Zesty Greek Salad

Name: Zesty Greek Salad
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings.
Ingredients: 2 cups torn red leaf lettuce; 1 small tomato, cut into wedges; 4 cucumber slices, halved; 2 radishes, sliced; 1 red onion slice, quartered; 2 tablespoons sliced ripe olives; 1 tablespoon crumbled feta cheese; DRESSING:; 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar; 2 teaspoons water; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1/4 teaspoon sugar; 1/8 teaspoon salt; Dash pepper

“Feta cheese and olives give this salad such great flavor, you’d never guess it’s as light as it is,” declares Angela Leinenbach of Mechanicsville, Virginia. “It’s a nice change of pace and goes with all kinds of main dishes.”

Ingredients

2 cups torn red leaf lettuce
1 small tomato, cut into wedges
4 cucumber slices, halved
2 radishes, sliced
1 red onion slice, quartered
2 tablespoons sliced ripe olives
1 tablespoon crumbled feta cheese
DRESSING:
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons water
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
Dash pepper

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the lettuce, tomato, cucumber, radishes, onion, olives and feta cheese. In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients. Drizzle over salad and toss to coat.

Nutrition Facts

1-1/3 cups: 89 calories, 6g fat (1g saturated fat), 2mg cholesterol, 265mg sodium, 7g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 2g fiber), 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

Originally published as Zesty Greek Salad in Cooking for 2 Spring 2007