mediterranean salad

Tomatoes, (on the vine) quartered 
European cucumbers, cut in half and sliced
Romaine lettuce, chopped thinly
Nicoise olives, rough chopped
Red onion, sliced thin
Fennel, sliced thin
Celery, sliced thin
Red peppers, medium dice
Handful of pine nuts, toasted
Day old onion ciabatta bread,cubed & toasted with olive oil
Basil
Handful of feta cheese


Red Wine Vinaigrette


1 Tablespoon of dijon mustard
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1 1/2 cup olive oil
salt & pepper


Mix all vinaigrette ingredients until well combined (it should emulsify). I add all the salad ingredients and mix with vinaigrette for about an hour before serving. It soaks up all the flavor and they marry together. Absolutely delicious!