yum, I made chopped salad last night, trying to use up my fresh veggies

[CTyankee]

in anticipation of leaving on a vacation. I had forgotten how wonderful this type of salad can be...I just used evoo and red wine vinegar on it.

Can somebody offer some other healthy enhancements to the dressing? I don't have an herb garden unfortunately...

[Warpy]

1. A little dab of brown mustard can act as an emulsifier

and really amp up the flavor. Dried herbs can work but dried garlic doesn't.

[CTyankee]

2. I have a couple of different mustards...both are Dijon but one is grainier

and I use it for chicken dijonnaise. The other is creamier and I use it for hubby's sandwiches. I think the latter might work best here...

thanks!

[kestrel91316]

3. You know, I need to fix some of that. I love crisp, fresh salads in the summer.

I don't care for manhandling large pieces of raw veggies on my fork, so it's a fave.

[CTyankee]

4. It's great to throw it all together and use up veggies so they don't go bad.

What I made consisted of scallions, grape tomatoes, cucumber, radishes and celery.

I'm using up my arugula and snow peas tonight in a shrimp and penne dish. Barillo has good tasting whole wheat pasta...it goes on sale a lot at my supermarket...