Do you mean Caesar salad? Because greek salad does not have anchovies.
I like romaine lettuce with cucumbers, grated carrots, yellow or red peppers, cauliflower, green peas and avocado. For dressing I'll take either honey mustard or ranch. Topped with a bit of grilled chicken or shrimp this is my go to, I eat it at least 3-4 days out of the week for lunch. Sometimes I swap out the romaine for arugula or butter lettuce whatever I have really.
The term "Greek salad" can also be used in North America, Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom to refer to a lettuce salad with Greek-inspired ingredients, dressed with oil and vinegar.In these countries, the true Greek salad, when encountered, may be called by the Greek term horiatiki or by such terms as "country salad", "peasant salad", or "village salad", to avoid confusion. Lettuce, tomatoes, feta, and olives are the most standard elements in an American-style Greek salad, but cucumbers, peperoncini, bell peppers, onions, radishes, dolmades, anchovies/sardines and pickled hot peppers are common./img/vbsmilies/smilies/eek.gif
In Florida, apparently in the Tampa Bay area it is a thing to put a big pile of potato salad in the middle of a "Greek" salad. I got one at Publix, and the sticker covered the potato salad. I was disgusted! I posted it on facebook and all my friends were equally disgusted.
I'll have mine with red onion, tomato (optional), cucumber, kalamata olives, plenty of feta cheese, a couple nice thin slices of Genoa salami, and pepperoncinis! That version of a "greek" salad is my favorite salad.
The term "Greek salad" can also be used in North America, Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom to refer to a lettuce salad with Greek-inspired ingredients, dressed with oil and vinegar.In these countries, the true Greek salad, when encountered, may be called by the Greek term horiatiki or by such terms as "country salad", "peasant salad", or "village salad", to avoid confusion. Lettuce, tomatoes, feta, and olives are the most standard elements in an American-style Greek salad, but cucumbers, peperoncini, bell peppers, onions, radishes, dolmades, anchovies/sardines and pickled hot peppers are common./img/vbsmilies/smilies/eek.gif
When I was in Greece they served the horiatiki salad with tomato, onion, feta cheese, cucumber, green pepper, olives, anchovies, guindilla peppers and vinagrette.
One is a Brussels sprout salad (Blanche the brussel leaves in equal parts sugar and salt to neutralize the bitterness/odor) with dried blueberries, chopped marcona almonds, manchego, bacon lardons, and a honey Mustard vinny made with whole grain.
The other is a kale salad (brined for 24 hours to really tenderize the kale) with red quinoa, sliced red grapes, sunflower seeds, micro planed parm and a champagne vinny.
There's a difference between a "greek salad" served around the world (which seems to mean a whole lot of different things) and a salad served in Greece. A Horiatiki salad in Greece will most likely be tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, pepper, feta and olives served with oil and vinegar. Lettuce would never be served in this type of salad.
Here in NY a "greek" salad found in "greek restaurants" (and I use the terms loosely) include lettuce, pepperoncini, and the proverbial dolma (from a can!).
It doesn't matter to me really, eat a salad, call it what you want. But I'm perpetually peeved that anytime anyone puts feta cheese on something it automatically becomes "greek." Nonsense. If I scatter nori in my chicken soup it doesn't automatically become a japanese dish.
I posted that in jest. If anyone knows what a Greek Salad it would be you. My only quasi experience with the dish was in Florida in a small Greek town who were sponge divers
many moons ago. We were served two family style salad. One like you describe and the other one you described with out the greens. The homemade feta came on a separate plate.
I enjoy the Greek salad with iceberg lettuce, it sounds like what I like is very close to Horiatiki as you guys have described it but with the addition of the lettuce. With so many rich elements the iceberg (when it's of good quality) gives a crisp cold filler and enjoyable texture for me.
My favorite lately is a kale Caesar with a lemon/garlic/anchovy dressing. Sometimes I put Parmesan cheese in the dressing and put a hard boiled egg on top and call it dinner.
How do you guys eat raw kale? I don't even like the bite of raw spinach.. I have to wilt it some, I can't imagine trying to gnaw on kale. I think you all might be ...
In the summertime when we go berry picking it's strawberry pecan spinach salad but I love those mile long salad bars too, normally I skip the lettuce and get stuffed olives, pickled beets, sunflower seeds, bacon, onion, egg, heirloom tomato.. oh god so good with my blue cheese on the side
Lately my wife is using a mix of savory veggies and fruits in salads. Also in the dressing, with touches of marmelade. That old fashioned salad with tuna and melon is also a favorite in the summer. Oh, too many favorite salads to mention here.
How do you guys eat raw kale? I don't even like the bite of raw spinach.. I have to wilt it some, I can't imagine trying to gnaw on kale. I think you all might be ...
Kale and certain other greens were never, ever intended to be eaten raw or even lightly cooked. It's one of those things that since Day One humans have eaten thoroughly cooked. Indeed, I do not know if this is true or not, but a health writer said that, not until kale and similar tough greens have lost their bright green colour do the minerals become assimilable by our bodies. FWIW. The bad taste of barely-cooked kale is surely an indicator of this.
I didn't know that plants and/or animals were intended to be eaten in any specific way??? Oh and... intended... by who exactly?
I'm a big meat eater, not big on raw greens in general. However, one thing I love is my wife's raw kale salad. She adds feta, carrots, sometimes beets, toasted sunflower seeds.... delicious.
Can't decide on my favorite salad, there are a few contenders. I do like ones with anchovies, though.
What I like best in a salad is fresh, homemade croutons. Tear up a slice or two of bread by hand. Fry in a generous amount of butter with minced garlic, or garlic powder. I like the uneven, ragged bits of bread rather than uniform cubes. The ragged bits end up with various degrees of crunchiness to softness, a variety of textures.
I like the uneven, ragged bits of bread rather than uniform cubes. The ragged bits end up with various degrees of crunchiness to softness, a variety of textures.
What I like best in a salad is fresh, homemade croutons. Tear up a slice or two of bread by hand. Fry in a generous amount of butter with minced garlic, or garlic powder.
This! Pumpernickel is my favorite. Nothing beats butter grilled croutons that are finished in the oven. Crisp and dry on the outside, yet a little soft on the inside.
Nope, no Thomas Keller cookbooks. Actually I have a very limited library of cookbooks. Maybe I'll take an inventory and see just how many ( or few ) I have.
This is one from a while ago while ago we served at a dinner party. It was well received. Grilled lemon shrimp, avocado, bell pepper, hand whisked basil mayo over some green leaf lettuce.
No croutons, had some fresh baked garlic rolls on the side.
Nope, no Thomas Keller cookbooks. Actually I have a very limited library of cookbooks. Maybe I'll take an inventory and see just how many ( or few ) I have.
Funny. I just got two of his cookbooks as a gift, and read exactly the same comments about croutons. I guess I'll have to try!! /img/vbsmilies/smilies/smile.gif
I didn't know that plants and/or animals were intended to be eaten in any specific way??? Oh and... intended... by who exactly?
I'm a big meat eater, not big on raw greens in general. However, one thing I love is my wife's raw kale salad. She adds feta, carrots, sometimes beets, toasted sunflower seeds.... delicious.
"By who exactly?" you ask. By tradition. By countless generations of people who prepare food, and who knew how to prepare it to extract maximum nutrition + good taste. Eating coarse raw greens probably indicates a reversion to animal desires. Trouble is, we don't have 4 stomachs.
If the raw kale tasted so good, why does your wife have to add all those things to get you to find it delicious? I daresay the feta cheese covers up the bad taste of the kale.
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