Garden Vegetable Salad

Tomatoes, peppers, onions, cucumbers, and celery make up this simple salad.

It's vegetables galore in this cool and refreshing summer salad.







You Will Need
6 medium tomatoes, quartered
1 medium green pepper, julienned
1 medium onion, sliced and separated into rings
1/3 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons celery seed
1 1/2 teaspoons prepared mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large cucumber, peeled and sliced

What to Do
1. In a bowl, combine the tomatoes, green pepper, and onion.

2. In a small saucepan, combine the vinegar, sugar, celery seed, mustard, and salt; bring to a boil.

3. Boil for 1 minute. Pour over vegetables. Let stand until mixture comes to room temperature.

4. Stir in the cucumber. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until chilled.

Serves: 6

Per serving (3/4 cup): 84 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 mg cholesterol, 226 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 2 g protein.

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