Festive Marinated Vegetable Salad

Ingredients for Vegetables

  • 2 cups broccoli (florets and stems), diagonally sliced
  • 1½ cups peeled carrot, diagonally sliced
  • 1 cup sweet red pepper, coarsely chopped
  • 1 cup celery, diagonally sliced
  • ¼ cup peeled red onion, coarsely chopped
  • Crisp red cabbage leaves

Ingredients for Marinade

Preparation

1. Place all vegetables, except red cabbage leaves, in a large bowl.

2. In a small heavy saucepan, combine sugar, mustard, dill weed, and salt. Add vinegar and oil, blending well.

3. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Pour over vegetables, mixing well.

4. Refrigerate for several hours, stirring after 1 hour.

5. To serve, spoon vegetables, draining well, onto salad plates lined with red cabbage leaves.