How you can bring the health benefits of extra virgin olive oil to your Thanksgiving feast and add some colour at the same time with this wonderful Greek salad
A Greek salad is a beautiful and bright dish to bring together the best of Mediterranean flavors: crisp romaine lettuce, juicy tomatoes, piquant peppers, cucumber, red onion, and tangy crumbled feta and Kalamata olives. And of course the vinaigrette dressing. Using olive oil in Mediterranean recipes is almost essential and your dishes will be even tastier if you use a high quality oil like Morocco Gold.
Greek salad is not only Greece’s most popular salad, it has now become one of the world’s most loved, and for a very good reason. Traditional Greek salad, also known as Xoriatiki, is packed with vitamins and minerals that are proven to help maintain a healthy body and mind. Although these days there are many variations, an authentic Greek salad features tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, olives, Feta, oregano and olive oil. The combination of these ingredients is a simple way to add key vitamins and minerals to your everyday diet.
If you are new to the the flavors of the Mediterranean, take a look at our post about getting started on the Mediterranean diet, lots of information to help you understand how a Med diet works and whether it is for you.
Greek Salad
Ingredients
- Chopped romaine lettuce
- Thinly sliced red onion
- Kalamata olives, pitted and sliced
- Sliced pepperoncinis
- Seeded, chopped tomatoes
- Sliced cucumber
- Crumbled feta cheese
Greek Vinaigrette
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. dried oregano
- 1 tsp. dried basil
- 3/4 tsp. onion powder
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste (about 1/4 tsp. each)
Instructions
- In a large salad bowl, combine the Romaine, onion, olives, peppers, tomatoes, cucumber and cheese.
- Prepare dressing, drizzle over top, toss, and serve.
- Pour vinegar and mustard into a food processor. Turn on low and slowly add the olive oil to emulsify. Add the garlic powder, oregano, basil, onion powder and salt and pepper.
- Pulse a few more times to incorporate. (Can be done by hand in a large bowl, adding the olive oil slowly while whisking vigorously to emulsify.)
- Drizzle over salad and serve. Keeps well at room temperature.
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