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Greek Salad Dressing

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Greek Salad Dressing

What makes a great greek salad? It's a question that popped up while I was actually eating a lunch salad.

I figured it had to be the dressing. Lets face it, without the dressing the rest of the salad would be just a little bland. The salad I was eating at the time was store bought but I wanted to know how to make my own. Read on and you'll learn how to make it too.

Basic Greek Salad Dressing Recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/4 cup Red Wine Vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoons Crushed Oregano
1 teaspoon Sea Salt
Pinch Fresh Ground Black Pepper (to taste)

Method

Place all of the ingredients except the pepper into a salad maker and mix thoroughly or use large bowl and whisk. Add pepper to taste and blend in. You can use your dressing straight away but the flavour will be even better if stored overnight in a sealed container. Give it a good shake or stir before using.

Make Dressings the Easy Way

A good salad maker can also serve as a storage bottle.

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A Salad To Dress

You've made the greek salad dressing, it's time to use it.

Greek Salad

Ingredients

1 small Cos Lettuce, roughly chopped. (Optional, add some red lettuce for colour)
3 small Tomatoes chopped into cubes (or use cherry tomatoes)
1 small Red Pepper diced
1/2 Red Onion, sliced
1 small Cucumber diced (optional)
150g Fetta Cheese diced
50g Black Olives sliced

Method

Place all of the ingredients in a large bowl. Pour over a generous amount of the greek salad dressing you made earlier. Toss, serve and enjoy!

Extra Virgin Olive Oil is the Key

Use the best ingredients to get the best results.

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Health Benefits of Olive Oil

It's all about the antioxidants

Health Benefits Olive Oil
  • Olive oils contain a wide range of antioxidants that are not found in other oils. Studies have shown the antioxidants present in the oils may have a protective benefit against some forms of malignant tumours which include prostate, breast and digestive tumours.

  • Olive oils are very high in monounsaturated fats. A diet high in monounsaturated fats has been linked to a reduction in coronary disease.

  • Virgin and Extra Virgin forms of olive oil are the least processed types, resulting in higher levels of monounsaturated fats.

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