Cucumber and Celery Salad

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons pickle relish

  • 2 tablespoons cider vinegar or red wine vinegar

  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)

  • 1 English (seedless) cucumber, quartered lengthwise and sliced into 1/2-inch slices (you can use a regular cucumber, but seed it and if the skin is waxy, peel it)

  • 5-6 ribs celery from the heart, sliced 1/2-inch thick

  • 1/4 cup chopped hot or roasted red peppers or 1/2 small fresh bell pepper, whichever you have on hand

  • 1 small jar marinated mushrooms or artichoke hearts or 1 cup giardiniera (pickled vegetable salad), chopped

  • Salt and pepper

Directions

Place relish in the bottom of a bowl. Whisk in vinegar, followed by EVOO (eyeball it). Add cucumber, celery, peppers and marinated vegetables of choice to the bowl. Toss salad and adjust salt and pepper, to taste.