Greek Salad with Pepperoni

Name: Greek Salad with Pepperoni
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, European, Greek
Ingredients: 1 English cucumber, halved lengthwise and cut into thin slices; 355 milliliters ounces feta, crumbled (about; 1 green bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 0 teaspoons fresh-ground black pepper; 177 milliliters Kalamata olives, pitted; 59 milliliters lemon juice (from about 1 lemon); 118 milliliters olive oil; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 113 grams thin-sliced pepperoni, slices cut in half; 1 red onion, cut into thin slices; 1 large head romaine lettuce, cut into bite-size pieces (about 1 1/2 quarts); 1 teaspoons salt; 3 tomatoes, cut into wedges

Greek Salad with Pepperoni might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 19g of protein, 56g of fat, and a total of 640 calories. This gluten free and primal recipe serves 4. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. If you have tomatoes, feta, bell pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

In a large frying pan, cook the pepperoni over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, about 3 minutes.

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In a large glass or stainless-steel bowl, whisk the lemon juice, oregano, salt, and black pepper.

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Add the oil slowly, whisking.

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Cooking Oil

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Add the lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, olives, cheese, and pepperoni and toss to coat.

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Test-Kitchen Tip: Using an English, or hothouse, cucumber--the long and skinny kind sold in shrink-wrap--eliminates the need for peeling and seeding. You can substitute two regular cucumbers for the one English cucumber here, but they should be peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, and sliced. Likewise, you can replace the seeded cucumbers in any of our recipes with English.

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Wine Recommendation: Usually salads call for white wines, the crisper and fruitier the better, but the pepperoni here points toward a red. Italy's Bardolino or Valpolicella will work well.

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Servings:

English cucumber, halved lengthwise and cut into thin slices 355milliliters

ounces feta, crumbled (about 1

green bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 0teaspoons

fresh-ground black pepper 177milliliters

Kalamata olives, pitted 59milliliters

lemon juice (from about 1 lemon)118milliliters

olive oil 1teaspoon

dried oregano 113grams

thin-sliced pepperoni, slices cut in half 1

red onion, cut into thin slices 1large head

romaine lettuce, cut into bite-size pieces (about 1 1/2 quarts)1teaspoons

salt 3

tomatoes, cut into wedges

Recommended wine: Agiorgitiko, Assyrtiko, Moschofilero

Greek works really well with Agiorgitiko, Assyrtiko, and Moschofilero. If you feel like going Greek with your Greek food, assyrtiko and moschofilero are both lovely white wines to pair with chicken, seafood, etc. Agiorgitiko is a full bodied red suitable for roasted meats and lamb. You could try Skouras Saint George Agiorgitiko. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 18 dollars per bottle.