Shrimp Antipasto - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs large cooked shrimp
4 ounces hard salami, cubed bite-size
6 ounces provolone cheese or 6 ounces monterey jack cheese, cubed bite-size
2/3 cup jumbo black olives
2/3 cup green olives
2 cups bell peppers (mixed red, yellow, green peppers)
1 cup oil (I use 1/2 olive ad 1/2 vegetable oil)
2/3 cup lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon thyme
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

Preparation

Combine lemon juice, thyme, sugar, and Dijon in bowl and then slowly whisk in oil. Set aside. Combine shrimp, cheese, olives, peppers in large bowl. Cover with vinaigrette and marinate overnight or at least 6 hours. Add salami just before serving. Drain and serve on lettuce leaves or just place bowl at appetizer table and allow guests to use decorative toothpicks to spear nibbles.