SQUASH SUMMER SALAD

4 small zucchini
4 small yellow squash
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 red onion, chopped fine
1 red bell pepper, seeded & chopped
1 cup sherry wine vinegar (white wine vinegar works)
1/4 cup white, granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup olive oil
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper

Slice the zucchini & yellow squash paper-thin into a large shallow bowl. Add the celery, red onion & bell pepper. Combine the remaining ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil & stir to dissolve the sugar. Pour the dressing over the vegetables while still hot. Cover & marinate at room temperature or chill overnight. Drain & serve.

That sounds really good, Mai.

For my tastebuds I think I'd cut back on the sugar, just a tad. But otherwise, a nice change from, say, slaw.

I use it all the time and they even have a brown sugar Splenda. I rarely use sugar because my DH is diabetic.

Yeah, I've tried Splenda.

Unfortunately, I've yet to find any artificial sweetener that I consider palatable. Almost all of them leave an aftertaste. And they're far too sweet to begin with.

Most of the time I just use simple sugars: honey and maple syrup and cane syrup and the like.

Yes Mai this salad sounds so good, I am going to give it a try! Thank you for sharing!