Our
local Greek gyro place makes a wonderful salad with no lettuce that I just
adore. The vegetables are served with a
great Greek dressing. This is my version of that salad.
You can search the monthly theme by looking for the theme keyword in the search box and it will pull up the recipes on that theme as posted, so look at the bottom of the recipe in each posting for the KEYWORD in the () to search for each month. All recipes this year will be tagged Recipe2020 so you can find them all.
December 2020 - Turkey Recipes (TurkDec)
Greek
Salad
2 medium
tomatoes, cut into wedges, or 8 cherry tomatoes, halved
1 small
cucumber, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
1 small
red onion, cut into thin wedges
1/2 cup
pitted kalamata olives
1/2 cup
crumbled feta cheese (2 ounces)
1 recipe
Greek Vinaigrette
2 small
pita bread rounds, cut into wedges (optional)
In a salad bowl combine salad greens,
tomatoes, cucumber, onion, olives, and crumbled cheese. Add Greek Vinaigrette,
toss to coat. If desired, serve with pita bread wedges. Makes 2 meal salads or 3
to 6 side-dish servings
Greek
Vinaigrette
2 tablespoons
olive oil or salad oil
2 tablespoons
lemon juice
2 teaspoons
snipped fresh oregano or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
1/8 teaspoon
salt
1/8 teaspoon
black pepper
In a
screw top jar combine olive oil or salad oil, lemon juice, oregano, salt, and
pepper. Cover and shake well.
RECIPE THEME
Each month a theme is chosen and a number of recipes on that theme from my massive archive will be shared. This year we have 12 new topics, different from the topics of last year. To find the recipes of last year, check out this recipe link or search the blog with the topic Recipe2018, or Recipe2019
The themes are:
Feb 2020 - Footbal Tailgate Favorites (AppFeb)
March 2020 - Kabobs (KabobMar)
April 2020 - Brunch (BrunchApr) more in 2021 also
May 2020 - Non-Traditional Pizza (PizzaMay)
June 2020 - Stir Fry Dishes (StirJun)
July 2020 - Salads with no lettuce (SaladJul)
August 2020 - Pickled things (PickleAug)
September 2020 - Quiche (QuicheSep)
October 2020 - Squash Soups (SquashOct)
November 2020 - Pumpkin (again) (PumpNov)
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