A marinated vegetable salad is a great any time side dish.
A cold mixed vegetable recipe like this works well as a summer side dish, for barbecues and picnics, on the buffet table or as a cold side dish.
I am always looking for interesting ways to get more vegetables on the table.
This basic recipe can be varied hundreds of ways, depending on the vegetables you choose to include. I have given my favorite suggestions.
Try mixing vegetables and see which combinations work best for you and your family.
Hard to get your kids to eat vegetables? Sometimes kids will eat raw vegetables more quickly than cooked.
Try their favorites with vegetable marinades and see if it gets them a bit more excited.
Marinated Vegetable Salad
Ingredients
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 cup vinegar
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1/4 cup sugar, optional
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon oregano, optional
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, optional
- 6 cups assorted vegetables, chopped
Instructions
- Mix the dressing ingredients together, boil in a saucepan and pour over assorted vegetables. Let cool.
- Keeps at room temperature for a few hours or refrigerate until ready to use.
Notes
Some good choices are:
- Spanish onions
- Cauliflower
- Broccoli
- Carrots
- Green, red, yellow and orange peppers
- Green and yellow beans
- Mushrooms
- Red onion
- Zucchini
- Cucumber
- Green onion
- Celery
- Radishes
- Tomatoes
- Cooked Potatoes
- Aparagus, lightly steamed
Combination Suggestions:
- Broccoli, cauliflower, carrot and green onion.
- Mushrooms, multi-colored peppers, zucchini, red onion
- Spanish onion, green and yellow beans
Tip:
- The sugar adds a rounded flavor and a bit of sweetness to this recipe but can easily be eliminated. Eliminating the sugar, or cutting down drastically on the amount of sugar used, turns this into a lower carb vegetable recipe and a recipe suitable for diabetics.
This recipe is perfect for many specialty diets. It is totally gluten free, it’s vegetarian and it’s vegan. As I said above, if you cut down on or omit the sugar it’s a wonderful diabetic recipe too.
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