Greek Veggie Salad

Fresh vegetables will be appearing at farmer's markets, and on tables soon.  A good way to use them is in a fresh Greek style veggie salad.  My version is quick, easy, and doesn't require any cooking.  Plus the leftovers can be used in a Greek pasta salad.  Let me show you how I do it.

You will need:
5 Tabs. olive oil
1 lemon
1 or 2 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tabs. red wine vinegar
1/2 teas dried oregano
1 1 Tabs dried dill
2 or 3 medium tomatoes
1 medium red onion
1 medium or 2 small zucchini
1 medium cucumber
1/4 cup black olives
4 ounces feta cheese

Wash and chop the zucchini.

Wash and chop the tomatoes.

 Wash and chop the cucumber.

Peel and chop the red onion.

Chop the black olives.

In a large bowl, combine all the vegetables, and mix together.

In a small bowl, add the olive oil, minced garlic, red wine vinegar, dried oregano, and dried dill.

From the lemon, squeeze 2 Tablespoons of juice into the oil mixture.

Whisk together well.

Pour the dressing over the veggies, and mix together well to incorporate the dressing over all the vegetables.

Just before serving, crumble the feta cheese over the salad.

And you have a wonderful, cold, raw, Greek style veggie salad.

The feta cheese adds just the right amount of saltiness, and the dressing add enough seasoning and herbs to freshen up the vegetables.  This salad goes well with fish and chicken.

Store any leftovers in the refrigerator in a covered dish.

I use my leftovers to make a Greek style pasta salad.

I have 2 cups of cooked noodles, (you want a noodle that has some kind of ridge that will catch the dressing), and about 2 cups of the veggie salad.

In a large bowl, mix the noodles and the veggie salad together, (make sure to also add any dressing that may have accumulated at the bottom of the veggie salad bowl).  And you now have a pasta salad.

This is a good to take to a picnic or a B-B-Q.

Store any leftovers in the refrigerator in a covered dish.

This will make a complete meal for me.  You can also pair this with fish or chicken to round out your meal.

Give my Greek style veggie salad, and the pasta salad a try.

Enjoy !