Kittencal's Famous Greek Salad

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup olive oil (can reduce to 3/4 cup)
• 1 extra large lemon, juice of (can use 2 lemons ( make certain that the lemon is at room temperature before squeezing)
• 2 -4 teaspoons dried oregano (start with 2 teaspoons)
• 3 teaspoons fresh minced garlic (about 2 medium cloves)
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 2 tablespoons red vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (or to taste)
• 1 large romaine lettuce, chopped (or use 2 small)
• 2 -3 plum tomatoes, cut in wedges (use roma tomatoes)
• 1 english cucumber (peeled, seeded and chopped)
• 1 red onion, cut in slices
• 1 green bell pepper (seeded and cut into rings or sliced) (optional)
• 1/2 lb feta cheese, crumbled (or to taste)
• 1 cup kalamata olive

Recipe

• 1 for the dressing; in a processor or use a wire whisk process/whisk the olive oil with lemon juice, 2 teaspoons dried oregano, garlic, dried, basil, red vinegar, salt and sugar until smooth (add in more oregano and lemon juice if needed).
• 2 season with black pepper.
• 3 chill in fridge for a couple of hours before using to blend flavors.
• 4 place the salad ingredients in a large bowl.
• 5 pour dressing over; toss to combine.
• 6 if desired allow the salad to sit at room temperature for 20 minutes before serving, or you can refrigerate for 1 hour (tossing a few time during sitting time).