Name: Greek Salad with Shaved Fennel
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar; 1 tsp Dried Greek oregano; ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil; Coarse salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste; pinch of cayenne pepper, optional; 1 small red onion, thinly sliced; 1 small cucumber, peeled, seeded and cut into ½-inch dice; 1 small red bell pepper, cut into ½-inch dice; 2 vine ripe tomatoes, cut into ½-inch dice; 1 to 2 bulb fennel, thinly sliced or shaved on mandolin; handful handful of olives

Yields

6 servings

This is my family’s favourite version of a Greek Salad. My mom adds fennel – she loves the crisp texture it adds to the salad.

ingredients

Dressing

Tbsp fresh lemon juice

Tbsp apple cider vinegar

tsp Dried Greek oregano

⅓

cup extra virgin olive oil

Coarse salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste

pinch of cayenne pepper, optional

Salad

small red onion, thinly sliced

small cucumber, peeled, seeded and cut into ½-inch dice

small red bell pepper, cut into ½-inch dice

vine ripe tomatoes, cut into ½-inch dice

to 2 bulb fennel, thinly sliced or shaved on mandolin

handful handful of olives

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directions

Step 1

Whisk together lemon juice and apple cider vinegar. Drizzle in the olive oil, stirring until blended. Season the dressing with salt and pepper and oregano. Add pinch of cayenne if desired.

Step 2

In a large bowl, combine the onions, cucumbers, red pepper, tomatoes, fennel and olives. Toss with the dressing. Serve.

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