Salad With Green Olives And Tomato Food

OLIVE CAPRESE SALAD

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine 1 cup vinegar, sugar and star anise. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from the heat. Cool slightly; stir in onion. Let stand for 30 minutes., In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, olives, cheese, herbs and serrano pepper. Remove star anise from onion mixture; drain onion, reserving 2 tablespoons marinade. (Discard remaining marinade or save for other use.) Add onion to tomato mixture., In a small bowl, whisk the oil, lime juice and zest and remaining vinegar; pour over tomato mixture. Drizzle with reserved marinade; toss gently to coat. Season with salt if desired. Serve immediately.

EASY TOSSED GREEK SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine lettuce, cucumber, olives, tomatoes, red onion, and cheese.
• Combine all dressing ingredients in a jar, cover and shake well. Pour over salad and toss to combine just before serving.

GREEN SALAD WITH OLIVES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss together 1 medium head Boston lettuce (12 ounces), cored and torn into bite-size pieces, 1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives, 2 scallions, thinly sliced, and cup Lemon Vinaigrette. Season with coarse salt and ground pepper.

SALAD WITH GREEN OLIVES AND TOMATO

Steps:

• Combine lettuce, olives, tomatoes, and parsley leaves in a bowl. Sprinkle salad with a little dried Italian seasoning blend. Drizzle salad with oil and add 2 splashes red wine vinegar. Toss your salad and season with salt and pepper, to taste.

OLIVES AND TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Mix the diced tomato, sliced green and black olives, capers and diced scallions/green onions in a medium size bowl that has a cover. Tupperware/Rubbermaid containers work really well for this.
• Mix the brines/ juices together in a measuring cup.
• Add the sugar and stir until sugar has dissolved.
• Pour over tomato and olives mixture and stir well.
• Cover and refrigerate at least one hour before serving.
• When ready, shake the salad in the container with the lid on or stir it so that the brine mixes in.evenly.

TOMATO AND GREEN-OLIVE SALAD

Steps:

• Stir together all ingredients in a medium bowl. Let stand 20 minutes before serving. Serve garnished with parsley leaves.

TOMATO OLIVE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the lettuce, tomatoes, onion and olives. In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients. Drizzle over salad and toss to coat.

GREEK TOMATO SALAD WITH FETA CHEESE AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Peel cucumber and cut in half lengthwise. With a small spoon, scrape out seeds and discard, then cut cucumber into bite-size chunks.
• Place in a large bowl and combine with tomatoes, green pepper, onion, feta and olives.
• In a small bowl, combine oregano and vinegars and whisk in olive oil. Drizzle half the dressing over the salad and season with salt and pepper.
• Serve with remaining dressing on the side. May serve over lettuce greens if desired.

GRILLED VEGETABLE SALAD WITH GREENS, TOMATOES, HERBS, OLIVES AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Prepare barbeque (medium-high heat). Whisk 3/4 cup oil and vinegar in medium bowl to blend. Place onion, beets, zucchini, eggplants, and red bell pepper on baking sheet. Brush both sides with some of vinaigrette. Sprinkle vegetables with salt and pepper. Grill vegetables until just cooked through, about 10 minutes per side for beets, 6 minutes per side for onion and 4 minutes per side for zucchini, eggplant, and peppers. (Vegetables can be grilled 1 hour ahead. Let stand at room temperature.) Brush bread with additional olive oil; sprinkle with pepper. Grill bread until beginning to brown, about 2 minutes per side.
• Arrange greens on large platter. Overlap tomatoes atop greens in center of platter. Sprinkle tomatoes with salt and pepper. Arrange grilled vegetables atop greens around edge of platter. Drizzle remaining vinaigrette over tomatoes and grilled vegetables. Sprinkle tomatoes and vegetables with herbs. Sprinkle tomatoes with goat cheese. Sprinkle Romano cheese over all. Garnish with olives. Serve with bread.

TOMATO, LEMON, GREEN OLIVE & ONION SALAD

Steps:

• Layer the sliced tomatoes with the onions, sprinkling with sugar, salt and cayenne pepper as you do.
• Grate the lemon zest (or use a lemon zester) and scatter over the tomatoes and onions, then squeeze the juice over the top.
• Garnish with the olives and drizzle with the olive oil.
• Chill until ready to serve.

CHERRY TOMATO & OLIVE SALAD

Steps:

• Take a big bowl and mix together cherry tomatoes, green olives, black olives, and spring onion.
• In a dry skillet, toast pine nuts over medium heat until golden brown, turning frequently.
• Stir into tomato mixture.
• Separately, mix together olive oil, red wine vinegar, sugar, and oregano.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Pour over salad, and gently stir to coat.
• Chill for 1 hour.