Enjoy this colorfully and tasty salad with just about any meal.
Ingredients:
2 large tomatoes, diced
1 English cucumber (or 2 small cucumbers)
1/2 large red onion, diced (less if you are not an onion lover)
1 T lemon juice
1 T olive oil
1 T fresh mint leaves, chopped
1 T fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
A bit of fresh ground pepper Read More
Salad Ingredients:
1 lb lean tender steak, grilled to taste and thinly sliced (medium rare or rare is traditional) – or use warm slices of leftover steak
1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
6 large leaves of lettuce, use just enough to provide a pretty bed for the rest of the salad
1 large cucumber, thinly sliced
1 cup tomatoes, cut into chunks
1/4 cup cilantro leaves, chopped Read More
Join writer and editor Rosemary Gretton as she prepares a beautiful salad
The best Greek salad I’ve ever had was when I landed in Agia Galini, a tiny fishing village on the south coast of Crete. Of course, there, it was called horiatiki, which translated means “village,” “rustic” or “country.” And it was pretty simple: chopped tomatoes, green pepper, onions, cucumber, feta, olives. Olive oil and vinegar in plain bottles on the table. Always served with freshly baked bread in a basket. I was 17 and on a European backpacking adventure with a friend, and it was heaven. Read More
Ingredients:
6 slices whole grain bread
1/2 cup softened or whipped low-fat cream cheese
1 T chives
1/2 English or one medium cucumber
1/2 cup watercress
White pepper
Optional: salt Read More
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