MEDITERRANEAN MEDLEY SALAD

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What's the best diet? No question, according to dozens of recent studies: The Mediterranean diet wins, hands down. Why is the Med diet so good for you? Top reasons: high antioxidants and fiber in plant foods; good fat in olive oil and fish; and less bad fat, less iron and fewer carcinogens (from eating fewer animal foods).

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Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

4 cups roughly chopped raw vegetables (I like a combination of carrots, red onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, green or red bell peppers, and zucchini)
2 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
¼ cup sliced Kalamata olives
½ cup torn basil leaves
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 pinch Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Steps:

Toss all ingredients together.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 160.6 calories, Carbohydrate 9.5 g, Cholesterol 12.6 mg, Fat 12.3 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 4.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.4 g, Sodium 300.9 mg, Sugar 5.1 g