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Big Salad Recipe (Greek Style)

This Greek Style, Big Salad Recipe is a high-protein salad with chickpeas and homemade tofu-based feta cheese in an olive oil dressing!
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Prep Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour
Course Salad
Cuisine Greek
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • Small Hole Grater

Ingredients
  

For the Salad

  • 1 can chickpeas 15 oz, drained and rinsed
  • ½ medium cucumber diced into medium squares
  • ½ medium green bell pepper diced
  • ¼ medium red onion thinly sliced lengthwise
  • ¼ cup kalamata olives pitted and chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste

For the Tofu

  • ¾ block extra-firm tofu cut into medium-thick squares
  • 8 tsp room temperature water
  • 8 tsp extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ medium lemon, juiced
  • ½ medium lemon, zested
  • 1½ tsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp pink salt add more as desired
  • 2 tbsp olive brine this is the water from a jar of kalamata olives
  • ½ clove fresh garlic finely grated
  • ½ tsp Italian seasoning
  • ⅛ tsp black pepper

For the Homemade Salad Dressing

  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1½ tsp lemon juice
  • 2 tsp chopped parsley
  • pinch red chili flakes
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

For the Tofu

  • To marinade the tofu, mix together the marinade ingredients in a bowl.
  • Drain the water out of the tofu - using a cloth/small towel, put the block of tofu in there and keep it pressed down with something heavy for 15 minutes. Then remove the block from there and cut it into medium-thick cubes.
  • Add the tofu in the bowl of marinade. Put the bowl in the refrigerator and allow it to sit for a half hour, and stir it around every couple minutes. Pick a wider bowl so all the tofu can be evenly coated.

For the Homemade Salad Dressing

  • Cut all other remaining ingredients for the salad, and toss in a large bowl.
  • For the sauce, mix together all sauce ingredients, and pour into the salad - only do this when you're about to serve. 
  • Right after pouring in the above sauce, pour in everything from the tofu marinade bowl, including extra marinade that settled at the bottom of the bowl. Serve it right away.

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