Greek Salad

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For a quick vibrant salad, make the Greek salad dressing ahead of time and store it in the fridge so it will be ready to toss with greens, olives, and feta cheese.

Greek Salad
Start To Finish Time:
15 mins
Servings:
6
Yield:
6 side dish servings

Ingredients

  • 6 cup torn mixed salad greens or romaine

  • 2 medium tomatoes, cut into wedges, or 8 cherry tomatoes, halved

  • 1 small cucumber, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced

  • 1 small red onion, cut into thin wedges

  • ½ cup pitted kalamata olives

  • ½ cup crumbled feta cheese (2 ounces)

  • 1 recipe Greek Vinaigrette

  • 2 small pita bread rounds, cut into wedges (optional)

Greek Vinaigrette

  • 2 tablespoon olive oil or salad oil

  • 2 tablespoon lemon juice

  • 2 teaspoon snipped fresh oregano or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed

  • teaspoon salt

  • teaspoon black pepper

Directions

  1. In a salad bowl combine salad greens, tomatoes, cucumber, onion, olives, and crumbled cheese. Add Greek Vinaigrette; toss to coat. If desired, serve with pita bread wedges.

  2. Makes 6 side-dish servings.

Greek Vinaigrette

  1. In a screw top jar combine olive oil or salad oil, lemon juice, oregano, salt, and pepper. Cover and shake well.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

105 Calories
8g Fat
7g Carbs
2g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 6
Calories 105
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 8g 10%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 8mg 3%
Sodium 286mg 12%
Total Carbohydrate 7g 3%
Total Sugars 4g
Protein 2g
Vitamin C 11.2mg 56%
Calcium 70.7mg 5%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Potassium 259mg 6%
Folate, total 44.4mcg
Vitamin B-12 0.2mcg
Vitamin B-6 0.1mg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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