Crunchy Winter Vegetable Salad with Olives and Capers
Crunchy Winter Vegetable Salad with Olives and Capers is a gluten free, primal, and whole 30 recipe with 8 servings. One serving contains 295 calories, 6g of protein, and 22g of fat. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works best as a side dish, and is done in about 1 hour and 15 minutes. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Winter. If you have olive oil, salt and pepper, radicchio—halved, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.
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1
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
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Water
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Add the broccoli florets and blanch just until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes; drain, plunge into ice water and drain well. Pat the broccoli thoroughly dry. Repeat with the cauliflower florets. Using a mandoline, slice the fennel paper-thin.
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Cauliflower Florets
Broccoli
Water
Fennel
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Mandoline
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In a small bowl, combine the 1 tablespoon each of chopped olives and capers with the lemon zest, mustard and garlic.
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Mustard
Capers
Garlic
Olives
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Add the vinegar, then whisk in the olive oil. Season the dressing with salt and pepper.
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Salt And Pepper
Olive Oil
Vinegar
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Whisk
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Pour half of the dressing into a large bowl.
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Add the cauliflower, broccoli, whole olives and capers and toss; let stand for 5 minutes.
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Cauliflower
Broccoli
Capers
Olives
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Add all of the remaining vegetables, season with salt and pepper and toss.
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Salt And Pepper
Vegetable
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Add more dressing if desired and toss again.
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Garnish the salad with the fennel fronds and serve, passing the remaining dressing at the table.