Broccoli Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large bunch broccoli
1 medium head cauliflower
4 to 6 stalks celery
1 medium green bell pepper
1/2 red onion
1 or 2 (4 1/2 oz.) cans sliced olives
1 or 2 cans sliced mushrooms
1 can water chestnuts, sliced
1 (approximately 10 oz.) bottle Italian dressing
3 pkg. Italian dressing mix
3 to 4 green onions

Preparation

Wash, trim and thinly slice the broccoli, cauliflower, celery and pepper crosswise.
Dice red onion and green onions small; drain olives, mushrooms and water chestnuts.
Cut mushrooms smaller; quarter the water chestnuts.
Mix vegetables in large bowl with lid that seals tight.
Mix Italian dressing and 3 packages dressing mix together well; pour over vegetables.
Mix well.
Cover salad tightly.
Let marinate for at least 12 hours, turning occasionally.