Quick and Easy Greek Salad

WiGal's Note:

From ifoodtv.com And if you have extra pepperoncini juice look at this link http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?t=334244

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 2 heads romaine lettuce, chopped
• 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
• 1/4 red onion, halved and thinly sliced
• 3 ounces chickpeas, drained
• 6 pepperoncini peppers (or more)
• 12 kalamata olives
• 16 cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/2 cup cucumber, sliced and cut into eighths
• 1/2 cup Greek feta cheese, crumbled
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano, DIVIDED
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 lemon, juice
• 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 pinch salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste

Directions:

1. For the dressing: combine minced garlic with one teaspoon of oregano and lemon juice, slowly whisk in olive oil, season with salt and taste-you want a salty taste in the dressing, add pepper.
2. For salad: layer romaine, bell pepper, red onion, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, chickpeas, kalamata olives, feta cheese, and pepperoncinis.
3. Sprinkle with remaining teaspoon of oregano.
4. Whisk and drizzle dressing over the top.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

Absolutely great tasting salad! I did cut the recipe in half for just the 2 of us, but other than that . . . Enjoyed the wonderfully refreshing flavor combo! Many thanks! [Made & reviewed in I Recommend recipe tag]

[UmmBinat]

This has a delicious dressing. I used baby romaine leaves, no bell pepper out of preference, we didn't so much like the chickpeas in this as they were not easy to pick up with our forks, I had to omit the pepperoncini peppers since I don't know what they are and we are not for peppers anyway both spice wise and not. I didn't add the kalamata olives either as I just ran out. I used baby cucumbers, goats feta cheese which is Greek, freshly squeezed lemon juice, an unrefined extra virgin olive oil which is much healthier and tastier than refined, sea salt & freshly ground black pepper plus all the rest of the ingredients listed. Made for ZWT6 for Greece/Cyprus region, for my team, The Ya Ya Cookerhood.

[threeovens]

This really was quick and easy! I literally threw it together in less than 10 minutes, then ran off to work! Great tasting salad and great dressing. Made for ZWT 6.