Simple Greek Salad<\/h2>\n

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\n\t\tClassic flavors of a Greek Salad with salty olives and feta cheese. Fresh organic heirloom produce will elevate this dish from everyday to exemplary.\t<\/p>\n

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Greek Salad<\/h4>\n

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• 1\/8 small red onion (optional)<\/li>\n
• 4 vine ripened organic tomatoes<\/li>\n
• 1 green pepper<\/li>\n
• 1 cucumber<\/li>\n
• 1 handful of pitted Kalamata olives (optional)<\/li>\n
• \u00bc block of organic Feta cheese (optional – leave it out to make this vegan!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  Dressing<\/h4>\n

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  • 1\/8 cup red wine vinegar<\/li>\n
  • 1\/2 teaspoon dijon mustard<\/li>\n
  • 1\/4 cup olive oil<\/li>\n
  • Pinch of salt & pepper<\/li>\n
  • 1 tsp dried oregano or Italian herbs<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n
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    1. Cut the red onion into quarters, saving 3\/4 for another day.<\/li>\n
    2. Cut 1\/8th into very thin slices. Soak in a bowl of ice water for 10+ minutes. This will take out most of the onion’s sharp bite while keeping the flavor.<\/li>\n
    3. Slice or dice the tomatoes into wedges or chunks, chef’s choice!<\/li>\n
    4. Chop the green pepper into bite size squares.<\/li>\n
    5. Chop the cucumber into quartered rounds… Chef’s Tip: Slice the cucumber in half lengthwise, leaving 2-3″ unsliced at the end, to hold onto. Slice lengthwise again 90-degrees away (creating the “quarters”), slice rounds \u00bc inch thick, and they’ll be ready to go.<\/li>\n
    6. Place all vegetables into a big salad bowl.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

       Dressing<\/h4>\n

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       1. Briskly mix together the red wine vinegar and Dijon mustard.<\/li>\n
       2. Slowly stir in the olive oil.<\/li>\n
       3. Add your salt, pepper and herbs.<\/li>\n
       4. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.<\/li>\n
       5. Alternative: Put all the ingredeants in a jar with lid and shake until combined.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Combine<\/h4>\n

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          1. Drizzle the dressing over the salad, add the olives and crumble the feta on top. Toss lightly, bowl and serve.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n
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             Be sure to let us know what you think in the comments below.<\/p>\n

             For a full Greek Feast, prepare along side Super Greens Spanakopita<\/a>, Greek Roasted Lemon Potatoes<\/a>,\u00a0Tzatziki<\/a>, and a crisp white wine. \u00a0Your dinner guests will thank you!<\/p>\n

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             When in season, organic heirloom tomatoes are an absolute delight in the kitchen. \u00a0Seek them out, and even the most simple greek salad will be a highlight of your table. \u00a0For this recipe, any organic variety will do, but freshest is bestest!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[44,33],"tags":[68,113,105,70,114,66,115,69,84,78,97],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7DJI0-gw","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailsandspices.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1024"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailsandspices.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailsandspices.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailsandspices.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailsandspices.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1024"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailsandspices.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1024\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3510,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailsandspices.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1024\/revisions\/3510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailsandspices.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailsandspices.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailsandspices.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}