Marinated Mushrooms And Cauliflower

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 lbs mushrooms
• 1 head cauliflower
• 5 celery ribs
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/2 cup wine vinegar
• 5 cups water
• 1/4 cup fresh oregano
• 1/4 cup fresh basil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup olive oil
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 lb black olives (pitted)

Recipe

• 1 clean and quarter the mushrooms. cut cauliflower into bite size florets. trim celery into 3 inch lengths.
• 2 in a large pot combine lemon juice, vinegar, water, oregano, basil and salt.
• 3 simmer for 5 minutes.
• 4 add mushrooms and cook 5 minutes.
• 5 with a slotted spoon transfer mushrooms to a bowl. add cauliflower to the pot and simmer for 5 minutes.
• 6 with a slotted spoon transfer cauliflower to the bowl with the mushrooms.
• 7 raise heat to high and boil until reduced to 1 1/2 cups.
• 8 remove from heat strain and whisk in the olive oil to blend well.
• 9 add salt and pepper to taste. pour dressing over vegetables in bowl. add celery and olives, cover and refrigerate.