Romaine Salad With Feta Dressing And Kalamata Tapenade Recipes

CHOPPED GREEK SALAD

Steps:

• In a large serving bowl, combine the chopped lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, pepper, onion, parsley, olives and feta. Toss the ingredients together and set aside.
• To prepare the vinaigrette, combine all of the ingredients in a liquid measuring cup and whisk until blended. Taste, and add more vinegar if you'd like a more tangy dressing, or more honey for a more tame dressing.
• If you'll be serving all of the salad at once, go ahead and drizzle enough dressing in to lightly coat the salad and toss to combine. I prefer to store the salad and dressing separately so I can enjoy salad for a few days. Whisk the dressing again before drizzling (if the olive oil solidifies a bit in the refrigerator, don't worry, that's normal-just let it warm up for about 5 minutes at room temperature or microwave for 10 to 20 seconds).

FETA ROMAINE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients. Drizzle over salad; toss to coat. Serve immediately.

ROMAINE SALAD WITH CUCUMBER, RED ONION AND FETA

Steps:

• Thinly slice the cucumber halves. You need just 1 cup. In a bowl, combine the cucumber with the onion and sprinkle with the salt. Mix, then let sit for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, put the romaine in a large salad bowl. Break the feta into small (1/2-inch) pieces and drop them into the bowl. Gather the cucumber and onion in your fist and squeeze out any excess moisture. Scatter them over the romaine. Sprinkle the oil and vinegar over the salad. Grind pepper over top and then mix the salad gently so that you dress it without mashing the cheese to bits.

FETA TAPENADE

Steps:

• Blend Kalamata olives, green olives, lemon juice, anchovy fillets, garlic, thyme, and rosemary in a food processor until coarsely chopped; transfer to a bowl. Slowly drizzle olive oil into the olive mixture while stirring. Fold feta cheese into the mixture. Season the tapenade with black pepper; stir.

ROMAINE SALAD WITH FETA DRESSING AND KALAMATA TAPENADE

Steps:

• Combine milk, vinegar, lemon juice and 1 garlic clove in processor. Blend until combined. With machine running, add 1/2 cup olive oil, then feta and Parmesan cheeses. Blend until smooth. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper. Place pitted olives and remaining 1 garlic clove in clean processor. With machine running, add remaining 3/4 cup olive oil. Blend until mixture is smooth. Season tapenade to taste with salt and pepper. Place lettuce in large bowl. Toss with enough dressing to coat. Sprinkle with tomatoes and chives. Drizzle with tapenade and serve.