{"id":12017,"date":"2019-06-09T15:29:14","date_gmt":"2019-06-09T22:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.straightupfood.com\/blog\/?p=12017"},"modified":"2021-01-12T10:49:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T18:49:19","slug":"mediterranean-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.straightupfood.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/09\/mediterranean-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Mediterranean Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mediterranean salads often call for feta cheese, but I use cauliflower instead, which, of course, doesn't taste like feta, but we eat with our eyes too, so it works well! 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h3-transform.text-transform\">Instructions<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div style=\"color: #222 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"body-color.color\">\n\t\t\t<ol>\n<li id=\"instruction-step-1\">Place all of the ingredients into a large salad bowl and toss. Serve alongside the black pepper grinder.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tasty-recipes-notes\" style=\"background-color: #E1E1E1 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"secondary-color.background-color\">\n\t\t\t<h3 style=\"color: #222 !important; text-transform: uppercase !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"h3-color.color h3-transform.text-transform\">Notes<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tasty-recipes-notes-body\" style=\"color: #222 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"body-color.color\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dressing:<\/strong> I think this salad is perfect with just lemon juice or a little balsamic vinegar, but feel free to add any dressing you like or your favorite flavored vinegar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beans: <\/strong>If you don\u2019t have kidney beans, garbanzo or cannellini beans would also work well. Use salt-free canned beans (I love Eden brand) or cook your own beans from scratch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cauliflower:<\/strong> If you don\u2019t like raw cauliflower, lightly steam or boil it (already chopped or in larger florets), then drain and rinse with cold water before adding to the salad.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Italian herb seasoning: <\/strong>I love dried seasoning blends in my salads; it adds a little kick to the flavor. But if you don\u2019t have this, just leave it out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Avocado:<\/strong> If you're making this to eat over a few days, leave the avocado out and add it as you eat the salad (otherwise, the avocado gets mushy).<\/p>\n<p><em>(Nutrition data below reflects the use of: the avocado, salt-free beans, and lemon juice.)<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tasty-recipes-other-details\" style=\"background-color: #E1E1E1 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"secondary-color.background-color\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"prep-time\"><span class=\"tasty-recipes-label\" style=\"color: #222 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-label-color.color\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" class=\"detail-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"color: #222 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"icon-color.color\"><use href=\"#tasty-recipes-icon-clock\"><\/use><\/svg>Prep Time:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #222 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-value-color.color\" class=\"tasty-recipes-prep-time\">25 mins<\/span><\/li>\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tasty-recipes-nutrition\">\n\t\t\t<h3 style=\"color: #222 !important; 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