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Colorful Vegetable Salad

Recipe #274744 | 3½ hours | 20 min prep | SERVES 20 (Change Servings)

RECIPE BY: wife2abadge

Slightly adapted from Taste of Home. I made this on Christmas Eve and it was still crunchy and good four days later. It is best eaten the same day or the next though. The original recipe called for an entire red onion, but I thought that looked like way too much onion. It also called for 6 oz olives, but I put in a bit less. Cooking time is actually chilling time.

Posted on: Dec 29, 2007

Ingredients

  • cups broccoli floret
  • cups cauliflower floret
  • cups grape tomato, halved
  • 1/2 large red onion, sliced thinly
  • 2 (2 1/4 ounce) cans sliced ripe olives, drained
  • 1 (1 ounce) envelope ranch dressing mix
  • 2/3 cup canola oil
  • 1/4 cup vinegar
  • Directions

    1. 1
      In a large bowl, toss the broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, onion, and olives.
    2. 2
      In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine dressing mix, oil, and vinegar; shake well.
    3. 3
      Pour over salad and toss.
    4. 4
      Refrigerate for at least three hours.

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    From: jonesies

    On May 9, 2008

    A delightful, light veggie salad. I love the taste of the oil/vinegar/ranch dressing. Even the teenagers in the house ate it, and that's saying a lot! I halved the recipe and made extra dressing "just in case". No doubt we'll be making this one again. Thanks for posting!

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  • From: lmg11283

    On Feb 13, 2008

    This was great - took it to a potluck and got a lot of rave reviews. Next time, I think I'll leave the grape tomatoes whole - they couldn't handle the second day! Yummy!

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    Nutrition Facts

    Serving Size 1 (86g)

    Recipe makes 20 servings

    The following items or measurements are not included below:

    ranch dressing mix

    Calories 90
    Calories from Fat 72 (80%)
    Amount Per Serving %DV
    Total Fat 8.1g 12%
    Saturated Fat 0.6g 3%
    Monounsaturated Fat 4.8g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 2.3g
    Trans Fat 0.0g
    Cholesterol 0mg 0%
    Sodium 71mg 2%
    Potassium 199mg 5%
    Total Carbohydrate 4.2g 1%
    Dietary Fiber 1.2g 4%
    Sugars 0.9g
    Protein 1.4g 2%
    Vitamin A 761mcg 15%
    Vitamin B6 0.1mg 5%
    Vitamin B12 0.0mcg 0%
    Vitamin C 37mg 63%
    Vitamin E 2mcg 7%
    Calcium 24mg 2%
    Iron 0mg 3%

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