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If you have never made homemade salad dressing, here is your chance to start. Homemade dressing is so tasty and quite easy.
Cucumber Noodle Greek Salad
Ingredients
Dressing
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 clove garlic minced
- pinch salt and pepper
- 1/2 tsp oregano dried
- 1 oz feta cheese crumbled
Salad
- 2 cucumber seedless/English
- 1/2 red onion
- 10 tomato cherry, halved
- 1 jar artichokes marinated hearts, coarsely chopped and drained
- 1/2 cup olives black or Kalamata olives cut in half
- 3 oz feta cheese
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup Greek dressing or homemade dressing
Instructions
Dressing
- Mix lemon juice, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, oregano, and feta cheese in a small bowl and set aside.
Salad
- Rinse off cucumbers.
- Noodle-fy the cucumber by using a spiralizer, mandoline, julienne peeler, or a standard vegetable peeler (for wide noodles).
- Take the cucumber noodles and spin in a salad spinner to remove excess water from the cucumbers. Place in a large mixing bowl.
- Add the chopped onions, tomatoes, artichokes, and olives to the bowl of cucumbers and mix.
- Mix in the feta, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper.
- Pour half of the dressing and toss. Save the rest of the dressing for individual use if desired. Enjoy right away or store covered in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
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If you are looking for more zoodle recipes you have come to the right spot. These recipes use zucchini noodles:
We also have a variety of mason jar salad recipes that are very popular for meal prep. Take a look at these tasty, colorful salads that you can make ahead and store in mason jars.
Please note:
Nutrition info is an estimate and may contain errors.
Klara Knezevic is a registered dietitian nutritionist based in Maryland. She has over a decade of experience in the nutrition field and currently serves as the CEO and co-owner of Rebecca Bitzer and Associates, one of the largest nutrition private practices in the country. Klara is passionate about sharing practical nutrition tips to help you feel confident in the choices that you make. Coauthor ofCooking with Food Sensitivities Survival GuideandNourished: 10 Ingredients to Happy, Healthy Eating.
