Greek Salad Dressing and Greek Salad

Greek SeasoningA traditional blend of lemon, garlic and oregano. To make GREEK SALAD DRESSING: Mix 2 TB. seasoning with 2 TB. water, let stand 5 min. Add ¼ Cup olive oil, ¼ Cup salad oil, 1/3 Cup red wine vinegar (or ¼ cup balsamic vinegar and 2 TB. water), plus 1 tsp. sugar if desired. Use to dress vegetable salads, tomatoes and red onion with feta cheese and olives, chicken and pasta salads, or a plain lettuce salad. For gyros, mix 1 TB. in 1 TB. water. Let stand 5 min., add 1 TB. olive oil and 1 TB. lemon juice. Combine with 1 lb. cubed lamb (traditional), pork or chicken, refrigerate 2 hours. Broil until browned. Mix 2-3 tsp. with 1 Cup yogurt and 2 TB. cucumber for gyro sauce. Great on grilled, baked or fried fish or chicken, rub on 1 tsp. per lb. Hand-mixed from: coarse salt, garlic, lemon, black pepper, Turkish oregano, marjoram.

I make this dressing adding a tablespoon of grated Parmesan cheese to mix. We like it best with just EVOO being used.

The salad usually consists of baby greens, chopped tomatoes, slices of a sweet red onion, diced European cucumber, black or Greek olives and some chunks of Feta Cheese.

This seasoning and recipe are from Penzey’s Spices at www.Penzeys.com
Penzeys is one of the best places to mail order your favorite spices. The prices are reasonable and they are always flavorful and fresh.

God Bless and Hugs To All,
Linda