Greek Salad with Pepperoni
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- Serves 4
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1. Ingredients
- 1/4 pound thin-sliced pepperoni, slices cut in half
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 large head romaine lettuce, cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 English cucumber, halved lengthwise and cut into thin slices
- 3 tomatoes, cut into wedges
- 1 red onion, cut into thin slices
- 1 green bell pepper, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 3/4 cup Kalamata olives, pitted
- 8 ounces feta, crumbled
Nutrition Info
Per Serving
- Calories: 710 kcal
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4 g
- Fat: 63 g
- Protein: 18 g
- Sugars: 10 g
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2. Cooking Directions
- In a large frying pan, cook the pepperoni over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Drain.
- In a large glass or stainless-steel bowl, whisk the lemon juice, oregano, salt, and black pepper. Add the oil slowly, whisking. Add the lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, olives, cheese, and pepperoni and toss to coat.
Yield: 4 servings
3. Still Hungry?
Pepperoni--sliced thin, sauteed until crisp--is a tempting addition to this traditional combination of greens, vegetables, and feta cheese and makes the salad substantial enough for dinner.
Notes:
Test-Kitchen Tip: Using an English, or hothouse, cucumber--the long and skinny kind sold in shrink-wrap--eliminates the need for peeling and seeding. You can substitute two regular cucumbers for the one English cucumber here, but they should be peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, and sliced. Likewise, you can replace the seeded cucumbers in any of our recipes with English.
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why not?
david m - June 6, 2008 12:44:24 PM PSTEveryone stop being so picky. I,m greek and therefore this is wrong ...please who cares. This sounds very good and besides
your fat is coming from olive oil which is not only a good fat but a good carb. Buy low fat peperoni and deal with it. i am a competitive bodybuilder and have vast years in sports nutrition. This is something that i will add to my diet and still maintain 6% bodyfat year around at age 50!2 of 3 found this review helpful.
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tallcraigslist2006 - August 29, 2008 03:22:36 PM PSTI didn't like the recipe because Greeks don't have lettuce in their salads. I am Greek. Any time you see lettuce in a "Greek" salad you know it's an American salad, not a Greek salad.
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About greek salad...
marinesaoulidou - August 27, 2008 03:12:18 PM PSTgreek salad does not have lettuce or pepperoni or lemon juice in it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!and it is not full of fat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I think it's time to visit Greece and taste the original salad!
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omg
ginger1 - June 3, 2008 12:47:45 PM PST63 Grams of fat in Salad!! That's crazy,and very unhealthy. Go grab a burger and fries. Yuck I am tired of seeing such unhealthy recipes on here.
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I like the Original Greek Salad.!
corvettenikk - June 3, 2008 01:55:42 PM PSTSounds interesting. But i'm greek and a greek salad does not have lettuce or pepperoni or lemon juice in it. It has cucumber, tomato, pepporcinis, kalamata olives, feta, onion, oregeno, oilve oil and vinegar. With salt and pepper to taste. I like mine original style.
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