Being that I am of Greek background, you can be sure that a standard salad to start off many of our dinner meals has been this wonderful, fresh Greek Village salad. The most authentic of Greek salads do NOT involve lettuce. I have grown up for many many years spending my summer in a small village by the name of Preveza just near Epiro, Greece. This is where my mother's parents have raised both my sister and I along with our two cousins. After a long day playing in the sun, swimming in the crystal clear ocean, and hanging out with our family we would come home to a fresh Greek salad my grandmother would make us almost everyday. Taking advantage of all the fresh vegetables my grandparents grow in their garden just outside of the kitchen they would use freshly grown tomatoes, cucumbers and green peppers. There was always a great abundance of fresh Feta cheese available which is usually placed right on top of the salad. To finish off, the only dressing a traditional authentic Greek salad needs is some Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Here are the ingredients you will need for this amazingly nutritious and delicious Greek Village Salad:
- Fresh Hot house tomatoes (make sure they are nice and ripe)
- A couple of cucumbers (you can leave the skin on or off, doesn't matter)
- Greek Kalamata Olives (with the pits)
- Greek Feta Cheese (Krinos is the best brand!)
- Green Cubanelle peppers (thinly sliced)
- S&P
- EVOO (the next best thing to Greek olive oil can be found at most grocery stores)
- Dried Oregano (I use oregano that my grandmother brings back from Greece each summer, but most grocery stores carry dried oregano which is just fine)
Enjoy! :)
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