Greek salad with cheese classic

We are preparing one of the most popular salads in the world with cheese. Lemon juice can be replaced with wine vinegar. Cheese can be replaced with feta. You can also add a leaf salad: iceberg, frillis.
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Composition / ingredients

servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 26 % 5 g
Fats 53 % 10 g
Carbohydrates 21 % 4 g
135 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 40 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to make a classic Greek salad with cheese? Prepare the ingredients. Wash and dry the vegetables.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Cut tomatoes into slices.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Peel the bell pepper from the seeds and cut into semicircles.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Cut cucumbers into circles.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Cut the onion into half rings.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Cut the cheese into medium cubes.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Combine vegetables in a salad bowl, add sugar, salt and freshly ground black pepper. Season with olive oil and lemon juice. Mix gently.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    Add cheese and olives. Sprinkle with dried oregano. Put the salad in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.

How to choose the right olives? It is better to buy the product in a transparent package. So you can see their appearance and color. If the olives are too black, then food dyes have been added. The fruits should be elastic, whole, with a smooth, shiny skin. Too soft, overripe olives will not be stored for a long time.

The salad will look nice and neat if you cut all the ingredients into pieces of the same size and shape (for example, cubes).

The calorie content of the products possible in the dish

  • Tomatoes - 23   kcal/100g
  • Fresh cucumbers - 15   kcal/100g
  • Sweet pepper - 27   kcal/100g
  • Cow's milk cheese - 260   kcal/100g
  • Sheep cheese cheese with 50% fat content - 370   kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255   kcal/100g
  • Granulated sugar - 398   kcal/100g
  • Sugar - 398   kcal/100g
  • Olives - 166   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Lemon juice - 16   kcal/100g
  • Olive oil - 913   kcal/100g
  • Oregano dry - 306   kcal/100g

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