I am happy to participate in Foodie Friday hosted by Designs by Gollum. Shehas graciously hosted us again even though her day has been
in a tailspin. Stop by to visit all the Foodie Friday participants and
maybe even join in the fun. Instructions are on her site.
All the fruits and vegetables are so fresh and good this time of year. I have a fridge full to work with. Not much would be ready in my garden yet.
Lunch today was so satisfying. I made a Rainbow Veggie Wrap with romaine lettuce, avocado, tomato, red cabbage, green onions and yellow zucchini. I topped this with some Feta cheese and some ranch dressing. It was messy trust me but it was so good on this hot day.
Now once I have had Feta cheese I crave more and more of it. My guys were not here for supper so I made myself a Greek Salad to go with some leftover pork tenderloin glazed with an apricot chili glaze. (a bit of an adaptation of a recipe @ One Perfect Bite)
My coffee buddy Lindsay had given me a bunch of fresh basil which was perfect because the slugs have eaten all of mine in the garden. I prefer basil to the traditional oregano usually used. Mix together chopped tomato, cucumber, peppers and onion. Splash generously with balsamic vinegar and top with a really good extra virgin olive oil. Of course more Feta cheese on top.
Did you know the easiest way to chop soft basil? You stack the leaves together one on top of the other. Roll it up like a cigar and then slice it into ribbons (chiffonade). From there you can chop it smaller if needed. It blackens very quickly so don't do this until you are ready to serve it or you should use dried basil. Shudder. Simply not the same.
So glad you stopped by for Foodie Friday.
What a beautiful Greek salad. The colors are wonderful. I have all that stuff in my garden and never thought to put it all together. I'll certainly try this! Love feta cheese.
ReplyDeleteSummer a great time for vegetables. Love a great salad . Thanks!!! Geri
ReplyDeleteThis looks so good. I love Greek Salad!
ReplyDeleteYour Greek Salad looks soooo good! Feta cheese is a favorite of mine. Don't you just love this time of year, all the fresh veg's and herbs! Happy Foodie Friday!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great looking salad and your veggie wrap looks so pretty. We also have been eating a lot of vegetables, I think we eat a salad of some sort at least once a day.
ReplyDeleteLori.. that looks so YUM! I'm a veggie lover of and on everything.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.. Have a great weekend!
Hugs,
Debbie
Vegetables are a favorite here....your wrap makes such a nice picture...I bet it tasted great.
ReplyDeleteThis looks great...I'm sure it tastes even better.
ReplyDeleteRhonda
What a beautiful salad. With that and your wraps you're really making good use of the vegetables that are available now.
ReplyDeleteI am so making this for dinner tonight! Perfect idea!
ReplyDeleteBTW, you are scaring me with the XX amount of days until Christmas banner! Eeeekk!!
Definitely my kind of lunch! Beautiful. Beginning August 5, I will be hosting Crock Pot Wednesdays at Diningwithdebbie.blogspot.com, and I hope you will join me. THERE WILL BE PRIZES:)!!!
ReplyDeleteIf I had a bigger fridge in the motorhome, I'd run out and buy ALL those ingredients and make this for supper her tonight by the lake!
ReplyDeleteBe still my basil loving heart!
ReplyDeleteI love feta cheese and the combination with basil is just wonderful! Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteChristi
What time should we be there?? As long as the bridge isn't crowded it will only take us 25 minutes LOL.
ReplyDeleteThis looks great - I am making same salad tonight for hubby sans olives and feta cheese.
Another commonality. Feta cheese. We eat tons of the stuff. This looks so healthy and delicious. I don't think we have slugs here and I am not sure why. Maybe they don't like the humidity.
ReplyDeleteLori! I made this last night!!! Came out awesome & only after the dust settled did I realize I never took a single photo! argh!!
ReplyDeleteWe didn't have any feta on hand, but I had crumbling Mexican queso cheese. Crumbles just like feta & was a good substitute - but for sure next time - I'm getting some feta!