No olive oil greek salad!

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themyriadthings
themyriadthings Posts: 225 Member
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I love greek salad, but I don't have it that often because the olive oil really adds a lot of calories (119 per Tbsp, to be exact). But today it dawned on me to try it just with the white wine vinegar and oregano and it was delicious! I get all the flavor of the greek salad, for a mere 108 calories per serving! It's so obvious now that I've tried it. Anyway, thought I would share that in case anyone else loves greek salad like me :)

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  • carlajp18
    carlajp18 Posts: 50 Member
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    I love greek salad and can't wait to try your suggestion!:happy:
  • FavDaughter1
    FavDaughter1 Posts: 37
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    Not a big Greek salad fan, but olive oil doesn't scare me. It's a "good" fat, which your body needs, so I just have it in moderation. I would maybe cut it in half so you get the benefits, but only half the calories.
  • funnygirl0940
    funnygirl0940 Posts: 260
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    Extra virgin olive oil is the best... too bad you took it out :( you can drink it, it's that good for you!
  • themyriadthings
    themyriadthings Posts: 225 Member
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    Oh yes, I know olive oil is a good fat, and I won't be cutting it out entirely, that's for sure. I enjoy it too much. I was just quite amazed at how much of the 'greek' flavor was retained by using just the vinegar by itself. :)
  • melonia
    melonia Posts: 2
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    What a great idea, we love greek salad. Now I just have to convince hubbie to try it....

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