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Great Antipasto Salad

One of the great things about this salad is that it will keep in the refrigerator for a week and it actually gets better with time, so you can have salad on hand that is ready to serve. It's also an excellent source of vitamin A; one serving provides 305% of the daily value for this important nutrient. Enjoy!

Prep and Cook Time: prep time: 15 min; marinating time: 15 min Ingredients: 2 cups carrots, turned 1-1/2 cups thickly sliced celery 1 cup fresh sliced fennel bulb 2 TBS rinsed and quartered Kalamata olives 2 TBS capers, rinsed Dressing 1-1/2 tsp dried Italian mixed herbs 2 medium cloves garlic, pressed 2 tsp Dijon mustard 1 tsp honey 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp cracked black pepper 1-1/2TBS fresh lemon juice extra virgin olive oil to taste

Directions:

1. Press garlic and let sit for 5 minutes to enhance its health-promoting benefits.
2. Bring water to boil in steamer and add carrots and steam for 4 minutes. Add celery and fennel and steam for just 1 more minute.
3. Remove from heat and place in a bowl with capers and olives.
4. Whisk all dressing ingredients together, drizzling olive oil at end a little at a time.
5. Toss with vegetables and marinate for at least 15 minutes before serving.

Healthy Cooking Tips:

The cooking time for this recipe can vary depending on the exact size you cut your vegetables. You want your vegetables to be tender on the outside and still crisp on the inside. When they get to this point remove from the heat.

Nutritional Profile

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Great Antipasto Salad 1.00 serving 116.80 grams 59.83 calories Nutrient Amount %DV Nutrient Density World's Healthiest Foods Rating vitamin A 15257.10 IU 305.1 91.8 excellent vitamin K 78.30 mcg 97.9 29.4 excellent vitamin C 12.37 mg 20.6 6.2 very good dietary fiber 2.93 g 11.7 3.5 very good potassium 343.97 mg 9.8 3.0 good manganese 0.18 mg 9.0 2.7 good vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 0.13 mg 6.5 2.0 good molybdenum 4.79 mcg 6.4 1.9 good folate 20.85 mcg 5.2 1.6 good phosphorus 48.70 mg 4.9 1.5 good World's Healthiest Foods Rating Rule excellent DV>=75% OR Density>=7.6 AND DV>=10% very good DV>=50% OR Density>=3.4 AND DV>=5% good DV>=25% OR Density>=1.5 AND DV>=2.5%

In-Depth Nutritional Profile for Great Antipasto Salad

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