Easy & Elevated Gourmet Greek Salad by MasterChef UK Winner Irini Tzortzoglou

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat feta

💰Cheaper: cotage cheese

Reduced-fat feta lowers calories while cottage cheese is more affordable.

kalamata olives

🥗Healthier: green olives

💰Cheaper: black olives

Green olives are lower in calories; black olives are often less expensive.

extra virgin olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil offers healthy fats; canola oil is budget-friendly.

red wine vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar has additional health benefits; white vinegar is often cheaper.

Cut red onion into small, even pieces.

Massage red onion with salt to reduce heat and make it transparent.

Flavor red onion with a little bit of red wine vinegar.

Cut ripe tomatoes into chunks and pile them in the middle of the plate.

Use a mandolin to cut cucumbers into very thin slices.

Remove seeds from cucumber slices and roll them up.

Blend kalamata olives, anchovies, capers, lemon zest, and extra virgin olive oil to make a tapenade.

Crumble feta cheese and blend it with Greek yogurt to create a creamy feta mixture.

Pipe feta cream onto the salad using a piping bag.

Add the prepared red onion and tapenade to the salad.

Sprinkle dried oregano over the salad.

Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and red wine vinegar.

Serve with croutons for crunch.

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