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Greek salad
This is a classy version of that perfect summer food, Greek salad. The only difficult part is the care and patience needed for dicing the vegetables.
60 min.
Easy
4.05 €
4 people
10 IngredientsLast modified on: July 13th 2010
1 cucumber
½ 
4 
100 g 
30 g black olives
4 tablespoons 
2 tablespoons lemon juice
herbs of your choice
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 60 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 10 min.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 5 min.
Dice 100 g feta.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 5 min.
Remove the stones from 30 g black olives and chop roughly.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 5 min.
Prepare a "citronette" (lemon) dressing, by mixing 4 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, salt and pepper.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 5 min.
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl, then add the fresh herbs and mix again.
Stage 8 - ⌛ 2 min.
Add the dressing and mix once more.
It's ready.
It's ready.
Remarks
Take care to use the recommended quantity of olive oil; it's important for the end result, and ideally use Greek oil if you can.
Use a red onion if possible; they are available in the summer and are so good raw.
Use a red onion if possible; they are available in the summer and are so good raw.
And to drink?
If you like it, why not the famous Greek white wine Retsina? Or a fruity rosé from Provence. To accompany this salad perfectly, drink one or the other, well chilled and in the shade.
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, folded in a plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 20 RDI=10 % | 30 RDI=3 % | 90 RDI=10 % | 1,050 RDI=50 % | 4,400 RDI: 50 % |
| Per 100 g | 2 RDI=1 % | 3 RDI=0 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 120 RDI=6 % | 500 RDI: 6 % |
| Per person | 6 RDI=2 % | 7 RDI=1 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 260 RDI=10 % | 1,100 RDI: 10 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 4.05 €
- Per person : 1.05 €
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Feta
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