Sicilian Chunk Vegetable Salad

Ingredients

• 1/4 to 1/3 pound fresh green beans, trimmed
• 4 ribs celery, chopped
• 1/2 European or English "seedless" cucumber, diced
• 2 vine ripe tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 1/2 medium red onion, chopped
• 8 hot peppers, small cherry peppers or peperoncini peppers
• 1 small jar, 6 to 8 ounces, marinated mushrooms, drained
• 1 tin flat anchovies, drained and chopped
• 12 large green olives, pitted and coarsely chopped
• 1 1/2 tablespoons red wine vinegar, eyeball it
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, eyeball it
• Salt and coarse black pepper

Directions

Steam green beans over pasta water if preparing the above recipe, or simmer beans in 1-inch of boiling water for 3 minutes. Drain green beans, run under cold water to cool off and chop them into thirds. Combine all salad ingredients in a bowl and toss. Dress salad with vinegar, oil, salt and pepper and serve.