Chopped Vegetable Salad with Lemon- Garlic Dressing

Recipe from David Leibovitz

For the Dressing:

2 cloves garlic, peeled and grated or minced

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1 teaspoon kosher or sea salt

1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard

1/4 cup olive or grape seed oil, or another favorite oil

For the Salad:

6 cups chopped vegetables.  Use the red cabbage from your box!  Also the green beans!  I like the green beans better blanched.  You could also use shave the summer squash with a mandolin, or roast and cool it for this salad  (same with the beets!)

+ other additions such as: crumbled bacon; avocado; grilled chicken; baked tofu; feta, goat or blue cheese; shredded romaine or little gem lettuce; radishes; grated carrots; hard boiled eggs; pumpkin seeds.

In a large bowl, mix together the garlic, lemon juice, salt and mustard with a fork.  Add the oil and stir with the fork until the dressing is well mixed.  Add the salad ingredients and toss well!