Ernie's Greek Salad

Recipe courtesy George Stella, George Stella's Livin' Low Carb: Family Recipes Stella-Style, Simon and Schuster, 2005

Show: Low Carb and Lovin' ItEpisode: A Day in the Life

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (22)

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Prep Time:
15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

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Total:: 15 min

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Ingredients

8 cups salad mix
1 cup sliced cucumber
1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
8 ounces feta cheese, coarsely crumbled
2 plum tomatoes, cored and quartered
4 ounces kalamata olives (about a heaping cup) (may use any Greek or Italian marinated olives)
8 pepperoncini, plus more to taste
Greek Salad Dressing, recipe follows

Directions

Arrange the salad mix among 4 bowls, piling it high. Top each with the cucumber, red onion, and cheese. Scatter the tomatoes, olives, and pepperoncini over each salad. Drizzle each salad with 2 tablespoons of Greek dressing.

Greek Salad Dressing:

1/4 cup red wine vinegar

1/8 cup white wine vinegar

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1 teaspoon fine salt, plus more as needed

1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper or dash of cayenne, optional

1 small clove garlic

1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil

1/2 cup canola oil

1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano leaves or 1 teaspoon dried oregano or Italian seasoning

In a blender, combine the vinegars, mustard, salt, pepper, red pepper, and garlic and puree. With the motor running, very slowly pour in a steady stream of olive oil to make a smooth dressing. Repeat with the canola oil.

Transfer the dressing to a glass storage container and mix in the oregano. Taste the dressing and season with salt, if necessary. The dressing will keep for 2 weeks, covered in the refrigerator..

Yield: 8 servings

Nutritional Analysis per Serving:

Calories: 205.50

Total Fat: 23

Saturated Fat: 2

Carbohydrates: 0.14

Fiber: 0.01

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recipe Ernie's Greek Salad
Peter Port Washington, NY 05-16-2009
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great salad
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I used store boght "greek salad" fixin and the salad dressing recipe. I also add some chopped boston lettuce and it was... awesome. Read more
recipe Ernie's Greek Salad
Tiffany Tullahoma, TN 12-29-2007
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Delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I doubled the recipe and keep it in a bottle because I could eat greek salad everyday. I make greek salad all the time but it... was the dressing I was most interested in and this one is a keeper.Read more
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Anonymous 12-20-2007
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good!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I love it!
recipe Ernie's Greek Salad
Anonymous 08-20-2007
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delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Made this for company this weekend. It was great. Everybody loved it.
recipe Ernie's Greek Salad
Susan Indian Harbour Beach, FL 07-29-2007
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Ernie rocks!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Everyone at my dinner party thought this was the best ever.
recipe Ernie's Greek Salad
Jerry Lewisburg, PA 07-01-2007
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The Shrecks
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This Greek salad is a regular on our dinner table. Everyone loves it and there are never any leftovers. I cut the prep time... down by using a bottle of Greek salad dressing.Read more