Remembering summer with a Greek Salad

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During a month long holiday to Greece in 2000 I fell in love with Greek food. Souvlaki, moussaka, spanakopita, dolmades, and baklava, what could be better?

But a colorful salad for dinner on a bitterly cold winter day in Wisconsin feels nutritious, simple and delicious and causes me to reminisce about being in Greece sitting at an outdoor table at a taverna in the mountains.

Andritsena, Greece - 2000

I was there in June and it was terribly hot, so a Greek salad, also known as horiatiki, was a refreshing part of any meal. All the fresh ingredients were like eating summer in a bowl.

Cherry tomatoes are the best tasting that is available this time of year, and I love those mini, cucumbers that are in the stores right now. I also added green and red bell peppers, and a bit of onion.

The dressing is made of olive oil, wine vinegar, salt, pepper and some garlic.

Olives and feta cheese are two of my favorite foods anytime! Add in a few veggies and it's a perfect meal.

Bon appétit!

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Mmmmm hmmmmmm Making me stomach Growl haha

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I'm looking forward to summer and locally grown produce!

!INDEED

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Yes Melinda you and me Both! Nothing like stuff from the garden, I love Raw Pea's 🫛. They are like sunflower seeds lol can't just eat one hehehe...Speaking of Gardens seen a Bunny Rabbit 🐇 hopping down the street this morning here(still dark here at 4:20am).

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I totally love greek food when I went to Greece I fell in love with their cuisine especially souvlaki and moussaka!!!😍😍

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Those salads are my favorite thing! I can't help but notice the Carapelli oil, all carefully chosen products!

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Hello dear friend @melinda010100 good morning

This dish looks very delicious, I must admit that it has whet my appetite

Your photographs are very tempting

I hope you enjoy it very much

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Do you have fresh vegetables growing in your garden? It's not easy to get good produce here this time of year.
!INDEED

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Greek food rocks.
hard not to fall in love ❤️
thank you for sharing 🙏

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The food looks so delicious, no wonder mom fell in love with Greek food, and the ingredients are so natural ❤️

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We don't have a specific name for this colorful salad but we used to cut different veggies and fruit and make colorful salad in summer 😁

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Looks manageable to prepare. Thank you for sharing!

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Greece and its cuisine; Very appetizing, everything very nice color in your photos.

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Lovely salad and travel story. I like the travel photos you pull out occasionally. We had a Greek style salad at a kibbutz in northern Israel near the Mediterranean coast. It was so fresh and delicious it was one of my favorite meals of the trip. So much of the food is similar around the Mediterranean regardless of which country you are in.

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You are right! Fresh and delicious. I have tons of old travel photos, but posted most here 6 or 7 years ago and don't want to get accused of recycling content!

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Your commitment to the platform and community here has earned you the right to do whatever you damn well please 😉

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😂 I suspect there are those who would love nothing better than to prove you wrong!

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My dear @melinda010100, I always fall in love with the images whenever I visit your blog. This time was no different, but there is something very special about this post: it made me crave so many delicacies, it made me hungry. A publication that I liked very much.
I send you much love from this part of the planet.

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A salad prepared by the Olympian gods themselves.

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You may be right! While I was in Greece I went to Olympia.

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There is much difference between the normal salad and greek, this sure will be apitizing washing it down with a glass of wine is a nice choice

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😋this looks really tasty and delicious

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That looks so good! I love Greek salads, and making it at home is the best way to go. Maybe I should make myself one for lunch, I think I have all the ingredients in my fridge right now!
!BBH

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Greek food is based on fresh ingredients, olive oil, wine, and wheat that's why I love it so much.

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What pleasant memories. And the pictures are so delicious!

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