Going Greek!

Don't you just LOVE a Greek Salad! ?The marrying of those beautiful flavors of oregano, garlic, creamy feta against crisp lettuce, crunchy cucumbers and ripe tomatoes, you just can't go wrong! But sometimes eating salads all the time, in an effort to stay trim and slim, can get well boring, don't you think? And we all know you have to CHANGE IT UP to keep those tastebuds satisfied (not to mention to just stay on track with your healthy eating!) SO why not stuff that glorious salad into a whole wheat or whole grain PITA?! AND how about add a little canned tuna to round it out with a POP of protein!

Every meal should be healthy and full of flavor, but it doesn't mean you have to live on salads alone to be healthy and stay healthy....GET CREATIVE in the kitchen and see that waistline slimmer and those tastebuds happier!

 

THE GREEK!

1

tablespoon lemon juice

2

tablespoons olive oil

1

clove garlic, finely chopped

1/4

teaspoon salt

1

medium cucumber, peeled, seeded and finely chopped

1

ripe medium tomato, seeded, diced

1/2

cup crumbled feta cheese (2 oz)

12

kalamata or other large (black)  ripe olives, pitted, coarsely chopped (1/4 cup)

2

cans (5 oz each) tuna in water, drained, flaked

12

leaves romaine lettuce, torn in half

6

pita (pocket) breads (6 inch), cut in half to form pockets (preferably whole wheat/whole grain)