Big Fat Greek Salad With White Beans, Kalamata Olives and Feta

Name: Big Fat Greek Salad With White Beans, Kalamata Olives and Feta
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 29.58 ml red wine vinegar; 9.85 ml olive oil; 2.46 ml dried oregano; 1.23 ml ground black pepper; 946.36 ml romaine lettuce, cut into 1 inch ribbons; 236.59 ml carrot, shredded; 236.59 ml cucumber, cut into 1/2 inch cubes; 236.59 ml tomatoes, cut into 1/2 inch cubes; 425.24 g can white beans, rinsed and drained; 78.78 ml feta cheese, crumbled; 20 kalamata olives, pitted; 236.59 ml herbed croutons

Submitted by Vino Girl

"I prefer this meatless, but you may also add tuna if you want - either 2 well-drained cans or a seared tuna steak. From Shape Magazine (June 2005)"

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photo by FrenchBunny

Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 4

ingredients

29.58 ml red wine vinegar
9.85 ml olive oil
2.46 ml dried oregano
1.23 ml ground black pepper
946.36 ml romaine lettuce, cut into 1 inch ribbons
236.59 ml carrot, shredded
236.59 ml cucumber, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
236.59 ml tomatoes, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
425.24 g can white beans, rinsed and drained
78.78 ml feta cheese, crumbled
20 kalamata olives, pitted
236.59 ml herbed croutons

directions

Whisk together vinegar, oil, oregano, and pepper in a large bowl.
Add lettuce, carrots, cucumber, tomato, beans, and feta; toss.
Either divide into 4 small bowls or keep in one large one.
Top with olives and croutons.

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Reviews

Meh, not all that crazy about this. Was a bit too acidic (too much cider) and didn't feel like the flavours really mixed. Sorry... :(

m.lowenberg
SUPER FABULOUS LIGHT SALAD!! Can I tell you that my DH and 2 and 4 year olds ate so much of this salad that they barely ate my dinner tonight???? True! I eyeballed the lettuce amount and followed the rest of the recipe to the letter. The dressing was deelish and the addition of white beans (I used great northern beans) was SUPER!!! VERY filling salad! Very flavorful salad! The feta and kalamata's just sent this over the top! Will definitely make this one regularly. Could eat this as a meal! Thank you for posting this wonderful salad!

RedVinoGirl
Did this wonderful salad as is except I omitted the croutons, only cause I don't like them. This salad was really good, I just needed to add a little salt and pepper. Thought it looked really great and colorful. Thanks so much for posting Vino Girl.

FrenchBunny
I LOVE this salad! I like it with Tuna. I leave the Carrots out. I would give this more stars if I could! Thanks for sharing. :)

Little Bee
This made a GREAT, professional-looking salad, to serve with recipe #133738, "Shrimp with Roasted Red Pepper Cream" ! I did all the chopping early in the day, and just let all the drained ingredients sit together in the frig. At tht last minute, sliced the romaine and added (the almost doubled) dressing. It was colorful, healthy, and VERY tasty. Thanks, kburie, for an addition to my favorite file. Janey

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Vino Girl

United States

My husband and I married straight out of college in July of 1992. I work as the Assistant Manager at a wine shop which allows me to drink on the job! (OK, not that much, but it's still a fun job...) Besides helping customers choose wine they will like (and also help with food and wine pairings for their menus), I also get to help with the catering end of the business, so I get to spend a fair amount of time in the kitchen making fun appetizers and beautiful food displays. I also work part-time at the fromagerie next door. So yeah - that means I eat on the job, too. :^D We live on several peaceful wooded acres on a cute little river in rural NE Wisconsin, with a cranky old-lady Burmese and whatever stray outdoor cats that have decided to adopt us on any given day. The cute puppy in the picture is Jake, our Elhew-bred English Pointer that we brought home on Easter weekend 2007. I've also got 2 painted turtles named Dennis and Fuzz, and a bunch of fish (koi and goldfish, along with the guppies & swordtails in the turtle tank). I USUALLY eat and cook healthy, but I rarely pass up dessert, either. I do not eat red meat, and try to limit other animal products, too. I love to bake, although I seem to collect a lot of scone and biscotti recipes which I NEVER get around to making. I bake and eat A LOT of cookies and muffins... I almost always reduce the sugar by 1/4 and use whole wheat pastry flour for at least part of the flour. Those two changes do so much to make recipes healthier without compromising taste. I try to reduce fat whenever I can, too, but while I want to eat healthy, I still want to ENJOY what I eat!!! I seem to give a lot of 4 and 5 star reviews here - I seem to have a pretty good sense of what I like by looking at a recipe before I try it. Thank you to anyone that tries my recipes in return, or photographs them. Amber: <img src="http://netnet.net/~mkburie/amber2.jpg"> ........And a grown up Jake (one year old in January 2008) :) - <img src="http://netnet.net/~mkburie/JAKE111307.JPG"> Charlotte (May 27, 1992-June 1, 2009): <img src="http://netnet.net/~mkburie/Charlott.jpg"> Ashley: Adopted October 8, 1996 - Passed Away January 6, 2009 <img src="http://netnet.net/~mkburie/ashley2.jpg"> Mike: September 26, 1994 - March 19, 2004<img src="http://netnet.net/~mkburie/mike1997-lr.JPG">.... <a href='http://www.niftymaps.com/visitor-map.php?id=36321'><img src='http://i.niftymaps.com/36321.png' alt='Click to zoom in on my visitor map!' border='0'></a>Create your free world <a href='http://www.niftymaps.com/' target='_blank'>visitor maps</a>

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