Chopped Vegetable Salad with Lemon-Garlic Dressing

For the dressing:

• 2 cloves garlic peeled and grated or minced
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon Kosher or sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1/4 cup (60ml) olive or grape seed oil or another favorite oil

For the salad - 6 cups (700g) mixed chopped vegetables and other additions such as:

• crumbled bacon
• Diced avocado
• Cubed grilled chicken
• Batons of baked tofu
• crumbled feta goat, or blue cheese
• shredded romaine radicchio, or gem lettuce
• Sliced or quartered radishes
• Grated or julienne-cut carrots
• shredded red cabbage
• Minced parsley or chives
• Lightly steamed or blanched broccoli cauliflower, green beans, or asparagus
• Diced hard-cooked eggs
• pumpkin seeds
• quartered cherry tomatoes