Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Greek Salad

I make this a lot in the summer- it's an easy side dish that goes great with grilled chicken or steaks.

Layer in a bowl (a clear one if you want people to notice how fancy you are):

3 cucumbers (spring for the English cucumbers that are wrapped in plastic. The skin is thinner than a regular cucumber so you won't need to peel them, and they are never bitter.)
3 cups diced tomatoes
1/2 of a red onion, sliced
1 cup black olives, sliced
1/3 cup oil packed sun dried tomatoes (don't bother draining them too much, the oil will run down to the other ingredients and then you can skip adding olive oil)
1 cup crumbled feta

Before serving, pour about 1/2 cup of red wine vinegar over the salad, or serve with the vinegar on the side so everyone can dress it how they want.

If you want to turn this into a main dish, add some cooked chicken and couscous to these ingredients. This is one of my favorite lunches.

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