Greek Ish Tomato Avocado Salad Food

GREEK SALAD WITH AVOCADO

Steps:

• In a large serving bowl, combine the cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion, kalamata olives and parsley. Place the avocado in a small bowl and set aside.
• In a small canning jar, combine the olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic, oregano, sugar and salt and pepper. Top with the lid and shake well until blended and emulsified. Season with more sugar and salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour 1 tablespoon of the dressing on the sliced avocado and gently mix to coat. Pour the rest of the dressing on the cucumber mixture and toss to coat. Add the avocado to the salad and top with chunks of feta cheese, and serve.

GREEK SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together dressing ingredients in jug or jar.
• Mix together all of the salad ingredients in a large bowl. Toss with dressing. Season with extra salt ONLY IF NEEDED (depending how salty your feta cheese is). To serve, sprinkle over extra oregano (optional). Serve with chicken, fish, lamb, beef, the options are endless!

GREEK TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Mix together vinegars, oil, salt and oregano.
• Add other ingredients.
• Marinate several hours in refrigerator to allow flavors to blend.
• Serve.

GREEK ISLAND SALAD WITH CHICKEN & AVOCADO

Steps:

• Pull the meat from the chicken and shred it roughly. Trim the base from each lettuce, wash and dry the leaves, then roughly shred them. Cut the tomatoes into wedges. Finely slice the spring onions (using both white and green parts). Cut the avocados in half lengthways, remove the stones and peel. Cut crosswise into slices, and squeeze with lemon juice. Crumble the feta cheese with your fingers and toss it with the dried oregano and mint. Pick the leaves off the parsley and set aside.
• Whisk the 3 tbsp of lemon juice with the olive oil, sea salt and pepper. In a large bowl, toss the chicken, lettuce, tomatoes and spring onion, then fold through three quarters of the dressing with the avocados (carefully, so the avocados don't break up). Season with salt and pepper, then scatter over the feta, olives and parsley, and drizzle with the rest of the dressing. Squeeze extra lemon juice on top, and serve with pitta bread if you wish.

TOMATO AND AVOCADO SALSA

Steps:

• Mix together all the ingredients. Let sit for 15 minutes, in or out of the refrigerator, before serving.

GREEK TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Wash, core and slice tomatoes 1/2-inch thick. Arrange slices on a platter or in a shallow wide bowl.
• Scatter onion and pepper slices over tomatoes and season everything with sea salt. Let sit 10 minutes to draw out juices.
• Break feta into rough chunks and scatter over salad. Sprinkle mint and oregano over top, drizzle generously with olive oil and serve.

SIMPLE TOMATO AND AVOCADO SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in small bowl and toss together.
• Let stand 5 minutes before serving.