Mediterranean Salad recipe is quick and easy to make, tossed with a simple Greek vinaigrette and can also be a double side salad.
Cheap healthy meals should compliment our daily busy life.
Foods like olive oil, low-fat feta cheese, dark leafy greens, beans, onions, and tomatoes are all basic Mediterranean ingredients.
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Mediterranean Salad: Recipe
Nutritional Info
- Calories : 142 Per Serving
- Protein : 8g Per Serving
- Fiber : 4g Per Serving
- Cost Per Serving : $1.89
Ingredients
- 1 head lettuce (green leaf, red leaf or romaine), cut into thin strips
- 1 chopped cucumber (peeled if desired)
- 1/2 cup tomatoes (chopped)
- 15.5 oz. canned, no-salt-added chickpeas (garbanzo beans) (drained, rinsed)
- 1/2 red onion (finely sliced)
- 1/2 cup crumbled, fat-free, or, low-fat feta
- 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 2 Tbsp. red wine or cider vinegar
How to make this salad:
To make this Mediterranean salad recipe, simply…
Make your dressing
Whisk all of the ingredients together in a small bowl until combined.
Particularly, I prefer to just add them to a mason jar and shake-shake-shake until the dressing is ready to go.
Mix the salad
Then combine all of your salad ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Drizzle evenly with the dressing and toss until combined.
Serve
Enjoy right away while it’s nice and fresh!
Specifically, If you would like to prep this salad a few hours in advance, just combine everything except the arugula in a large mixing bowl,
place the arugula lightly on top, cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Then give the salad a good toss right before serving and enjoy!
POSSIBLE VARIATIONS:
In Fact, There are about a million ways that you can customize this salad.
So feel free to get creative and use what ingredients you love most (or need to use up in your kitchen!) and make this one your own. For example, Feel free too:
- Add a protein: Cooked chicken, steak, pork, shrimp, salmon, or tofu would all be great added to this salad.
- Add extra fresh veggies: Such as fresh bell pepper, tomatoes or radishes.
- Add extra jarred veggies: Such as artichoke hearts or sun-dried tomatoes.
- Add olives: Kalamatas or any other Mediterranean olives you love would be delicious!
- Add nuts: Pine nuts, pepitas, almonds or whatever might sound good.
- Add fresh herbs: If you happen to have any fresh basil or oregano on hand, chop them up to add to the vinaigrette for extra fresh flavor.
- Use different beans: If chickpeas aren’t your jam, feel free to add in white beans instead. Or nix the beans altogether.
- Use different cheese: If you don’t love feta, crumbled goat or blue cheese would also be delicious in this salad.
- Make it vegan: Just omit the cheese altogether, or use a vegan cheese.
