Chunky Greek Salad

Switch up your regular salad with this classic Greek salad that captures all the flavours and colours of the Mediterranean. Tip: to take some of the bite away from the onions, after you chop them, soak them in a little vinegar or lemon juice.

Ingredients:

Cucumber 1 each 1 each
Tomato 1 each 1 each
Red onion ½ each ½ each
Light feta cheese, crumbled 2 oz 56 g
Kalamata olives, pitted ½ cup 125 mL
Olive oil 2 Tbsp 30 mL
Red wine vinegar 4 Tbsp 60 mL
Dried oregano 1 tsp 5 mL
Salt and pepper Pinch Pinch

Directions:

  1. Cut all vegetables into large diced chunks and place in medium sized bowl.
  2.  Season with salt and pepper.
  3. Crumble feta into vegetable medley and add olives, vinegar, oil, oregano and stir.

*This salad will taste better the longer it sits and marinates in the vinegar.

Makes 4 servings (179 g /serving). 1 serving = 1.25 cups