Ben Benson's Special Salad

Ingredients (13)

• 3 medium-size cucumbers: peeled, seeded, roughly chopped
• 1 small yellow onion, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh dill
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 1/4 cup salad oil
• 12 medium spears asparagus: peeled, blanched, and cooled, sliced to 1/2-inch lengths
• 2 cups diced green beans, blanched and cooled
• 2 medium-size tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (not skinned or seeded)
• 1 small can hearts of palm, sliced 1/2-inch thick
• 1/2 cup thinly chopped iceberg lettuce
• Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
• 2 anchovy fillets, diced (optional)