Greek Chopped Salad

Nothing makes me feel like I’ve done something good for myself like eating a salad. But the fact is, nothing beats one that someone else has prepared and placed in front of me, as a good salad can be somewhat labor intensive to put together. For me to fit one in as a weeknight meal is really saying something....it HAS to taste awesome. I actually chopped the vegetables in preparation for this post with my 11 month old standing on my feet. No kitchen gadget or utensil I handed down to him was going to buy me the 10 more minutes I needed to get dinner on the table. You know what? It was worth it.

One of my go-to’s is the Greek chopped salad from Eatingwell.com. I was first drawn to this recipe because a chopped salad just rocks. I love getting a little of everything in each bite. And after making this for the first time, I had to credit it for two things:

1. I had no idea that I DO like feta cheese. I think I figured crumbly cheese = bad cheese. Because I can say with certainty that I DO NOT like blue cheese.

2. Making your own salad dressing is absolutely no big deal and completely worth it.

I find that I can adapt this salad pretty easily for my kids too. They are at that stage where everything tastes better separated into the little compartments of a divided plate. So before tossing everything together with dressing, I set aside some chicken, tomatoes, and cucumbers and then (usually) everyone is happy. Enjoy!

 

 

Greek Chopped Salad

Author: Erin

Prep time: 25 mins

Total time: 25 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup red-wine vinegar


• 2 T extra-virgin olive oil


• 1 t. dried oregano


• 1 t. garlic powder


• 1/4 t. salt


• 1/4 t. pepper


• 6 cups chopped romaine lettuce


• 2 1/2 cups chopped cooked chicken


• 2 medium tomatoes, chopped


• 1 medium cucumber, chopped


• 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion


• 1/2 cup sliced black olives


• 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese

Instructions

1. Whisk first 6 ingredients together for dressing.


2. Pour over remaining ingredients and toss.

Notes

Regular black olives are great, but using a kalamata olive is a real treat. Does anyone else feel that way? :)

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