Country Salad With Herb And Walnut Dressing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 lb. snow peas
4 c. shredded iceberg, romaine lettuce
3 stalks celery, thinly sliced
4 carrots, pared and cut into 1/8 x 1/8 x 2-inch sticks
3 medium size zucchini, sliced
3 to 4 medium size tomatoes, sliced
2 to 3 mushrooms, sliced
fresh basil for garnish
Herb-Walnut Dressing (recipe follows)

Preparation

Cook snow peas in large quantity of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water. Drain. Toss lettuce with celery. Arrange in an even layer over the bottom of a straight-sided clear glass salad bowl. Arrange the carrots, zucchini and tomatoes in separate layers over the lettuce-celery mixture. Arrange the snow peas in a fan pattern over the tomatoes. Garnish with mushroom and basil. Cover and refrigerate. Prepare Herb-Walnut Dressing. Just before serving, add the dressing; toss well.