Winter Vegetable Salad

Ingredients

• Cauliflower

  Raw

  4 cup chopped, or 428g

• Broccoli

  Raw

  1 lb or 454g

• Carrots

  Raw

  2 cup chopped or 256g

• Peas

  Green, frozen, unprepared

  1 cup or 134g

• Parsley

  Raw

  4 tbsp or 15g

• Caesar salad dressing

  Low calorie

  6 tbsp or 90g

• Sour cream

  Reduced fat, cultured

  6 tbsp or 90g

• Dijon mustard

  Grey poupon

  4 tbsp or 60g

• Mustard

  Prepared, yellow

  1 tbsp or 15g

• Mustard, Stone Ground

  Koops'

  3 tsp or 15g

• Honey

  ½ tbsp or 11g

• Tarragon

  Spices, dried

  2 tsp, ground or 3g

• Celery seed

  Spices

  1 tsp or 2g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ¼ tsp or 0.5g

Directions

1. Fill a large pot two-thirds full with generously salted water and bring to a boil.
2. Prepare an ice bath in a large bowl with ice and water, and place a colander in your sink or over a large bowl.
3. Once the water is boiling, add the cauliflower florets, cover, and when it returns to a boil, cook for two minutes. Remove the cauliflower to the ice bath using a spider strainer. Keep the flame on high and bring the water back to a boil.
4. Add the broccoli florets, cover, and cook for one minute after the water returns to a boil.
5. While the broccoli is cooking, remove cauliflower from the ice bath into a strainer. Then place broccoli into the same ice bath (add more ice if needed to keep the water extremely cold).
6. Bring the water back to a boil and add carrot strips. Cover and cook for one to two minutes depending on thickness.
7. While carrots are cooking, remove broccoli from ice bath to strainer with cauliflower. When carrots are done, remove to the ice bath. Add frozen peas and remove immediately to the ice bath.
8. Strain the carrots and peas and pour into colander to drain with the other vegetables. Remove water from the heat and discard.
9. Let the vegetables drain very well. To further dry, roll the broccoli and cauliflower in paper towels to remove any last moisture. Transfer vegetables to a large mixing bowl.
10. In a medium bowl, mix the remaining ingredients and add to the large bowl with the vegetables. Gently mix to combine.
11. The flavors of this dish improve if stored overnight, however it can be served right after preparing. Enjoy!