Marinated Italian Salad Recipe - Cooking Index
Serve this colorful, chunky vegetable salad with lasagna or other pasta dishes. If you like, it can be made up to a day ahead.
Type: Low Fat1/4 cup | 59ml | Defatted chicken broth |
2 tablespoons | 30ml | Olive oil |
2 tablespoons | 30ml | Thinly-sliced scallion tops |
2 teaspoons | 10ml | Dried Italian seasoning |
2 teaspoons | 10ml | Lemon juice |
2 teaspoons | 10ml | Cider vinegar |
1/4 teaspoon | 1.3ml | Salt - (optional) |
1/8 teaspoon | 0.6ml | Freshly-ground black pepper |
2 | Hot-pepper sauce - (to 3) | |
4 cups | 584g / 20oz | Small broccoli florets |
1 cup | 237ml | Water |
14 1/2 oz | 411g | Water-packed artichoke heart quarters - (1 jar), well drained |
6 | Plum tomatoes - quartered | |
1 | Sweet red pepper - chopped (large) |
In a large bowl, whisk together the broth, oil, scallions, Italian seasoning, lemon juice, vinegar, salt (if using), black pepper and hot-pepper sauce.
In a medium saucepan, combine the broccoli and water. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes, or just until the broccoli is bright green. Drain in a colander and rinse with cold running water. Drain well and add to the bowl with the dressing.
Add the artichokes, tomatoes and red peppers. Toss to coat the vegetables well. Cover and marinate at room temperature for 20 minutes.
This recipe yields 8 servings.
Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories: 92; Fat: 4.1 grams (35% of calories); Cholesterol: 0 milligrams; Sodium: 92 milligrams; Fiber (grams) 5.2.
Source:
Prevention's Recipe Archive at http://www.prevention.com/cooking
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