THE BEST Mediterranean Salad

Name: THE BEST Mediterranean Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 3/4 c. olive oil; 1/2 c. red wine vinegar; 1/2 c. lemon juice; 2 tsp garlic powder; 2 tsp dried oregano; 2 tsp dried basil; 1.5 tsp onion powder; 2 tsp dijon mustard; 1.5 tsp black pepper; 2 tsp salt; 2 heads Romaine lettuce or desired salad mix; 2 green pepper, 1" slices; 1/2 thinly sliced red onion; 1.5 pt cherry tomato - halved; or in-season whole tomato chunks; 2 cucumber, 1/2" slices, quartered; 6 oz kalamata olives, pitted; pepperoncini, thinly sliced; 1 can artichoke hearts - quartered; 8 oz feta cheese - chunks or crumbles, OR shaved parmesan; salami sliced or cubed, OR grilled chicken OR chickpeas

3 steps

Prep:30min

Randomly stumbled upon this dressing recipe when searching the internet for a good greek salad dressing. It got rave reviews. I have now tested the dressing recipe multiple times and agree that it is very yummy, very easy, and made my homemade salad totally taste like I was eating a restaurant salad. Hooray for no more sucky salads! The rest of the ingredient list is my take on a hearty Mediterranean salad, and the dressing is versatile enough that you can take this in a greek direction with feta and chicken, an italian direction with salami and shaved parm, or go with loads of veg and it's so tasty you won't even miss the meat/cheese! According to the reviews, it can also be used as a marinade for meat or as the dressing for a pasta salad as well, or whatever you can dream up! ...PS, The person that originally posted the dressing recipe commandeered it straight from her place of employment (a pizzeria - people apparently ask all the time if they sell this dressing) and the original measurements produce approximately a gallon of dressing(!). Fortunately, some nice person in the comments section calculated the scaled down measurements to just 10 servings instead of 120. :D Enjoy!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:03:30 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories323.1 kcal (16%)

Total Fat27.5 g (39%)

Carbs13.1 g (5%)

Sugars4.8 g (5%)

Protein8 g (16%)

Sodium1080.4 mg (54%)

Fiber4.8 g (17%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Instructions

Step 1

Mix all dressing ingredients. Add add'l salt and pepper to taste as needed. (You can use fresh garlic and herbs for more punch if you like, but will need to adjust quantities - x(3) is typical conversion from dried to fresh for herbs. Be careful with fresh garlic, as it can add a sharp/metallic flavor in high quantities; you could substitute roasted garlic cloves at they typical conversion for a smoother garlic flavor.)

Step 2

Choose any combination of toppings of your choosing to accompany lettuce and prep all salad ingredients. Omit dairy, meat, nightshades, alliums, etc., as needed to meet various diet restrictions.

Step 3

Toss dressing with salad and serve!