Garlic Salad
From mommy2preston 15 years agoIngredients
- 1 bag of lettuce (sweet butter lettuce is the best) shopping list
- 1/2 large cucumber shopping list
- 1/2 large green bell pepper shopping list
- 1/2 medium vidalia onion shopping list
- 1 bunch of cilantro shopping list
- 1/4 cup of green olives shopping list
- 1/2 cup of feta cheese shopping list
- 3 to 4 large cloves of garlic shopping list
- 1/4 cup of lemon juice shopping list
- 1/4 cup of good extra virgin olive oil (I like Lucini premium select) shopping list
- 1/2 Tablespoon of finely ground sea salt shopping list
How to make it
- Combine the salt, lemon juice, and olive oil in a large glass bowl
- Using a garlic press, add the garlic cloves to the mixture and set aside
- Peel the cucumber and cut into thin round slices
- Cut the bell pepper into long strips
- Cut the onion into thin strips that are half the length of the bell pepper strips
- Add the cucumber slices, bell pepper strips, and onion strips to the garlic and olive oil mixture
- Toss to coat the vegetables and set aside to marinate
- Cut the stems off of the cilantro and coarsely chop the cilantro leaves
- Cut each of the green olives in half
- In a large bowl combine the lettuce, feta cheese, green olives, and cilantro
- Pour the entire bowl of vegetables and marinade/dressing on top of the lettuce
- Mix well and allow the salad to sit for 10 to 15 minutes before serving
- **Note that more or less oil, salt, garlic, or lemon juice can be used according to taste
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