Veggie Crunch

Submitted by Ladies of the Lake-

"My weight loss KEY! :) This is a great way to eat fresh veggies. It is light, easy to make, and best of all delicious. Cook time is refrigeration. I never get tired of this way of enjoying my veggies."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 cup cauliflower, bite size
• 1 cup zucchini, sliced
• 1 cup broccoli, bite size
• 1 cup carrot, sliced
• 1 cup celery, sliced
• 1⁄4 cup green pepper, chopped
• 1⁄4 onion, sliced
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup red wine vinegar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon sweet basil

directions

1. Prepare all veggies and place in a cover able bowl. (I use Gladware).
2. Mix water, vinegar, salt, pepper, sugar, and basil in a separate bowl until everything is dissolved.
3. Pour over veggies.
4. Refrigerate at least 3 hours before eating, but this will get better and better as it marinates. I have never had a batch last more than 4 days, but I think that would be my limit for storage.

Reviews

[Lingering_Dream]

I'm glad I found this because I was trying to find a good way to incorporate more veggies into my diet without having to dip them in salad dressing -- which starts to defeat the purpose. Anyways, the only thing I changed was I substituted yellow bell pepper for the celery since I don't care for celery. Thanks for a healthy snack idea!

 

[ladyfingers]

I was hesitant to try a sugar/basil mix on cold vegetables, but it was a very pleasant surprise! The flavors are subtle and make a very nice combination. Thanks for getting us out of our rut--we usually douse these veggies in Italian...this is a nice alternative.

 

[Cilantro in Canada]

I really enjoyed this recipe. The only change i made was to use cilantro in place of the basil. The carrot, celery and zucchini really adsorb the flavour of the marinade. Delicious. Thanks for the recipe.

 

[UsagiCassidy]

The only vinegar I can have is Apple Cider Vinegar, so I substituted that for the red wine vinegar...was not impressed with the result. I'm sure it would be better with the red wine though.

 

[VegSocialWorker]

Yumm. We liked this a lot. I'm always looking for ways to incorporate raw veggies into our diets, and this is great to have on hand for snacks and lunches. Changed the veggies around a bit (used what was available at the farmers market), but kept the same ratio of veggies to marinade. Also added one clove of crushed garlic and a dash of red pepper flakes and left out the sugar. Thanks for this great idea, will make again for sure.