Maddeningly Delicious Marinated Vegetable Salad

An excellent and quick summer-time dish. Make ahead and leave marinating in your fridge until it's time to eat. You want to chop all of the veggies into chunky, bite-sized pieces.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 3  cups  chunky-chopped broccoli
• 3  cups  chunky-chopped cauliflower
• 1  red bell pepper, sliced
• 2  ripe tomatoes, chopped
• 1  cup mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
• 1 -2  teaspoon  sweet dried leaf basil
• 1⁄2-3⁄4 cup  your favorite  vinaigrette, I like Honey-Dijon Balsamic Vinaigrette

Directions

1. Blanche the cauliflower and broccoli together for 3-5 minutes.
2. Strain cauliflower and broccoli, then place into a bowl of iced water to preserve colour and crispness. Strain out again.
3. Place chopped bell pepper, tomatoes, mozza, and blanched veggies into a serving bowl, sprinkle with the basil and toss lightly with a spoon until the basil is mixed in evenly.
4. Pour vinaigrette (Recipe #307595) over everything, stir to coat and place, covered, in fridge until ready to serve.