The Greek salad is a traditional recipe for Greece gastronomy that is made with the typical ingredients of this country and the Mediterranean diet. The ingredients of this rich and easy salad are tomatoes, red onion, cucumber, pepper, olives and feta cheese. In addition, it is traditionally alienated in a very simple way with olive oil, salt, pepper and oregano. It is a light, fresh and healthy option for lunch, a dinner or served as an accompaniment. Feta cheese is the star ingredient of this dish, along with the cucumber, and following the steps of this recipe that I share in recipes you are going to learn to prepare a vegetable substitute and without dairy products to cook this delicious Greek salad vegan. Feta cheese is a type of soft cheese, also traditional from Greek cuisine, which is made from sheeps and goats milk. However, you will surprise yourself with my version of Feta Vegano, whose main ingredient is chickpea flour. The taste of this cheese is very characteristic, since it is immersed in brine, therefore I have used beer yeast, lemon juice and salt to add that strong flavor to our preparation. Chickpea flour cheese is a healthy non -dairy alternative, since it helps improve digestive and cardiovascular health, in addition to being very satiating and nutritious. If you like the idea, keep reading and discover how to make a traditional Greek salad.
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| Ingredients to make traditional cucumber Greek salad: |
| For the salad: 1 cucumbers 1/2 green pepper 1/2 red onion 1 handful of black olives without bone 1/2 red pepper 10 cherry tomatoes or 2 tomatoes 1 feta cheese (it can be vegan) 1 teaspoon of oregano 1 jet of olive oil 1 pinch of black pepper 1/2 teaspoon of salt | For the vegan feta cheese: 50 grams of chickpea flour 200 ml of water 1 tablespoon of oats of oats 1 teaspoon of olive oil 1 teaspoon of lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon of salt 1/2 Thomillo teaspoon 1/2 teaspoon of oregano 2 tablespoons of beer yeast |
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Ingredients to make traditional cucumber Greek salad:
1. To make the vegan feta cheese put a saucepan with half the water (about 100 ml) until it comes to a boil. If you prefer to make the original Greek salad, you can skip this step and use common feta cheese, although we advance that the vegan version has nothing to envy.
2. While the water is heated, mix all other ingredients in a bowl: chickpea flour, oats, salt, oil, lemon juice, thyme, oregano, beer yeast and rest of Water. Remove until there is a homogeneous and soft mass.
3. incorporates the resulting mixture into the saucepan with hot water and stir without stopping for 1-2 minutes, until the mixture is thick. Waste it in a mold or tupper square, smoothed the surface and keep the mold in the fridge until the homemade vegan cheese cools and harden. Unmold the cheese and cut it into dice.
4. Trocea The vegetable for the traditional Greek salad: cuts the onion, pepper and cucumber into medium pieces, cut the cherry tomatoes and olives in half.
5. In a salad bowl mix all the ingredients including cheese and adhere with a good stream of olive oil. He also adds salt, pepper and oregano and removes well.
6. serves the Greek salad with feta and cucumber cheese as a rich incoming or accompaniment for other dishes. In the line of the traditional recipes of Greece, you can try the Greek Skordal or the popular Tzatziki sauce. Likewise, if you feel like trying another version of this salad, you can check this other cucumber and yogurt salad recipe. And don forget to visit my blog, Vegspiration, to find more delicious vegan dishes.
