One of the most interesting jobs of my past was when I was a salad cook. Honestly, I didn't particularly like it. I don't know about you but finding bugs while washing romaine every day isn't exactly my idea of fun. Regardless, it was definitely a learning experience. It was the first time I was ever in "savory" cooking. Previously, I had strictly stuck to baking and pastries. That job taught me so much about cooking on the line. It taught about plating (even though I still stink at it). It taught about presentation and so much more. One of the more popular salads we had there was this Mediterranean salad. It's very easy to make and I'm sharing the recipe with you. The only difference is at the restaurant, they used roasted red pepper hummus. You can do the same if you'd like. This will likely be the shortest post I'll ever have on this blog, because well...it's a salad recipe. There's not much to it. Despite all that, I hope you do give this recipe a try because it is a pretty great salad.
Add your olives, cucumbers, and feta to your large mixing bowl. Add in your spring mix, roasted red pepper, and pickled red onion. Pour in the greek dressing and toss lightly.
To plate, spread hummus onto the plate to form a bed for the salad. Begin to plate your salad in a large mound. Add on some extra pickled red onion and roasted red pepper on top as garnish. Finally, top with some fried pita.
Easy Mediterranean Salad
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Total Time:
10 minutes
Easy Mediterranean Salad
Ingredients
- 5 oz spring mix
- a few pickled red onion slices
- a few roasted red pepper slices
- ¼ cucumber, halved and sliced
- ½ cup feta cheese, cubed
- 8-12 black olives, sliced
- 1 large tomato, sliced into large wedges (optional)
- a handful of fried pita
- ½ cup greek dressing
- pinch of salt
- hummus (Can be found on my blog. Optional for plating.)
Instructions
- Add your olives, cucumbers, and feta to your large mixing bowl. Add in your spring mix, roasted red pepper, and pickled red onion. Pour in the greek dressing and toss lightly.
- To plate, spread hummus onto the plate to form a bed for the salad. Begin to plate your salad in a large mound. Add on some extra pickled red onion and roasted red pepper on top as garnish. Finally, top with some fried pita.
