Traditional Greek Salad
This dish is packed with light vegetables that provide vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Additionally, it contains calcium, protein, and healthy fats from the feta cheese, while staying relatively low in calories. This is a perfect, fresh summer salad that will satisfy you but keep you trim and fit!
For some added carbohydrates and fiber, you can add some croutons to this dish or serve it with some slices of a baguette.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 210 cal. | (10 %) | ||
| Protein | 5 g | (5 %) | ||
| Fat | 17 g | (15 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 7 g | (5 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 4.1 g | (14 %) |
| Vitamin A | 0.3 mg | (38 %) | ||
| Vitamin D | 0 μg | (0 %) | ||
| Vitamin E | 2.6 mg | (22 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁ | 0.1 mg | (10 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₂ | 0.2 mg | (18 %) | ||
| Niacin | 2 mg | (17 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₆ | 0.2 mg | (14 %) | ||
| Folate | 79 μg | (26 %) | ||
| Pantothenic acid | 0.7 mg | (12 %) | ||
| Biotin | 6.8 μg | (15 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁₂ | 0.1 μg | (3 %) | ||
| Vitamin C | 38 mg | (40 %) | ||
| Potassium | 544 mg | (14 %) | ||
| Calcium | 101 mg | (10 %) | ||
| Magnesium | 33 mg | (11 %) | ||
| Iron | 1.2 mg | (8 %) | ||
| Iodine | 20 μg | (10 %) | ||
| Zinc | 0.5 mg | (6 %) | ||
| Saturated fatty acids | 5 g | |||
| Uric acid | 33 mg | |||
| Cholesterol | 12 mg |
Preparation steps
Rinse the tomatoes and cucumber and pat dry. Cut the tomatoes in half, and cut cucumber into quarters lengthwise then into small cubes.
Peel, halve and cut the onions into thin strips.
Drain the feta cheese and olives. Cut the feta cheese into 1/2 inch cubes. Rinse the parsley, shake dry and chop the leaves.
Mix together the olives, tomatoes, cucumber, feta cheese and parsley, season with salt and pepper and arrange in a large bowl. Top with the onions and drizzle with olive oil.