Garlicky Marinated Vegetables

Total Time: 21 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon coarse grain mustard
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon coarsley ground black pepper
• 1 small zucchini, cut into 1/2 sticks
• 1 cup fresh snow pea pods, trimmed
• 2 medium yellow bell peppers, cut into 1/2 inch strips
• 1 1/2 cups button mushrooms, halved
• 1 cup pitted kalamata olive
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes or 1 cup grape tomatoes

Recipe

• 1 combine first 7 ingredients in a screw top jar. cover and shake until combined, set aside.
• 2 in a large saucepan cook the zucchini and pea pods in lightly salted boiling water for 1 minute.
• 3 drain and place in a large bowl half filled with ice water to cool; drain well.
• 4 place all vegetables in a large resealable plastic bag.
• 5 pour marinade over vegetables, seal bag and turn to coat.
• 6 marinate for 1 to 4 hours(i usually do overnight).
• 7 drain vegetables and discard marinade.
• 8 arrange on a platter or in a pretty bowl and serve with toothpicks.