Mediterranean Salad

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Mediterranean-style fresh and vibrant salad that brings home-style flavor to your table
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Mediterranean Salad

Author: chefs-mate Cooking Method: Cuisine: Courses:
Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 1 Calories: 319.2

Description

This Mediterranean salad features French or Italian bread; 1/3 c Red pepper; 1/2 inch pieces. It delivers a pleasant kick of heat. Perfect for lunch, picnics, or as a light side dish. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. preferably day old 1/2 c Green onions; thinly sliced -
  2. cut in 2 inch cubes 4 c Parsley leaves 1 tb Olive oil -coarsely chopped 1 c English cucumber 2 md Tomatoes;
  3. cut in 1/2 " cubes -in 1/2 inch cubesDRESSING2 tb Lemon juice 1 ts Cinnamon, ground 3/4 ts -Salt 1/4 ts Allspice, ground 1 lg Garlic cloves;finely chopped 9 tb Olive oil; extra virgin 1/2 ts -pepper, black, ground ""NOTE: After a couple of hours, the croutons will start to absorb the dressing.
  4. Some people like this; others (including the reviewer for Toronto Life!) do not.
  5. Time the addition of the croutons to suit your taste." Preheat oven to 350F (177&# 194;°C).
  6. Spread the bread cubes on a large baking sheet & toss with the oil.
  7. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, turning them every few minutes.
  8. They will take 10 to 20 minutes, depending on how fresh the bread is.
  9. Assemble the cucumber, peppers, green onion and parsley in a large bowl; leave out the tomatoes for now.
  10. Prepare the dressing: Stir the lemon juice, salt and garlic together until the salt dissolves.
  11. Add the pepper, cinnamon and allspice, then slowly beat in the olive oil.
  12. (May be prepared up to 12 hours ahead to this point.)
  13. Place the
  14. cut up tomatoes on top of the other vegetables.
  15. Pour on the dressing and toss well; add the croutons and toss again (see note).
  16. David Wood "The David Wood Food Book"

Nutrition Facts

Servings 1

Amount Per Serving
Calories 319.2kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 3.8g6%
Saturated Fat 0.7g4%
Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
Sodium 589.2mg25%
Total Carbohydrate 58.8g20%
Dietary Fiber 3.2g13%
Sugars 6.0g
Protein 10.8g22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: baking, bread, french, inch, italian, mediterranean, pepper, pieces, red, salad, title, vegan
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