Bottom-of-the-bowl Salad & Greek Dressing

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup black olives, pitted
• 1/2 cup green olives, stuffed
• 1/2 cup radish, coins
• 1/2 cup carrot, coins
• 1/2 cup cucumber, peeled, quartered, sliced
• 1 -2 cup red cabbage, sliced
• 1/3 cup oil (see note below)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 6 -8 cups lettuce (greens of your choice)

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl with a lid, mix the bottom-of-the-bowl ingredients.
• 2 pour dressing ingredients in a jar with a lid, shake vigorously to blend until sugar and salt dissolve. note: olive or canola oil works very well here.
• 3 add the top layer of lettuce to the veggies in the bowl; drizzle dressing over this.
• 4 put on the lid, go to the picnic or potluck, taking care not to up-end the bowl. :-).
• 5 this should marinate for at least one hour; if marinating longer than a couple hours, pour the dressing over the veggies before adding the lettuce layer.
• 6 at serving time: toss the salad to mix the veggies and lettuce.
• 7 variations: other veggies can be used or replaced. try sliced celery, water chestnuts, fresh green peas, canned or fresh mushroom slices, broccoli or cauliflower flowerettes, zucchini or crookneck chunks.
• 8 make it main dish: add pepperoni slices (bite size pieces) or ham or bacon crumbles.