Greek Salad with Feta Cheese and Olives
Wednesday is Recipe Day at Cooking Manager.
This guest post by Michelle is in honor of Shavuot (Pentecost), the Jewish holiday observed next week when it’s traditional to serve dairy.
Greek salad, or horiatiki, is a rough country salad of juicy tomatoes, crisp cucumber, sliced red onion, pepper, crumbly feta cheese and plump kalamata olives. Serve this delightful combination as a side dish or as a light meal with some crusty bread.
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1½ tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 clove garlic—minced (crushed)
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- head of romaine chopped
- 3 tomatoes—cut into wedges
- ¼ red onion—sliced into rings
- ½ cucumber—sliced into thick half-moons
- ½ yellow pepper (capsicum)—julienned
- 4 oz (120g) feta cheese—cut into small cubes
- 16 kalamata olives
Place the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, pepper and oregano in a small jar with a screw-top lid and shake to combine.
Place the salad ingredients in a large bowl. POUR the dressing over the salad and toss gently to combine just before serving.
Garnish with a little freshly ground black pepper.
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Comments ( 6 )
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Simple Summer Salads | Here in HP added these pithy words on Jul 04 11 at 4:16 PM
I always say “I don’t have the salad dressing gene”, but no more thanks to this recipe, which has become my STAPLE. I love it and make it by the pint. THANK YOU.
Tanya added these pithy words on
Jul 12 10 at
7:43 AM
Your salad photo looks fantastic. Greek salad is a must when I make a grill party.
dak0 recently posted..Przepis na ser feta z kaparami
dak0 added these pithy words on
Mar 14 11 at
2:55 PM
I'm Hannah Katsman, a mother of six who likes to help home cooks save time and money. At Cooking Manager, you'll learn tips and techniques for cooking healthy foods from natural ingredients with a minimum of time and effort. Topics include menu planning, shopping, using up leftovers, gadgets and appliances, and more.
