greek style spinach salad

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Greek Style Spinach Salad

 

Recipe By :Faye Levy, Food Writer, 2001-11-22

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Salads

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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350 grams fresh spinach

2 thin slices mild onion -- halved and separated into half moons

1/2 small bulb fennel -- cut in thin slivers (optional)

1 cucumber -- halved and cut in thin slices

2 medium tomatoes -- cut into eighths

2 tablespoons lemon juice

salt and freshly ground pepper

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil -- (2 to 3)

8 good quality Greek-style black olives -- pitted if

desired (optional) (8 to 12)

feta cheese (optional)

 

Remove the spinach stems and any wilted leaves and wash remaining leaves

thoroughly. Dry the spinach well in a salad spinner or towel. Tear any large

leaves in two or three pieces.

 

In a large bowl combine spinach, onion, fennel and cucumber. Toss to combine.

Add olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper and toss. Taste and adjust

seasoning.

 

Spoon the salad onto a platter or shallow serving dish. Arrange the tomato

wedges around the edge of the salad. Garnish with olives.

 

 

Faye Levy is the author of 1,000 Jewish Recipes (Hungry Minds, 2000) and of The

New Casserole (Macmillan, 1997).

 

 

Source:

" See http://www.jpost.com/Editions/2001/11/22/Food/Recipes.38602.html "

Copyright:

" 2001 Jerusalem Post Newspaper "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 129 Calories; 9g Fat (59.6% calories from

fat); 4g Protein; 11g Carbohydrate; 4g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 201mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 2 Fat.

 

NOTES : " This salad makes an attractive first course or accompaniment. In Greece

it often has feta cheese as well but you would not include the cheese if you

were serving it with lamb moussaka for a kosher meal. For other occasions,

scatter 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese over the salad just before serving. " -

Karen Levy

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 27187 0 0 0 0 0 0 26531 0

 

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