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Greek Salad with Homemade Dressing
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Greek Salad with Homemade Dressing

Posted By:  Teena337  Notify me when this member posts a new recipe. on 2011-01-05 13:03:08
Categories: Vegetarian, Side Dish, Salad, Quick & Easy, Main Dish/Entree, Lunch, Italian/Mediterranean, Healthy/Lower-Fat, Dinner, Appetizers/Snacks, ***Perfect to Customize***

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Ingredients

Dressing
  • 6 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
  • 2 cloves minced garlic
  • 1 tsp. fresh oregano *
Salad
  • 1 head torn into bite size pieces, romaine lettuce
  • 3 chopped vine ripened tomatoes **
  • 1 peeled and chopped, English cucumber
  • 1 medium cut into thin rings, red onion
  • 1 small cut into thin rings, green pepper
  • 3/4 cup pitted kalamata olives ***
  • 3/4+ cup crumbled feta cheese, deli

Notes

* dried is okay
** roma tomatoes okay
*** a Greek medley of pitted olives is wonderful!

Method

  1. Whisk dressing ingredients together until blended, season to taste with salt and pepper if desired - if desired, cool in refrigerator while making rest of salad
  2. Soak red onion rings for 10 minutes in bowl of ice water to lessen the sharpness of the onion (if desired), drain and blot dry with paper towels
  3. Combine all salad ingredients, except feta, in large bowl
  4. Now toss with dressing
  5. Sprinkle feta on top and serve immediately
Prepare Time
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Cooking Time
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Servings
5-6

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Reviews (6)
Reviewed on October 23, 2012 17:41 - by glor4444
We love this salad (my husband and I) my kids could live without it. I've had to tinker with the dressing recipe through I found it too oily tasting.
Reviewed on June 25, 2012 17:31 - by juliekeith3
This fed our family of 7 and was loved by all! It was very tasty with just virgin olive oil.
Reviewed on May 28, 2012 11:24 - by rmarquez36
Absolutely delicious!
Reviewed on March 25, 2012 22:51 - by Hailiesmomma
add some cooked Orzo! it is amazing!
Reviewed on March 15, 2012 16:23 - by Nona5
This is a simple recipe that is really enjoyed by our family. Will make it more often.
Reviewed on January 06, 2011 14:11 - by Ren
DELICIOUS!

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