Recipe for Greek salad

The recipe for a delicious Greek salad

The classic recipe is differentproportions and better combinations of vegetables. The taste is exquisitely shaded with fragrant spices and is complemented by the tenderest cheese. Pamper your family with this delicious food!

Necessary ingredients:

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  fresh cucumbers - 3 pcs.


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  fresh tomatoes - 3 pcs


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  red sweet pepper - 1 pc


• 
  red onion - 1 pc.


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  Feta cheese - 200 g


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  black olives - 1 pot


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  Salt, black pepper and oregano dry


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  olive oil


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  lemon juice

Cooking method:

1. 
   Wash all the vegetables. Cut cucumbers and tomatoes in large pieces, and pepper with straws. Cut onion and black olives with smooth, thin rings. Leave a few olives in order to decorate.


2. 
   In a beautiful deep dish, lay the vegetables in layers,and cheese on top. It is not necessary to interfere. Pour olive oil, sprinkle a little pepper and oregano, decorate with olives. You can also add a few drops of lemon juice.

To salt it is necessary before serving, otherwise the vegetables will be allowed to juice.

Attention! Be careful and do not overdo it, since the cheese has a fairly salty taste.

Bon Appetit! Now you know how to make a Greek salad in a classic way.

Advice

What else can be in the salad recipes in Greek? What can I do to replace Feta cheese in Greek salad? Here are a few recommendations and ideas:

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  you can use lavash in the preparation. Just wrap all the ingredients in the pita bread and everything is ready. This dish is convenient to cook for a picnic or a hike;


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  Feta cheese can be replaced with salted brynza, ricotta and other soft, mild varieties. Since Feta is made from sheep's milk, it is better to prefer cheese to sheep;


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  You can prepare a dish more nourishing, adding chicken or minced meat. In this case, as a dressing is used natural yogurt or low-fat sour cream;


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  Greeks are very fond of the recipe for dietary lungsGreek salad. It includes only a few ingredients: beet, lemon juice, olive oil and salt. Cut off the crop, and cook the beetroot. Then you need to lay the tops on the bottom of the salad bowl, and from above the beets cut by circles. Season all this with oil, sprinkle with lemon juice, salt and the dish is ready;


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  scientists have proved that olive oil contributes to the production of endorphins - hormones of happiness. So, this dish is not only able to satisfy hunger, but also to raise the mood;


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  it is very important that the vegetables are as fresh as possible. Ideal if they have just been ripped off the bed;


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  usually cheese is cut into cubes, but sometimes it is served with one whole piece in the center of the dish;


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  if you like to add more spices and herbs, then in this case, perfectly match basil, rosemary, thyme, mint, parsley, dill, celery;


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  the best Greek salad is combined with meat dishes;


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  instead of the lemon you can use vinegar;


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  in Greece it is believed that it is not worthwhile to mix food, as they will lose their richness and aroma.

Today you learned how a Greek salad is made. Now you can safely start cooking, fantasizing and experimenting with ingredients!