Crowd-Pleasing Mediterranean Salad
- Salad
- Mixed greens (lettuce, arugula, watercress)
- 1 roasted or sauteed red bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 roasted or sauteed green bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 handful sun-dried tomatoes
- 1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
- 1 cup canned chickpeas (for crunchiness, sautee in a non-stick pan for 5 minutes or until golden)
- 1 tangerine (or clementine), peeled and split into segments
- 1 handful sunflower seeds
- Tapenade Dressing
- 1 cup black or kalamata olives, pitted
- 1 tablespoon capers
- 5 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- Pinch of salt
- For the dessing, place the olives, capers, olive oil, lemon juice and water in a blender or food processor and blend until it turns into a soft paste. Add the rest of the ingredients and whisk together until emulsified. Set aside.
- Place a generous portion of greens in a big bowl and add all the other ingredients.
- Just before you are ready to serve, toss the salad with the tapenade dressing.
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Taken from food52.com/recipes/32897-crowd-pleasing-mediterranean-salad (may not work)