Italian Chicken Salad

Ingredients

• 14 ounce artichoke hearts drained quartered canned
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper black freshly ground
• 0.5 teaspoon bottled garlic minced
• 3 cups chicken breast cubed cooked
• 0.5 teaspoon basil dried
• 2 tablespoons parsley fresh finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon juice of lemon fresh
• 1 tablespoon olive oil 
• 10  olives pitted ripe halved
• 1 teaspoon oregano dried
• 1 cup bell pepper red finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar 
• 0.1 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 teaspoon sugar 

Equipment

• bowl
• whisk

Directions

1. To prepare dressing, combine first 7 ingredients in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk.
2. To prepare salad, combine chicken and remaining ingredients in a large bowl.
3. Pour dressing over salad, and toss gently to combine.