Greek Spinach Salad

Name: Greek Spinach Salad
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, European, Greek
Ingredients: 425 grams chickpeas (garbanzo beans), rinsed and drained; 355 milliliters sliced cucumber (about 1 medium); 79 milliliters crumbled feta cheese; 1 or 2 garlic cloves, minced; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 1 teaspoons dried oregano; 355 milliliters chopped plum tomato (about 5); 59 milliliters red wine vinegar; 1 liters loosely packed torn spinach; 1 Tbsp water

The recipe Greek Spinach Salad could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in approximately 45 minutes. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegetarian recipe has 112 calories, 6g of protein, and 5g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. If you have plum tomato, torn spinach, feta cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works well as a side dish.

Instructions

Combine first 5 ingredients, stirring well with a whisk.

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Combine chickpeas, cucumber, and tomato in a large bowl; add vinegar mixture, tossing well.

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Chickpeas

Cucumber

Vinegar

Tomato

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Add spinach and feta cheese; toss salad gently.

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Feta Cheese

Spinach

Sprinkle salad with pepper, if desired.

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Pepper

carbo rating: 14

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Servings:

425grams

chickpeas (garbanzo beans), rinsed and drained 355milliliters

sliced cucumber (about 1 medium)79milliliters

crumbled feta cheese 1

or 2 garlic cloves, minced 2teaspoons

olive oil 1teaspoons

dried oregano 355milliliters

chopped plum tomato (about 5)59milliliters

red wine vinegar 1liters

loosely packed torn spinach 1Tbsp

water

Recommended wine: Agiorgitiko, Assyrtiko, Moschofilero

Greek on the menu? Try pairing 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. One wine you could try is Skouras Saint George Agiorgitiko. It has 4.1 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 18 dollars.