Greek Lettuce Salad with Scallions and Dill

This Greek Lettuce Salad is the right summer season dish as a result of it’s straightforward to make and options minimal substances. It’s gentle, refreshing and goes completely with lunch or dinner. Particularly on these summer season days when it’s simply too scorching to cook dinner.

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Prasini Salad versus Maroulosalata

I attempt to analysis the historical past and origin each time I share a considerably conventional Mediterranean recipe. This recipe was laborious to nail down although as a result of it appears to be known as two various things, relying on who you ask.

Prasini Salad

At an area Greek restaurant, the proprietor lists the same dish as Prasini Salad. I acknowledged the title as we loved this just a few instances on a earlier journey to Greece. Prasini interprets in Greek to imply “inexperienced”. So Prasini Salad = Inexperienced Salad.

Maroulosalata

Nevertheless, after I requested a buddy of mine (who’s from Greece), he mentioned that to him it’s often called Maroulosalata. Which interprets out to imply = Lettuce Salad.

Greek Lettuce Salad with Scallions and Dill

Each salads look like very comparable, simply altering a bit relying on who’s making it. Which actually occurs quite a bit with meals and dishes and is one thing I like about cooking…taking a recipe and placing your individual touches on the completed dish.

The substances embody –

• finely chopped/shredded romaine lettuce
• scallions
• contemporary dill
• lemon
• feta
• olive oil
• salt and pepper

Upon getting the substances, it’s as easy and including them to a giant bowl and tossing all collectively.

One tip – actually attempt to chop the lettuce as thinly as attainable. Each time I’ve had this dish, the salad is sort of shredded, fairly than greater items.

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Greek Lettuce Salad with Scallions and Dill

Historically known as both Prasini or Maroulosalata, this Greek Lettuce Salad options scallions, dill, and lemon for a refreshing dish.

Creator Brynn McDowell, RDN at The Home Dietitian

• 4
  cups
  romaine lettuce, finely chopped/shredded
• 5
  scallions, finely sliced (inexperienced and white components)
• 3
  tbsp
  contemporary dill, chopped
• 3
  oz
  feta, finely crumbled
• 4
  tbsp
  olive oil
• 1
  lemon, zested
• 3
  tbsp
  lemon juice
• salt and pepper, to style

1. Place the lettuce, scallions, dill and feta in a big bowl.

2. Drizzle with olive oil, add lemon zest and lemon juice

3. Style and season as wanted with salt and pepper

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