TC’s Greek Salad

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In this blog post I will guide you thru the steps and ingredients needed to craft this recipe. Grab your favorite apron and let's start.
Tc's Greek Salad recipe is a refreshing and flavorful dish that brings the taste of Greece to your table. This vibrant salad combines crisp lettuce, juicy tomatoes, crunchy cucumbers, tangy feta cheese, and briny Kalamata olives, all dressed with a zesty lemon and olive oil dressing. It's a perfect side dish for any meal or can be enjoyed on its own as a light and healthy lunch option. With its simple yet delicious combination of ingredients, this recipe is sure to become a favorite in your kitchen.

Keywords: Greek salad, refreshing, flavorful, Mediterranean, healthy

Tc's greek salad recipe details

Tc’s greek salad recipe, recipe Rating: 4.6
Number of votes:108

I’ve been playing with this for a few years and the recipe itself is so flexible it can be adapted to satisfy most any palate. It can be a main dish for two or side salad for several. Chilled, I think it pretty tasty for a summer’s eve.
Ready in: 55 mins

Ingredients

Serves: 2

• 1/2 C Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1/4 tsp Kosher Salt
• 1-1/2 tsp Greek Seasoning
• 4 – 6 cloves minced Garlic
• 1 lg hard-boiled Egg
• 1-1/2 C sliced Mushrooms
• 1 lb FRESH Spinach
• 1/2 C Feta, crumbled
• 1 med Red Onion, sliced lengthwise
• 1 C halved Olives
• 1-1/2 T Balsamic Vinegar
• 1 tsp Lemon Zest
• 1 tsp fresh Lemon Juice
• 2 T Pine Nuts
• 2 T grated Parmesan

Preparation method

Prep: 30 mins | Cook: 25 mins

1. Heat oil in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stir in salt, seasoning and garlic, then gently sauté until the garlic has softened. Set aside to cool and allow flavors to season the oil.
2. To save energy, I put the egg in with the water when setting up to steam.
3. Place mushrooms in an adjustable steaming insert in a Dutch oven (or whatever works) over an inch or so of boiling water. Steam, covered, 2 minutes, toss slices, cover again and repeat until they are just soft, about 4 – 6 minutes. Transfer slices to a large bowl to cool and turn egg in water.
4. Rinse spinach, culling large stems, then place in steamer. Steam for a minute, covered, toss it, cover again and repeat until the spinach has just wilted, 2 – 3 minutes, then transfer to bowl with mushrooms.
5. Dump hot water and run cold over egg while proceeding.
6. Add Feta, onions and olives to bowl, then toss to mix. Combine vinegar, zest and lemon juice with cooled seasoned oil. Peel egg, separate yolk and white. Mash the yolk then blend into the dressing mix while mincing the white separately. Pour dressing over salad, sprinkle with minced egg white, nuts and Parmesan, then serve at ambient temperature or it may be chilled. A crisp white wine is a nice complement.