Greek Salad – Fast and Healthy

January 30, 2009

A child can assemble this if you do the slicing.

I make everything in huge amounts, but you can adjust accordingly. We seem to eat more than other families.

Ingredients

2 heads Romaine lettuce, torn – place in bottom of large bowl
2 bunches fresh basil, snipped – throw it on top, it will get mixed in by itself
4 tomatoes, cut in chunks – plop on the lettuce
2 English cucumbers (or field cucumbers in summer when they’re good) – on the tomatoes
1 500g tub Feta cheese ( this is one place where I don’t use low fat, it seems tasteless and waxy) – crumbled on the cukes
1 red onion, thin slices – on the cheese
black olives – what, about 1 c., on the top, if you like them

Dressing

juice of 2 lemons
1/4 c. olive oil
1 package fresh oregano – soak the leaves in water, squeeze the clump of leaves out like a rag to get rid of most of the water, give a child a bowl and some kitchen shears and have them start snipping
2 cloves garlic, minced
salt, pepper to taste

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Usually, I make the Romaine bed ahead of time. I have the dressing ready in a glass jar. I add the rest of the ingredients at the last minute and pour the dressing on then. I don’t even toss it before serving. Perfect for the buffet table.

Did you know that our Greek Salad is far from the authentic Greek Village Salad? As Lina and Susie explain, in the original, there is no lemon, garlic, or lettuce. So that leaves tomato, cucumber, feta cheese, onion, olives, and oil.

You’re using fresh oregano everywhere, right? Oregano has higher antioxidant activity than blueberries! than garlic! All fresh herbs are extraordinarily healthy, and the taste…you’ll stop buying the dry stuff.

Fresh herbs are cheap as chips and easy to work with. Dump tons of them in pasta sauces (kids will not detect basil or oregano in spaghetti sauce), lasagna, stir fries, stews.

Posted by Christine Scaman | Filed Under Food & Recipes

Comments

2 Responses to “Greek Salad – Fast and Healthy”

InstantBlue on February 23rd, 2009 2:21 am

Hi Christine!

I followed your link from your comment on my blog (thanks for visiting!). I love greek salad, and full fat feta is the only kind I eat, too. Mmmm. Thanks for this recipe, it will be on my dinner table this week for sure!
Christine Scaman on February 23rd, 2009 10:17 am

Hi, InstantBlue! Great to have you visit.

Many of my recipes are a little hard-core but if anyone can take it, I’m sure you can. My sister tells me my eating is going to transform me into The Strange Case of Benjamin Button – or whatever the name of that Brad Pitt movie is, where he gets younger and younger.

Placing my Collage order today – Cathe’s STS Abs is No. 1. I always order in 4 to get a little discount, which helps, the exchange rate being what it is (I’m in Ontario). I’m also doing Amy Bento All Cardio Hi Lo Knockout, Patrick Goudeau Hard Work Conditioning 2, and I need one other _ Cathe’s Kick Punch Legs and Glutes?? Patrick’s Play Ball?? Tracy Effinger Squeeze (I don’t think so, I need it to move a little more).

As you said, so many workouts, so little time. Chalean is on next month’s Present From Me To Me list. : )