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Greek Salad - Salata
from: Recipes-ExchangeGreeks always serve a salad with meals. This is a classic Greek salad featuring feta cheese.
Ingredients
* 1/2 head iceberg or romaine lettuce
* 2 tomatoes, quartered, OR
* 10 cherry tomatoes, cut in half
* 1 cucumber, peeled and sliced
* 1/2 green pepper, cored, seeded, & cut into strips
* 5 scallions, thinly sliced
* 1 cup (about 6 oz) feta cheese, broken into chunks
* 12 to 16 black Greek olives
Preparation
Tear lettuce into bite-sized pieces and place in a large salad bowl.
Add tomatoes, cucumber, green pepper, scallions, feta cheese, and pour dressing (recipe below) over salad and toss.
Serve on chilled salad plates.
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Dressing:
Ingredients
* 2 tb red-wine vinegar
* 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
* 1/4 ts salt
* 1/8 ts pepper
* 1/2 ts oregano
* 1/3 cup olive oil*
*Use less olive oil for a dressing that is lower in fat.
Preparation
Whisk together all ingredients except olive oil. Slowly add the olive oil, whisking constantly.
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Serves 4
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