Greek Salad!!

This salad is one of my favorite things to make.  It's so easy and goes with almost any meal! I even make it for grill outs, for potlucks, and as a random afternoon snack!
It's simple, healthy, and most of my friends love it because it's so damn tasty.

For the Salad you will need, 
1 large English cucumber
1 cup Kalamata olives
1 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes
2 tablespoons minced red onion
5 or 6 ounces of feta cheese

For the dressing, you will need, 
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 tablespoon vinegar (I used balsamic)
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried dill
1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic OR 1/2 a garlic clove, finely minced
1/2 tablespoon Greek yogurt

In a bowl combine all of the dressing ingredients, and mix well.  Let it sit and move on to assemble the salad.
The yogurt is optional in this situation.  However, I use it because not only does it add a nice little zing to the dressing, it makes all the ingredients emulsify and stay together.  Without it, the oil and vinegar would separate, and would not really stick to the salad ingredients.  I really recommend that you add the zingy clingy yogurt!  :) 

Chop up the cucumber, skin and all,  into bite sized pieces.

Cut the tomatoes in half, and squeeze out the inner seeds into the sink.

Pit and chop the olives.

Crumble the feta. 

Combine the cheese, olives, cucumbers, tomatoes, and onion into a large bowl.

Add the dressing and gently mix it all up!  This refreshing summer salad will make you so happy.  If you want, you can even add some chicken!  Enjoy!!