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Greek Salad with Shrimp

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Greek Salad with Shrimp
Photography: Howard L. Puckett; Styling: Melanie J. Clarke
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Worthy of a Special Occasion

Use shredded rotisserie chicken in place of the shrimp, if you'd prefer. For quick suppers, keep a bag of cooked, peeled, and deveined shrimp in the freezer. Set the shrimp in a colander and rinse with cool water to thaw quickly.

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 4  quarts water
  • 1 1/2  pounds  large shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 6  cups  torn romaine lettuce
  • 1 1/2  cups  halved cherry tomatoes
  • 1  cup  (1/4-inch-thick) slices red onion, separated into rings
  • 1  cup  cucumber, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/4-inch slices
  • 1  tablespoon  chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 3  tablespoons  red wine vinegar
  • 2  teaspoons  Dijon mustard
  • 1  teaspoon  extravirgin olive oil
  • 3/4  teaspoon  dried oregano
  • 1/4  teaspoon  salt
  • 1/4  teaspoon  black pepper
  • 2  garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2  cup  (2 ounces) crumbled feta cheese
  • 8  kalamata olives, pitted and halved
  • 4  pepperoncini peppers

Preparation

Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add shrimp; cook 2 minutes or until done. Drain and rinse with cold water. Place shrimp in a bowl; cover and chill.

Place lettuce, tomatoes, onion, and cucumber in a large bowl; toss to combine. Combine parsley and next 7 ingredients (parsley through garlic), stirring with a whisk. Spoon 1 tablespoon dressing over shrimp; toss to combine. Add shrimp mixture and remaining dressing to lettuce mixture; toss gently to coat. Spoon about 2 3/4 cups salad onto each of 4 plates. Top each serving with 2 tablespoons cheese, 4 olive halves, and 1 pepperoncini pepper.

Nutritional Information

Calories:
296 (30% from fat)
Fat:
9.8g (sat 3.2g,mono 3.6g,poly 1.8g)
Protein:
39.4g
Carbohydrate:
12.1g
Fiber:
3.2g
Cholesterol:
271mg
Iron:
6mg
Sodium:
849mg
Calcium:
219mg
Ann Taylor Pittman, Cooking Light, NOVEMBER 2003

Member Ratings and Reviews

5 stars
oduamy
Quite tasty! We doubled the dressing ingredients (except for the garlic) because we like dressing! It was still garlicky for my taste, but it was good! I would definitely make this one again!09/25/05

5 stars
mommymssn
excellent salad - I added some lemon juice to dressing and increased olive oil.10/16/04