Best Greek Salad Recipe

by Evelyn- Athens
(Food.com)

In this Greek salad recipe, lettuce, plum tomatoes, red onion, green peppers and cucumbers are dressed with a special olive oil dressing and finished with crumbled feta cheese. Serve this with a high fiber crusty bread.


Best Greek Salad Recipe

Ingredients:

Dressing:

• 6 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

• 2 garlic cloves, minced

• 1 teaspoon dried Mediterranean oregano

Salad:

• 1 head romaine lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces

• 3 large plum tomatoes, seeded and coarsely chopped

• 1 English cucumber, peeled and coarsely chopped (the long, thin, almost seedless ones)

• 1 medium red onion, cut into thin rings and soaked for 10 minutes in a small bowl of ice water to make it less sharp

• 1 small green pepper, cut into thin rings

• 3/4 cup kalamata olive

• 3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese


Preparation:

• Whisk dressing ingredients together until blended.

• Season to taste.

• Drain onion from ice water and pat dry with paper towels.

• Combine all salad ingredients, except cheese, in large bowl.

• Toss with dressing.

• Sprinkle cheese over and serve.


Nutritional Values Per Serving:

Serving Size: 1 (228 g)

Servings Per Recipe: 6

Calories 223.2

Calories from Fat 175

Total Fat 19.5 g

Saturated Fat 4.9 g

Monounsaturated Fat 12.0 g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1.7 g

Trans Fat 0.0 g

Cholesterol 16.6 mg

Protein 4.6 g

Total Carbohydrate 9.5 g

Sugars 4.0 g

Dietary Fiber 2.5 g

Sodium 353.9 mg

Potassium 335.9 mg

Magnesium 26.0 mg

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