geeminds EATS, PLACES AND WHAT-HAVE-YOUS APPETIZER Greek Salad Thought of having a healthy meal for once. Haha! I was looking for a salad that will complement my pan seared salmon so I thought, why not GREEK Salad Ingredients 1 cucumber, semi-unpeeled, seeded, and sliced 1/4-inch thick 1 red bell pepper, large-diced (since I don’t have this, I just used green bell pepper) 1 yellow bell pepper, large-diced 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, halved (I used the ordinary tomatoes because that’s what is in our fridge and cut them to quarters) 1/2 red onion, sliced in half-rounds 1/2 pound feta cheese, 1/2-inch diced (not crumbled) 1/2 cup black olives, pitted For the vinaigrette: 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil Directions 1. Place the cucumber, bell peppers, tomatoes and red onion in a large bowl. Add the feta and olives and toss lightly. Sprinkle the oregano. 2. For the vinaigrette, whisk together the garlic, oregano, mustard, vinegar, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Still whisking, slowly add the olive oil to make an emulsion. Pour the vinaigrette over the vegetables. 3. Set aside for 30 minutes to allow the flavors to blend. 4. Serve at room temperature Posted in Food, Homecooking Tagged appetizer, diet, dinner, food, greek, healthy, salad, starters, vegetables Nov 03 Post navigation Search RECENT POSTS How to handle yourself when difficult people are in your midst Yummy Buttered Chicken A day before I say hello to a new age A Doctor with Terminal Cancer Writes to His Baby Daughter “He Has Aspergers” and Everything Else I Never Wanted To Hear About My Son RECENT COMMENTS ilonagee on Oreo Cheesecake Cookies tastehitch on Oreo Cheesecake Cookies ilonagee on Adventure Time at Sandy Beach… JDo on Adventure Time at Sandy Beach… ilonagee on After The Walk comes The … ARCHIVES February 2018 June 2015 April 2015 March 2015 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 CATEGORIES Food Homecooking Places Reblog Restaurant Thoughts Travel Uncategorized Work Life META Register Log in Entries feed Comments feed WordPress.com Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. Follow