Greek salad

Description

The following recipe is a classic Greek salad including tomatoes, Feta cheese, and a lemon, garlic and oregano flavored Greek salad dressing.

Summary

Yield
Servings
SourceGreek cuisine
Prep time
30 minutes
Cooking time
Total time
30 minutes

Ingredients

6  
tomatoes (washed and cut into chunks)
1  
cucumber (peeled and sliced)
1⁄2  
green pepper (cored, seeded and cut into thick strips)
6  
green onions (thinly sliced)
1 c
feta cheese (crumbled or diced)
4 T
Greek olives (black, green or a mix)
2 T
lemon juice
1 clv
garlic (finely chopped)
1⁄4 t
salt
1 pn
pepper
1⁄2 t
oregano (dried)
1⁄3 c
olive oil

Instructions

Prepare the Greek salad dressing

  1. Place 2 tablespoons lemon juice, chopped garlic, salt, pepper, and oregano in a jar. Whisk together all ingredients.
  2. Slowly add the olive oil, whisking constantly, to make a vinaigrette-like dressing.

Prepare the salad

  1. Place tomatoes in a large salad bowl.
  2. Add diced cucumber, cut green pepper, sliced green onions, crumbled feta cheese, and olives.
  3. Pour dressing over salad and toss.

Notes

If you prefer a taste closer to vinaigrette, substitute lemon juice with the same amount red wine vinegar.

For a mixed Greek salad, substitute tomatoes with 1/2 head Romaine lettuce, shredded, and 8 oz cherry tomatoes, cut in half.

On a warm day, serve this salad on chilled salad plates.

This Greek salad dressing uses less olive oil than the average for a Greek salad. Although olive oil is a healthy option because not saturated fat, it has calories. If you are on a weight loss diet, it is good to use a little less olive oil.

Nutrition facts

Serving size: 1/4 of a recipe (13.7 ounces).

Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.

Amount Per Serving

Calories

329.88

Calories From Fat (74%)

245.7

% Daily Value

Total Fat 27.9g

43%

Saturated Fat 8.3g

42%

Cholesterol 33.38mg

11%

Sodium 610.28mg

25%

Potassium 711.79mg

20%

Total Carbohydrates 14.8g

5%

Fiber 3.94g

16%

Sugar 9.02g

 

Protein 8.23g

16%