Garlicky Marinated Vegetables

Ingredients

• 14 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon coarse grain mustard
• 4 garlic cloves
• minced
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 14 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 14 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 12 cups button mushrooms
• halved
• 1 cup pitted kalamata olive
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes or 1 cup grape tomatoes

Instructions

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