Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, almost greek salad. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Almost Greek Salad is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Almost Greek Salad is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
Most traditional Greek salads are missing lettuce altogether. Similarities between the American version and the Greek version are green peppers, sliced tomatoes, cucumbers, Kalamata olives and feta cheese. The Greek dressing is a flavorful combination of freshly squeezed lemon juice and lot's of extra virgin olive oil. Steps to make Almost Greek Salad : Cut the cucumber lengthways.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have almost greek salad using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Almost Greek Salad:
- Get 1/4 large cucumber
- Get 2 ripe tomatoes
- Prepare 1/2 green bell pepper
- Prepare Handful olives
- Get 1/2 red onion
- Take 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Make ready 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- Get 1/2 tsp dried oregano
Add some diced olives to your dressing. It's a great way to make sure every bite has a little olive love. Equal parts red wine vinegar and olive oil. Mix the cheese, tomatoes and leaves in a bowl and sprinkle over with the lemon juice.
Instructions to make Almost Greek Salad:
- Cut the cucumber lengthways. Use a teaspoon to scoop out the seeds (I just eat these during prep). Then thickly slice into half moon shapes.
- Cut the tomatoes into quarters, then cut each quarter in half again. Thinly slice the onions.
- Thinly slice the peppers. Then add all the salad veg into a large bowl.
- Mix together the olive oil, oregano and lemon juice and pour this over the salad. Use your hands to toss the salad and make sure the veg is all coated nicely. Serve at room temp. Top with a block of feta if it’s your preference.
Equal parts red wine vinegar and olive oil. Mix the cheese, tomatoes and leaves in a bowl and sprinkle over with the lemon juice. This is a version called 'agioritiki' named from mount Athos (Agion Oros). It's refreshing with smoky flavor and can stay refrigerated up to three days. Serve it as a salad or on top of whole-wheat bread slices.
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