Salad

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 head lettuce
• 1/2 head cauliflower, cut into flowerets
• 1/2 lb green beans, cut into 1 1/2 inch lengths
• 1/2 lb red potatoes, thinly sliced
• 1/4 lb carrot, thinly sliced
• 1/4 lb mushroom, sliced
• 8 pitted ripe olives, sliced
• 3/4 cup lemon juice
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 mix all marinade ingredients; set aside.
• 2 core, rinse, and thoroughly drain lettuce.
• 3 chill.
• 4 place cauliflower and green beans in saucepan.
• 5 cover with boiling water and let stand 5 minutes.
• 6 drain well.
• 7 hold under cold water until cool, then soad in cold water 5 minutes.
• 8 drain thoroughly.
• 9 place potatoes and carrots in 2 quart saucepan.
• 10 add water and boil until tender-crisp, about 5 minutes.
• 11 drain; rinse with cold water.
• 12 drain thoroughly.
• 13 in large bowl, toss cauliflower, beans, potatoes, carrots, mushrooms and olives.
• 14 pour marinade over vegetables; toss again.
• 15 cover and refrigerate 24 hours.
• 16 at serving time, slice lettuce crosswise into 1 inch thick slices, then cut lengthwise into chunks.
• 17 toss vegetables with lettuce chunks.