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Greek Salad

Servings: 4
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Ingredients:

  • 3 cups torn romaine lettuce
  • ½ cucumber, sliced
  • ½ green pepper, chopped
  • ¼ red onion, sliced and separated into rings
  • 1 stalk celery, sliced
  • 1 tomato, cut into thin wedges
  • ¼ cup sliced pitted calamata olives
  • 2 ounces feta cheese

Dressing:

  • 2 Tbl. red wine vinegar
  • 2 Tbl. lemon juice, fresh
  • 2½ Tbl. olive oil
  • 1 tsp. oregano
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ¼ tsp onion powder
  • Pepper to taste

Directions:

1.  In a large bowl, combine the romaine, cucumbers, green peppers, onions, celery, tomatoes and olives.
2.  In a small bowl, use a fork to crumble the feta cheese.
3.  Sprinkle the cheese mixture on top of the lettuce mixture.
4.  Stir together the dressing ingredients.
5.  Pour the dressing over the salad; gently toss until well coated.
6.  Cover and chill for 30 to 60-minutes to blend the flavors.

Nutrition:  (Serving size: ¼th recipe)
calories
: 170      protein: 4.2g         total carbohydrate: 9.3g       total fat: 13.6g
sugars
: 3.7g      sodium: 300mg        dietary fiber: 2.1g         saturated fat: 3.6g