Friday, January 8, 2010

Any good/interesting greek salad recipes?

GREEK SALAD





Garlic


1 head lettuce, broken into pieces


3 tomatoes, quartered


5 green onions, cut


1 green pepper, cut thin


1 cucumber, sliced


1 carrot, shredded


1 tbsp. parsley, chopped


10 ripe olives


1 c. Feta cheese (or Ricotta cheese), crumbled


Salt %26amp; pepper to taste





Rub bowl with garlic. Toss all ingredients. Use Greek dressing. Serves 8.





GREEK SALAD DRESSING:





1/2 c. olive oil


1/4 c. vinegar


1 tbsp. oregano


1 tsp. sugar





Beat all together until thick. Pour into salad and toss with wooden spoon.Any good/interesting greek salad recipes?
Ali's Greek Tortellini Salad





2 (9 ounce) packages cheese tortellini


1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil


1/4 cup lemon juice


1/4 cup red wine vinegar


2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley


1 teaspoon dried oregano


1/2 teaspoon salt


6 eggs


1 pound baby spinach leaves


1 cup crumbled feta cheese


1/2 cup slivered red onion





Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add tortellini, and cook for 7 minutes or until al dente; drain.


In a large bowl, mix the olive oil, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, parsley, oregano, and salt. Place the cooked tortellini in the bowl, and toss to coat. Cover, and chill at least 2 hours in the refrigerator.


Place eggs in a saucepan with enough water to cover, and bring to a boil. Remove from heat, and allow eggs to sit in the hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Drain, cool, peel, and quarter.


Gently mix the spinach, feta cheese, and onion into the bowl with the pasta. Arrange the quartered eggs around the salad to serve.Any good/interesting greek salad recipes?
Greek Garbanzo Bean Salad


INGREDIENTS


2 (15 ounce) cans garbanzo beans, drained


2 cucumbers, halved lengthwise and sliced


12 cherry tomatoes, halved


1/2 red onion, chopped


2 cloves garlic, minced


1 (15 ounce) can black olives, drained and chopped


1 ounce crumbled feta cheese


1/2 cup Italian-style salad dressing


1/2 lemon, juiced


1/2 teaspoon garlic salt


1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper


DIRECTIONS


Combine the beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion, garlic, olives, cheese, salad dressing, lemon juice, garlic salt and pepper. Toss together and refrigerate 2 hours before serving. Serve chilled.
Greek Salad:





5 min 5 min prep


6 servings





4 tomatoes


2 medium cucumbers


1 sliced onion


lettuce, cut


1 sliced green pepper or red bell pepper (I prefer red)


7 ounces feta cheese


4 tablespoons olive oil


3 tablespoons vinegar (a few drops of balsamic to taste is good, too)


5 ounces black olives


2 tablespoons capers (optional)


oregano, and/or basil


salt and pepper





1. First wash all the vegetables very well.


2. Slice the tomatoes in thin quarters.


3. Peel and slice thinly the cucumbers.


4. Add the cucumbers, lettuce, oregano, black olives, onion, green or red pepper, and the caper (optional).


5. Dress the salad with the olive oil, vinegar, and salt and mix well.


6. Add the feta cheese broken into small pieces.
Mediterranean Greek Salad





';This is a great salad to take to a barbeque. All ingredients are approximate, so add more or less of any ingredient depending on your own taste.';





Original recipe yield:


8 servings





PREP TIME 10 Min








INGREDIENTS


3 cucumbers, seeded and sliced


1 1/2 cups crumbled feta cheese


1 cup black olives, pitted and sliced


3 cups diced roma tomatoes


1/3 cup diced oil packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained, oil reserved


1/2 red onion, sliced


DIRECTIONS


In a large salad bowl, toss together the cucumbers, feta cheese, olives, roma tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, 2 tablespoons reserved sun-dried tomato oil, and red onion. Chill until serving.





Dad's Greek Salad Recipe





Perfect for a hot summer day.





6 Tbsp olive oil


2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice


1/2 teaspoon fresh chopped garlic


1 teaspoon red wine vinegar


1/2 teaspoon oregano


1/2 teaspoon dill weed


Salt and freshly ground black pepper





3 large plum tomatoes, seeded, coarsely chopped


3/4 cucumber, peeled, seeded, coarsely chopped


1/2 red onion, peeled, chopped


1 bell pepper, seeded, coarsely chopped


1/2 cup pitted black olives (preferably brine-cured), coarsely chopped


3/5 cup crumbled feta cheese





1 Whisk the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, vinegar, oregano and dill weed together until blended. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. (Can be prepared 3 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature. Rewhisk before using.)





2 Combine the tomatoes, cucumber, onion, bell pepper, olives in a bowl. Toss with dressing. Sprinkle cheese over and serve.





Serves 6.





Greek Salad I


SUBMITTED BY: Michelle








';This is an incredibly good Greek salad recipe, nice and tangy and even better in the summer when you use fresh vegetables!';





Original recipe yield:


6 servings





PREP TIME 20 Min


READY IN 20 Min





INGREDIENTS


1 head romaine lettuce- rinsed, dried and chopped


1 red onion, thinly sliced


1 (6 ounce) can pitted black olives


1 green bell pepper, chopped


1 red bell pepper, chopped


2 large tomatoes, chopped


1 cucumber, sliced


1 cup crumbled feta cheese


6 tablespoons olive oil


1 teaspoon dried oregano


1 lemon, juiced


ground black pepper to taste





DIRECTIONS


In a large salad bowl, combine the Romaine, onion, olives, bell peppers, tomatoes, cucumber and cheese.


Whisk together the olive oil, oregano, lemon juice and black pepper. Pour dressing over salad, toss and serve.








Greek Salad with Tofu





Prep time: 20 minutes (not including time for marinating)





Ingredients:





1/2 head romaine lettuce, washed and patted dry, cut into 2-inch pieces


3 c. fresh spinach, torn into 1-inch pieces


18 kalamata olives or Greek olives, pitted


1 large cucumber, chopped


2 large tomatoes, chopped


1 green bell pepper, chopped


1 c. red onion, chopped


1/2 lb. firm tofu, rinsed and patted dry, cut into 1-inch cubes


Marinade and dressing:





4 tbsp. olive oil


1 tsp. dried oregano


1 lemon, juiced


salt and black pepper to taste





Directions:





Whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, oregano, salt, and pepper. Place tofu cubes and marinade in a sealable plastic bag and marinate for 2 to 3 hours in the refrigerator.


Wash all fresh vegetables well since they will not be cooked. This is important for removing bacteria from the surface of raw vegetables to prevent illness.


In a large salad bowl, combine lettuce, spinach, olives, cucumber, tomato, bell pepper, and onion.


Add tofu and marinade to the bowl and toss.


Serves: 6





Serving size: about 1 1/2 cups
Greek Salad





INGREDIENTS


* 3 鈥?4 tomatoes


* 1 onion


* feta cheese


* 1 cucumber


* olive oil


* salt


* olives


* oregano





METHOD


Cut the tomatoes, the onion and the cucumber in slices. Mix them, add salt and some pieces of feta cheese, oregano and at the end pour some olive oil.





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GREEK SALAD





1/2 red onion


1 cucumber


1/2 package of Feta cheese


1 tomato


1 and 1/2 package of mixed Italian salad greens


3 teaspoon of olive oil





Slice the onion horizontally; separate the slices and place into a bowl with the Italian salad greens. Peel and slice cucumber into coins and seed and wedge the tomato. Crumble cheese. Mix all ingredients and slightly drizzle with olive oil.


Serves up to 6.
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