Years ago, when I had a desk job, I was quite good about bringing lunch to work. I didn’t have a lot of money, and a homemade lunch was also healthier. I think I would have never eaten out had it not been for the Greek salad at a tiny, nearby café. It was the best Greek salad I have ever eaten. It had a simple oil and vinegar dressing, fresh lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, feta cheese and olives. Plus, it was always served with a slice of freshly baked, warm bread. To this day, I have never been able to replicate the salad, and no Greek salad in any restaurant has even come close to “my lunch salad.”
The other day, I felt a bit nostalgic and made my own version of “my lunch salad.” It wasn’t as good as the original, but it was nevertheless very satisfying.
Greek-Inspired Lunch Salad
Ingredients
- Romaine lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces
- Tomatoes, cubed
- Cucumbers, cubed
- Olives
- Feta cheese
- Grapes, halved
- Olive oil
- Balsamic vinegar
- Salt
- Pepper
Super simple directions: Mix all ingredients and enjoy!
Questions: What’s your favorite salad? I love all kinds of salads but go through phases. But anything with feta cheese and olives is a winner in my book.
What’s your favorite lunch at the moment? I love salads as well as veggie wraps.
Be well,
Andrea
gosh this salad looks to die for! i love a greek salad at a nearby restaurant in malibu. they kick up the normal greek with sundried tomatos and avocado. it is delish!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite salad is Greek salad too. I pretty much make it the same as you but without the lettuce and the grapes.
ReplyDeleteLike you I love feta cheese and olives.
I don't have a favorite lunch but what I do love is an Italian bread with avocado, boiled egg, spring onions and a little bit of mayo. Delicious, going to make that this weekend.
My favorite summer salad uses fresh tomatoes as the base for the dressing. I dice a couple and put them in the bottom of a big salad bowl before sprinkling them generously with garlic powder and salt and pepper. I let these marinate for at least a half hour and a couple of hours if I have time. Just before serving, I add some pepper strips, cucumber, and thinly sliced sweet onion separated into rings along with some crisp Romaine lettuce. I then pour a little olive oil and red wine vinegar over the top and toss. The tomatoes gather a little pool of garlicy tomato juice in the bottom which mixes with the vinegar and oil to form the tastiest dressing ever! Just a teaspoon of oil is plenty and balsamic vinegar can be subbed for the red wine variety for a little sweeter version.
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteI like doing salads for lunch. Lately, I've been adding nuts and fruit to my salads. I think 99% of my salads include feta. It's just too good!
This is lovely!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite salad, by FAR, is a Greek salad. Whenever they are on a menu I will order it :) And like you, I bring my lunch to work with me, but it's never really a "lunch" its typically a bunch of snacks (since I don't really ever stop to eat....I know...that's bad). I did, ironically, pack a salad for my lunch tomorrow. I just did mixed greens, cucumber, carrots, blueberry balsamic, and some cheese. Very simple!
ReplyDeleteLooks like an amazing salad to me! I love Greek-style food!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite lunch for a while was Buffalo Chicken Salad- I was pretty hooked on it for a couple weeks!
I love avocado, with jarred tuna and lemon and oil dressing over greens. I love making salads. Your greek looks great, doesn't the "Greek" dressing need oregano? Is that what's usually in it? I adored what you shared about your college-aged sons interest in nutrition. Must me so fun to share with him.
ReplyDeleteSo funny - I read this while eating my own version of a Greek salad: Spring mix, feta cheese, sunflower seeds and balsamic vinaigrette. Since I am tied to a desk job, pretty much every day I make myself a big lunch salad. Sometimes I put chicken or tuna on top.
ReplyDeleteHi Andrea, this looks delicious. I love fruit in salad. Right now, my favorite is beet and orange salad with fresh mint and goat cheese. So tasty. Have a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteLove Greek salads and make them on a weekly basis.
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