2013 – Gluten Free Living

Marinated Greek Salad is a Greek salad without the romaine lettuce. It has tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, bell peppers, olives, pepperocinis and Feta cheese. Because there’s no lettuce, this salad will keep in your refrigerator a couple of days (if it lasts that long!) and won’t go bad. Marinating the salad ingredients adds a burst of flavor the vegetables wouldn’t normally get.

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This salad is also pretty quick and easy to make. It took me about 10 minutes (or less) to chop or slice vegetables and about two minutes to make the dressing. It’s perfect for those days when you need a side dish but don’t have a lot of time on your hands.

My mom used to make marinated salads for us all the time when we would go home for visits with the kids, though her salads did not have the Greek salad emphasis. So I’ve always enjoyed marinated salads—whether it be Copper Pennies (marinated carrots), Four-Bean Salad (marinated beans), or a marinated mixed vegetable salad which she made almost every time we visited.

The vegetables are nice and crisp. You can make the salad up earlier in the day and it will be ready when dinner is ready. These salads are great time-savers.

If you’re looking for a fantastic Greek salad recipe but you need it to last for a couple of days, than consider this tasty and delicious Marinated Greek Salad. The flavors are superb. The marinade is amazing. And, you and your family will soon be addicted to Greek salad this way!

Marinated Greek Salad is one of our favorite ways to eat Greek Salad.

This salad is so delicious. I could eat this salad almost every day!

I served Marinated Greek Salad with slices of Whole Wheat No-Knead Bread. This satisfying salad is quick and easy to make up for lunches or dinners. Make it up first thing in the morning and you have a nice luncheon salad ready by the time you’re ready for lunch.

Marinated Greek Salad will last several days in the refrigerator. (If you don’t eat it all up first!) This salad including the marinade only took about 15 minutes to make. It’s quick and easy.

 

Here’s what I did.

I used these ingredients for the salad.

I used these ingredients for the marinade.

To make marinade: place olive oil in a blender. (I used the chopper option on my immersion blender). Add red wine vinegar, garlic powder, basil, Italian seasoning, oregano, parsley, black pepper and sugar. 

Pulse ingredients to emulsify for about 10-15 seconds.

Layer veggies in a bowl.

Pour marinade over salad. 

Stir marinade into salad ingredients and toss to serve. This is a great salad to serve with any main dish entree like Pesto Chicken Stuffed Shells or Crockpot Beef Stroganoff.

This salad is very filling and satisfying. Serve with Crusty Bread or another homemade bread and you’re good to go! We love Marinated Greek Salad and believe your family will enjoy this fabulous recipe, too.

Here’s the recipe.

MARINATED GREEK SALAD

(my own concoction)

Doesn’t Marinated Greek Salad look wonderful? I assure you, it tastes even better than it looks!

I like eating Marinated Greek Salad as a main dish with homemade bread. This colorful salad is a great entree to put on your menu for company. It’s beautiful and attractive to look at, but it’s also amazing to the palate!

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