I first saw this salad in the staff break room refrigerator, it was in a prepackaged container that someone purchased from a local grocery store and I thought: this looks yummy and of course, I can make that!!
This is a fresh, light summer side salad—perfect for those summer BBQ’s. The benefit of making this yourself is controlling the quality of ingredients in your salad.
Ingredients
1 pound package of Riced Cauliflower
½ large Cucumber
1 cup Tomatoes
3 Green Onions
2 cups of Flat Leaf Italian Parsley
¼ cup Mint
¼ cup Dill
Juice of one Lemon
4 tbsp Olive Oil
7 oz Feta Cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
1. Partially cook Cauliflower. Poke holes in the bag with a knife and cook in microwave for 3 minutes. Carefully remove from microwave because bag will be hot. Carefully empty Cauliflower on to some paper towel and let cool, once cooled place into a large bowl.
2. Peel cucumber, remove seeds, chop into bite size pieces. Place into large bowl with Cauliflower.
3. Chop tomatoes into bite size pieces, place into bowl with Cauliflower and Cucumber.
4. Chop Green Onions, place into bowl with Cauliflower, Cucumber and Tomato.
5. Finely chop Parsley, Mint, and Dill, place into bowl with Cauliflower, Cucumber, Tomato, and Green Onion. You can add more or less of any of the above herbs. Feel free to add whatever herbs you like or have fresh from the garden.
6. Add Salt and Pepper, if using Feta keep in mind Feta is a salty cheese.
7. Crumble Feta Cheese over Cauliflower, Cucumber, Tomato, Onion, and Herbs—you can omit Feta cheese if you prefer.
8. Mix Lemon and Olive Oil.
9. Pour Lemon and Olive Oil into bowl with the Cauliflower, Cucumber, Tomato, Onion, Herbs and Feta– mix.
10. ENJOY!