Looking for a good salad to brighten up your dinner table? This fresh vegetable salad, bursting with beautiful colors, is not only the perfect side dish but has become a go-to recipe in homes all over. Packed with crisp, wholesome ingredients, this Marinated Vegetables recipe has been a family favorite of ours for decades and I know your family will feel the same!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Additional Time1 dayd
Total Time1 dayd10 minutesmins
Cuisine: American
Keyword: colorful side dishes, cookout side dish, holiday side dish, marinated vegetable salad, Marinated Vegetables, Mom's recipes, raw vegetable salad, sweet dressing
4cupscauliflowercut into bite sized pieces (small head)
2cupscarrotssliced (about 5 carrots)
2cupscelerysliced (about 5 stalks)
1cupsweet onionchopped (1 small onion)
1cupsweet bell pepperdiced (about pepper)
2.5 cupscherry or grape tomatoessliced, (about one pint)
1six ouncecan black oliveswhole or sliced, your choice, optional
For the dressing:
1/2cupsugar
1/2cupvegetable oil
1/4cupketchup
1/4cupwhite vinegar
Instructions
Chop veggies into bite sizes pieces place in an airtight container.
Whisk dressing together, pour over veggies, cover and refrigerate minimum overnight,, best for a full day.
Serve chilled.
Notes
Switch up the veggies if you want, use what's on hand or what's in season. This makes a big bowl! Can be stored in the fridge in an airtight container in the marinade for up to a month.