Crunchy Cherry Tomato Salad With Carrots & Celery

Ingredients

1 pt cherry tomatoes firm
1 lb shortcut carrots
4 ribs celery
1 w
3/8 dice
2 slices green onions
3 tb safflower oil
2 tb water
1 tb dark brown sugar
1/2 ts celery seed
1/4 ts salt
1 pepper
3 fresn basi

Instructions

Preparation time: 25 minutes Chilling time: Several hours Salad is relishlike so it benefits from being mixed several hours in advance. Toss the salad with the basil just before serving. Firm chery tomatoes make a diffrence as they hold up well in the salad. The short-cut packaged baby carrots in the produce bins are the perfect size for this salad.

1. Put tomatoes, carrots, celery and green onions in 3-quart mixing bowl. Combine remaining ingredientx, except basil, in small dish. Add to vegetables. Gently toss to coat vegetables with dressing. Cover airtight and refrigerate up to 5 hours.

2. To serve, toss salad with basil. Adjust seasonings, sugar and vinegar as desired. Use slotted spoon to transfer to serving dish. Serve chilled.