Everyday Mediterranean Salad
The Everyday Mediterranean Salad is a salad you can get excited about over and over again. It's made with hearts of Romaine, cucumber, kalamata olives, chickpeas, red onion, and plenty of feta cheese.
Ingredients
- 1 cucumber peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 10 oz cherry tomatoes quartered
- Kosher or Pink Salt
- Black Pepper
- 2 cloves garlic
- 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 can chickpeas rinsed, drained
- 1/2 cup Kalamata olives pitted
- 1/3 large red onion, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup fresh chopped parsley
- 1 Romaine lettuce heart cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1 cup feta cheese crumbles
Instructions
- Toss cucumber and tomatoes into a colander and add pinch salt and let drain for 10-15 minutes.
- In a large bowl, whisk vinegar and garlic together. Slowly add olive oil while whisking continuously. Add cucumbers and tomatoes, chickpeas, olives, red onion, parsley and toss together well.
- Let sit for 10-15 minutes while chopping up Romaine lettuce.
- Add Romaine lettuce and feta cheese and gently toss salad to combine ingredients. Serve and add salt and black pepper to taste.
Notes
Lightly adapted from The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook by America's Test Kitchen.