Feb 21, 2011

Simple Greek Salad

This is a classic and easy salad with a very simple dressing made at home. Made with simple and delicious ingredients and makes summer/spring scream in your mouth with all fresh ingredients. This can be accompanied with any meal and gives a great start to your meal.

Ingredients
Lettuce/greens - I used an artisan spring mix from Costco
Cherry tomatoes - 10
Cucumber - 1
Black olives -5
Goat cheese - 1 tablespoon (can be replaced with feta cheese)

For the dressing (makes 1 serving)
Apple cider vinegar - 1/2 tablespoon
Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 1 tablespoon
Honey - 1/2 teaspoon
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions
To make the dressing, combine all the ingredients together and whisk away until well combined. You can add fresh herbs to the dressing if you like. I just wanted to keep it simple.

Slice the olives and cucumber into thin slices. In a bowl, assemble a bed of lettuce and top it with cherry tomatoes, olives, cucumbers and sprinkle the goat cheese on top. Drizzle the dressing on top and toss. Chill the salad by wrapping the bowl with a plastic wrap and leaving in the fridge for about half an hour.

Enjoy you healthy delicious salad.

23 comments:

  1. Greek salad looks very colorful and awesome. A very healthy salad.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  2. Hi Divya! I am off grains for sometime, and these kinds of salads are just what I'm looks for! :-)) Yum! BTW - why is goat cheese so expensive, or is it just the shops near my place in Sydney!?

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  3. Salad looks really refreshing and feeling like having that bowl na...love the crunchyness of those tiny cucumbers

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  4. thanks a colorful salad...send me tht bowl of goodness divya....yum..betn how hv u been...

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  5. @ Sanyukta, Am doing good, thanks! How have you been?

    @ Dibs, I had these kinda salads when I was eating a carb free diet too. And yeah, goat cheese is expensive, but I love it in my salads compared to other cheeses :)

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  6. Yummy and colourful salad:) refreshing :)

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  7. Great salad, i love Mediterranean touch in anything..

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  8. Simply delicious and yummy salad, lovely..

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  9. WOW nice colorful and healthy salad!

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  10. Looks so appetizing and tempting and delicious :)

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  11. A refreshing salad...A real treat to the eyes

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  12. Looks Delicious!
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  13. Wow.. love all things greek. Delicious!

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  14. A delicious bowl of goodness! Fresh and crunchy!

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