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Kittencal's Greek Salad

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  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 0m
    • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 cup oil (extra-virgin olive oil)
  • 1 to 2 whole lemons (juice of 1 to 2 lemons, no bottled for this, if you like your dressing lemony then use 2 small lemons)
  • 1 teaspoon mustard (Dijon mustard)
  • 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
  • 2 to 4 teaspoons dried oregano (preferably Greek oregano)
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoons salt, or to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • SALAD
  • 1 romaine lettuce (outer leaves removed)
  • 2 tomatoes, large (firm ripe Roma tomatoes, chopped)
  • 1 cucumber (English, peeled, seeded and chopped)
  • 1 onion (medium red onion, sliced)
  • 1 bell pepper, green (seeded and chopped or sliced)
  • 1/2 pound feta cheese (crumbled or diced)
  • 1 cup olives, kalamata
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: For dressing; in a processor or using a whisk process/blend all dressing ingredients until smooth starting with 2 teaspoons oregano and wine vinegar adding in more after to suit taste, then season with more black pepper if needed.

  • Step 2: Refrigerate prepared salad for at least 1 hour or more before using to blend the flavors.

  • Step 3: For the salad; Combine/mix all salad ingredients in a large bowl; pour the dressing over and gently toss to combine (you may not want to use all the dressing so start with 1/2 cup of dressing and add in more if desired).

  • Step 4: Top with more feta cheese if desired.

  • Step 5: Refrigerate for 1 hour or let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving (this will allow the flavors to blend).

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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