Mediterranean Salad Recipes
Cool, crunchy Mediterranean salads — Greek Cucumber Chickpea Salad, Mediterranean Pasta Salad, Tzatziki Chicken Salad — for hot nights and packed lunches.
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lunchGreek Cucumber Chickpea Salad
This quick and easy lunch is so refreshing and great for the work day. It takes no time and is absolutely delicious!
Victoria ZmudaIngredients
- Half English cucumber
- 1 Tomato (heirloom or beefsteak)
- 3 oz Feta
- 1/3 cup Kalamata olives
- 6 oz Chickpeas
- 3 Green onions
- 1 tsp Dried parsley
- To taste Salt
- To taste Pepper
- 2 Tbsp Olive oil
- 1/4 tsp Garlic powder
Instructions
- 1Chop cucumber and tomato into bite sized pieces and add to a bowl. Slice green onions and quarter olives, then add to bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- 2Drain and rinse chick peas, then add them to the bowl. Crumble feta and add in. Add olive oil, parsley, and garlic powder, then stir to combine.
- 3Enjoy as is, or serve as a dip with tortilla chips or pita. Option to add grilled chicken as well for added protein.
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Cucumbers, tomatoes, feta, olive oil, lemon — that's the whole idea, and it works whether you're feeding four people or packing one lunch. These salads sit in the fridge without wilting into a puddle, which is more than most greens can say.
Cooks on Pepper reach for these when the oven feels like too much, when there's leftover chicken to use up, or when Sunday afternoon is the only time to get lunches ready for the week.
Every recipe here leans on the same handful of ingredients you already keep around. There's the Greek Cucumber Chickpea Salad, Pesto Feta Pasta Salad, Greek Salad in a Jar for grab-and-go mornings, and a Grilled Chicken Greek Salad Bowl when you want it to be dinner.
Quick Tips
- 1
Salt the cucumbers first
Toss diced cucumber with 1/2 teaspoon salt and let it drain 10 minutes, then pat dry so the dressing doesn't turn watery.
- 2
Dress pasta salad warm
Toss the bow ties with olive oil and lemon while still warm so the pasta soaks it up, then chill at least 1 hour before serving.
- 3
Buy feta in brine
Block feta packed in brine crumbles into real chunks and stays creamy for up to 2 weeks, unlike the dry pre-crumbled kind.
- 4
Layer jars in order
Dressing goes on the bottom, then chickpeas and tomatoes, greens on top — it keeps for 4 days without going soggy.
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