Spicy Italian Salad Recipe

To make this salad I chopped all the vegetables in advance. This is very tasty and hearty salad.

Ingredients
Chopped fresh thyme (1thyme), minced garlic (2cloves), rinsed dried and chopped ramaine lettuce (5cups), thinly sliced red onion (1), sliced cucumber (1/2), pitted green olives (1/4c), black olives (1/4c), grated Romano cheese (2tbsp), ground black pepper (to taste), grated carrot (1), red bell peppers cut into strips (1), drained and quartered antichoke hearts (1can), dry mustard (1/2tsp), white sugar (1tbsp), tarragon vinegar (1/3c), canola oil (1/2c).

Method of preparation:-
Take a medium size container with a lid. Mix canola oil, thyme, sugar tarragon vinegar, garlic, dry mustard in the container. Cover it with lid and shake the container until all the ingredients get well blended. Place the antichoke hearts into the mixture of container. Cover the container to marinate it. Keep it in the refrigerator for about 4 hours or overnight. Take a large bowl, mix together the carrots, red onions, red bell peppers, black olives, green olives, lettuce, cucumber and Romano cheese. Season with pepper. Pour this mixture into the antichoke and marinate mixture and then toss all the ingredients to coat. Now the salad is ready to serve.

Number of servings – 6