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Mediterranean Meditation – Greek Salad

February 24, 2009 by greg 9 Comments

In the middle of winter when the temperatures are hovering near 0 °F a little bit of Mediterranean can make a salad appetizing. Hence the inspiration for my Greek salad with tuna. Glistening with a lemon/olive oil dressing, this salad really hit the spot tonight.

On the bottom is a bed of chopped romaine lettuce. This was seasoned with the dressing and some dried oregano. I also mixed some carrots, cucumber and tuna together and dressed that. An onion was sliced into rings and the bite was taken down by soaking for a few minutes in ice water. This also does a great job of crisping up the onions. These were tossed in the dressing and placed on the lettuce. The carrot/tuna mixture was added on top of that. Finally I added feta cheese and kalamata olives. The whole dish was seasoned with some salt, pepper and more dried oregano.

It matched perfectly with a crisp, citrusy New Zealand sauvignon blanc.

Filed Under: Greek Tagged With: Greek salad

Comments

  1. Jayne says:
    February 24, 2009 at 3:17 am

    Greg, that looks so fresh and delicious! I’ll have one without olives please!

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  2. Kathleen says:
    February 24, 2009 at 4:15 am

    Make that two….I thought meditation meant we had to think about it while we ate it..:)

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  3. Debbie at Mountain Breaths says:
    February 24, 2009 at 9:55 am

    Looks wonderful Greg! I haven’t made a Greek salad in a while, so thanks for the reminder.

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  4. Koruklu says:
    February 24, 2009 at 3:53 pm

    That’s almost the same I had today!!! Delisssss!!!!

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  5. Mari at Once Upon a Plate says:
    February 24, 2009 at 6:50 pm

    Oh, one of my FAVORITE salad, and yours looks exceptional Greg!

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  6. Marsha says:
    February 25, 2009 at 3:41 am

    Greg, I keep forgetting to check here daily and was thrilled to see all I have missed since my last visit. I bookmarked you know so I don’t forget. Everything looks so great, I don’t know how you do it all in your busy schedule.

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  7. Marysol says:
    February 27, 2009 at 3:07 pm

    Greg, that salad always seems to be the one I crave most often. Love every component.

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  8. Astra Libris says:
    March 2, 2009 at 10:03 pm

    Greg, I love your new blog design!! Mmm, your salad looks so wonderful and fresh and definitely brings the promise of spring!

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  9. Teresa says:
    March 8, 2009 at 5:14 am

    Wow! That one looks delicious. 🙂

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