The full recipe — including the precise moment to stop whisking and how long to refrigerate before serving — continues from the prep stage described above. For anyone planning a summer gathering, the key question is timing: how far in advance can the salad be made while keeping the vegetables at their crunchiest? That balance between flavor development through maceration and textural preservation is the variable every home cook will want to test for themselves.
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