Greek Salad
Fresh Tomatoes, Garden Veggies, Tangy Feta, And Balsamic. Perfect dinner or side salad
Equipment
- Food Processor, stick blender, or whisk and strong arms
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 lb Cherry Tomatoes Stemmed, Washed, Halved
- 1/2 Ea Red Onion Medium Sized, Peeled, coarse chopped
- 1/4 cup Feta Cheese Crumbled
- 1 ea Green Bell Pepper Washed, Cored, chopped to 1/2" strips
- 1/2 cup Kalamata Olives Pitted
- 1 ea Cucumber Peeled, Seeded, sliced to 1/4"
- 1/4 cup Fresh Basil Washed, Chopped
- 1/2 tsp Oregano
Greek Salad Dressing
- 1/3 cup Balsamic Vinegar
- 1 ea Lemon Juiced
- 1 tsp Mustard Dijon works well
- 2 cloves Garlic Peeled, finely minced
- 1/2 tsp Oregano
- 1/4 tsp salt To taste
- 1/4 tsp Black Pepper fine grind
- 1/2 cup Olive Oil Good Stuff
Instructions
Dressing
- Add all but oil to a food processor
- With processor running drizzle in oil to emulsified
Salad
- Add all to a large bowl
- Toss to mix
- Drizzle over with 1/4 cup of dressing
- Toss to coat, adding additional dressing as desired
- Sprinkle with additional oregano and basil as desired.
Notes
Basic greek salad to serve as a side to just about anything, pizza, gyros, steak, fish, etc.
Once can add julienned luncheon meats, (ham, salami, etc) and freshly grated cheeses to make this a full entree. One can also add other types of olives for texture and variety, take note of the salt content of brined olives and adjust seasoning accordingly
I am known to top each plate with pickled pepperoncini, and onions for an extra fresh and zippy taste.
Nutrition
Calories: 332kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 3gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 545mgPotassium: 306mgFiber: 2gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 751IUVitamin C: 27mgCalcium: 88mgIron: 2mg
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