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Mom’s Cucumber Salad

TOTALLY ran out of veggies a couple days ago.  You just gotta have something fresh with Shepherd’s Pie, no?  Here’s something similar to my Mom’s cucumber salad when I was growing up:

cucumber (okay, so I did have a cucumber), sliced
drizzle EVOO and white rice vinegar
dash of Italiano seasoning

Serve:  crunchy, crispy, fresh, yummy!

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Greek Salad

Ingredients:

1 large cucumber cut into chunks
3-4 leaves of iceberg or summer lettuce, ripped into bite size pieces
1 each: yellow, red, green bell peppers
red onion, sliced thin
1 large tomato, cut into chunks
1/4 cup kalamata olives
250 grams Canadian feta cheese

Dressing:

3 tablespoons EV olive oil
1 tablespoon rice vinegar (my favorite but balsamic and white work too – NOT [...]

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