Delicious Mediterranean Chopped Salad and Homemade Dressing Recipe with Batya Segal

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Cottage cheese has fewer calories and is lower in fat.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil offers health benefits similar to olive oil.

chickpeas

🥗Healthier: edamame

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Canned beans are more accessible and budget-friendly.

red onion

🥗Healthier: green onion

💰Cheaper: white onion

Green onions add a milder flavor and are often cheaper.

Chop cucumber into small pieces.

Chop tomato into small pieces.

Chop bell pepper into small pieces.

Chop red onion into small pieces.

Add a little bit of salt to the chopped vegetables.

Squeeze lemon juice into the salad.

Drizzle olive oil over the salad.

Prepare a salad dressing by combining mustard, honey, mayonnaise, tomato paste, olive oil, lemon juice, crushed garlic, salt, and pepper in a blender.

Blend the dressing until smooth.

Serve the salad with the dressing.

Equipment Needed

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Dietary

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