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Pieces of tomato, cucumber, onion, olives, and feta cheese tossed together with olive oil, lemon, and oregano bring the flavors of the Mediterranean to your table in this delightful Greek Couscous Salad.  Light and fresh, this salad makes a wonderful lunch or the perfect side dish to any meal.

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Greek Couscous Salad
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Greek Couscous Salad

Pieces of tomato, cucumber, onion, olives, and feta cheese tossed together with olive oil, lemon, and oregano bring the flavors of the Mediterranean to your table in this delightful Greek
Course Salad
Cuisine Mediterranean
Prep Time 20 minutes
Servings 10
Author Christoph

Ingredients

Salad

  • 1 ½ cups vegetable or chicken stock
  • 1 cup couscous
  • 1 cup cucumber, peeled, deseeded, and diced
  • 1 cup red onion, diced
  • 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
  • 1 cup black or kalamata olives, sliced
  • 1 cup spinach, chiffonade
  • 1 cup feta cheese, crumbled

Dressing

  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
  • ½ teaspoon garlic paste
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

Salad

  • In a small sauce pan with a tight fitting lid, bring stock to a boil. Add couscous, stir, cover, and remove from heat. Let stand covered for five minutes. Remove lid and fluff couscous with fork. Allow to cool.
  • When couscous becomes room temperature, transfer into a large mixing bowl. Add cucumber, onion, tomato, black olive, and spinach. Toss to combine. Add Feta Cheese and mix again.

Dressing

  • Whisk together olive oil and lemon juice in a small mixing bowl. Add garlic paste, herbs, and salt and pepper. Mix well.

Assemble

  • Pour over couscous mixture and toss until evenly coated.
  • Cover and place in the fridge until completely chilled. Fluff before serving.

Notes

To make garlic paste, peel and fine dice garlic. Add a pinch of salt and smash the garlic against cutting board with the side of the knife.

 

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Thinly sliced potatoes mixed with gruyere and feta cheese form the crust for this amazing “upside down” tart. The sweetness of caramelized red onion is balanced perfectly against the sharpness of the cheeses to create an explosion of goodness. A hint of thyme rounds out the flavors to put this potato and onion tart over the top.

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Potato and Onion Tart

Thinly sliced potatoes mixed with gruyere and feta cheese form the crust for this amazing “upside down” tart.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American, French
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Resting time 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 8
Author Christoph

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 12 sprigs thyme, (strip leaves from stems)
  • 1 large red onion, sliced ¼” inch thick
  • 1 lb red potatoes, very thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 cup grated gruyère
  • 1/2 cup crumbled feta
  • 1 cup grated mozzarella
  • sea salt and cracked black pepper

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 400°F.
  • Melt the butter in a 10 inch oven proof frying pan (cast iron works well) over medium heat.
  • Add the thyme and onion and cook for about 8 minutes or until onions become translucent and tender. Using tongs or a spoon, arrange the cooked onions so they cover the bottom of the skillet evenly.
  • Combine potato, oil, cheeses, salt, and pepper in a large bowl and mix thoroughly.
  • Place the potato mixture on top of the onions forming an even layer. Bake for 45 minutes or until golden brown. Let the tart rest for about 5 minutes before turning upside down on a plate.
  • Garnish with fresh thyme.
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This colorful salad combines the earthy flavor of beets with the sweetness of orange. This stunning explosion of color is a welcome addition to any table.

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Beet Salad with Oranges and Feta

This colorful salad combines the earthy flavor of beets with the sweetness of orange. This stunning explosion of color is a welcome addition to any table.
Course Salad
Cuisine American, Vegetarian
Prep Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 2 beets cooked, cut in half, and quartered
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 orange
  • 1 lime zest and juice
  • 2 Tablespoons onion or shallot finely chopped
  • 2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 6 cups arugula
  • 2 Tablespoons cilantro leaves rough chopped
  • 2 ounces Feta cheese crumbled
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Remove tops from beets, peel and cook in lightly salted boiling water until tender. Allow to cool. cut in half and then quarter each half.
  • Peel the orange and then section as you would a grapefruit, using a knife to separate the membranes. working over a bowl to catch the juice.
  • Zest the limes and set aside.
  • Juice the limes into a bowl and add back the zest.
  • Add onion, vinegar, and any juice from the orange.
  • Drizzle in the olive oil and whisk.
  • Add beets and toss well to coat.
  • Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Cover dish and allow to stand at room temperature for about one hour.

Serve

  • Arrange arugula on a plate. Sprinkle with cilantro.
  • Spoon beets and dressing over arugula, and scatter with orange segments and feta.

Notes

Reserve the tops from the beets to use in another salad.
 
Recipe courtesy Sunset Magazine

 

Beet green are delicious tossed with your favorite salad dressing.

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