Jeremy D's Sensational Greek Salad

  A few years ago my half Italian son-in-law made his own version of a Greek salad for dinner.  The dressing often makes the salad, and that's especially true for a Greek salad like this.  By the way the balsamic and oil dressing that goes on this salad is also Jeremy's recipe.  The amount of vinegar in the dressing gives it just the right  bite, and I used some oregano I dried from my garden last year.  

  Last week when I made chicken souvlaki for gyros, I made this Greek salad to go with them along with some herbed rice. 

Jeremy D's Sensational Greek Salad

1.  Prepare veggies:

(1)  Slice 1 red, yellow, and green bell pepper into thin about 2-3" strips

(2)  Slice 2 cucumbers in half moons

(3)  Chop up 1/2 of a red onion

(4)  Chop up 5-7 medium size tomatoes

(5)  Optional:  Put 1/2 - 1 cup kalamata olives

2.  Prepare Jeremy's balsamic dressing - In a 2 cup measuring cup put: 

(1)   1/4 cup balsamic vinegar + 2 T and 1/2 cup olive oil.

(2)   Seasonings:   2-3 cloves of minced garlic, 1/4 tsp. oregano, 1 tsp. salt, and 1/2 tsp. black pepper. 

(3)  Taste and make any flavor adjustments. 

(4)  I usually double this and put it in a salad dressing jar, and use just what I need.  Everyone really like's Jeremy's salad dressing!

3.  Combining the ingredients: 

(1)  Place all the chopped vegetables into a salad bowl.

(2)  Stir in about 1 cup of feta cheese

(3)  Pour enough balsamic dressing over the vegetables to coat and then stir. 

(4)  Taste and make any adjustments--more balsamic? more salt or pepper? 

(5)  Put in the refrigerator and let marinate until ready to serve.

List of Other Salads on this Blog:

Greens/cabbage:
Make it Yourself Thai Peanut Dressing for Mandarin Salad  (My friend Judi's recipe)
KFC Copycat Cole Slaw   (A friend shared this with me)
Belizean Coleslaw    (From Internet search)
Antioxidant Rich Kale Super Salad  (A copycat from a deli, dressing from Syre School Cookbook)

Main Dish Salads
Gluten Free Chinese Chicken Cabbage Salad   (From my Heritage School Cookbook)
Baja Salad with Black Beans & Quinoa  (A remake from something I ate at a restaurant)

Mexican Grilled Salmon & Mango Salad   (From a Betty Crocker summer cookbook)
Jackson Square Shrimp Salad   (From my Syre School cookbook)

Pasta & Quinoa:
Tasty Gluten Free Pasta Salad  (Something I picked up over 20 years ago!)
Vietnamese Vermicelli Salad Bowls   (From an Internet search)
Michelle's Greek Quinoa Salad   (My foodie daughter's own delicious creation!)
Another Great Salad with Quinoa - Janah's  Original Quinoa, Cranberry & Feta Salad  (a recipe my daughter 
came up with)
Red Quinoa, Black Bean, & Corn Salad  (A yummy recipe on the Trader Joe's bag of red quinoa)

Vegetable:
Jeremy D's Sensational Greek Salad   (My son-in-law's recipe)

Grandma's Perfect Potato Salad   (Family recipe)
Rose's Refreshing Cucumber Salad   (From a Chinese friend)
A Great BBQ side Salad - Curried Pea Salad  (From my church cookbook, Come & Dine)

Dot's Easy Bean Salad  (Recipe from an  83 yr old friend of my father's)

Fruit:
Grandma Marilyn's Frozen Fruit Salad  (My mother-in-law's recipe)