A Better Maroulosalata (Greek Lettuce Salad)

Gilly has put a delicious spin on the classic Greek lettuce salad by adding Kalamata olives and finishing it with a red wine vinegar dressing. This salad has finely chopped romaine lettuce, fresh dill, creamy feta cheese, Kalamata olives, and a red wine vinegar dressing. Although the recipe is simple, the salad is bright, flavorful, and crunchy.

A Better Maroulosalata (Greek Lettuce Salad)

Gilly has put a delicious spin on the classic Greek lettuce salad by adding Kalamata olives and finishing it with a red wine vinegar dressing. This salad has finely chopped romaine lettuce, fresh dill, creamy feta cheese, Kalamata olives, and a red wine vinegar dressing. Although the recipe is simple, the salad is bright, flavorful, and crunchy.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Lunch, Salad, Side Dish, Vegan/Vegetarian

Cuisine Greek

Servings 8 people

Calories 328 kcal

Equipment

• 1 Salad Bowl Large
• 1 Sharp knife
• 1 Cutting board
• 1 Salad dressing jar

Ingredients

  

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Salad

• 2 hearts romaine lettuce sliced very fine.
• 4 stalks scallions chopped fine
• 2 sprigs fresh dill finely chopped (use more than you would think)
• 1/2 block Feta cheese (3 oz) crumbled, large chunks
• 1/2 cup Greek Kalamata olives (about 20) pitted

Dressing

• 1/6 cup good olive oil
• 1/6 cup red wine vinegar
• 1 splash balsamic vinegar (very little)
• 1 pinch salt & pepper

Instructions

 

• These are your main ingredients. All available at Trader Joe's.
  
• Clean the romaine, Slice fine, spin dry in salad spinner.
  
• Chop the scallions – discard tops and tails.
  
• Chop the dill fine. No stems.
  
• Crumble the feta into large chunks.
  

Notes

The salad doesn’t need salt or pepper because the olives are already salty. To add a burst of more dill flavor, add a pinch of dried dill to the fresh dill.

Making this salad is very straightforward. Trader Joe’s has everything you need. Build the salad and make the dressing. Chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before serving.

Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 328kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 5gFat: 33gSaturated Fat: 8gSodium: 400mgPotassium: 91mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 310IUVitamin C: 17mgIron: 1mg

Keyword dill, feta, Greek, kalamata olives, lettuce, olive oil, red wine vinegar, romaine, scallions

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