Greek Salad

My good friend Ann made this Greek Salad for me a few weeks ago, and I thought it was fantastic, so I had to make it myself! I got the recipe from http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/04/greek-salad/



Ingredients

1 head romaine lettuce, chopped

4 whole ripe tomatoes, cut into wedges

1 whole (large) cucumber, peeled and diced 

1/2 red onion, sliced very thin ( I wanted to use up my leftovers, so I only used 1/4 of an onion)

30 whole pitted kalamata olives, cut in half lengthwise

6 ounces, crumbled feta cheese

A couple pieces of fresh parsley, roughly chopped

1/4 cup olive oil

2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar

1 teaspoon sugar (more to taste)

1 clove garlic, minced

6 whole kalamata olives (extra), chopped fine

1/4 teaspoon salt

freshly ground black pepper

1 whole lemon, for squeezing ( I used the juice from 1/2 of a lemon)


Directions ( adapted from http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/04/greek-salad/)


1. (Salad) Mix chopped lettuce, tomato wedges, cucumber chunks, onion slices, halved Kalamata olives, half the feta, and parsley in a large bowl.

2. (Dressing) Combine olive oil, vinegar, sugar, garlic, salt, pepper, and chopped olives in a bowl. Whisk together. Taste and adjust seasonings to your liking.


3. Pour the dressing over salad ingredients, then add salt and pepper. Toss the salad. Just before serving, add the rest of thel feta cheese and squeeze a little lemon juice over the top.



I served the salad with pita bread, hummus, and chicken.

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