Sun-Dried Tomato, Feta & Pine Nut Salad

A close-up of lettuce with croutons, sundried tomatoes, feta cheese, and pine nuts with The Olive Tap in the bottom righthand corner.

A delicious salad fancy enough to entertain with and easy enough to make for yourself for lunch. Try adding grilled chicken strips to make a meal out of it. Serve with your very own balsamic vinaigrette or one of our listed vinaigrette recipes.

Ingredients:

  • 1 loaf of Italian bread, cubed
  • 3 T. The Olive Tap's 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1/2 t. seasoned salt (Seasonello Herbal Sea Salt is excellent)
  • 1/2 t. freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 t. garlic powder
  • 1/2 C. pine nuts
  • 1 C. sun-dried tomatoes
  • 2 (16 oz) packages of mixed salad greens
  • 4 green onions, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 8 oz. feta cheese, crumbled

Directions:

Preheat broiler. Toss 3 cups of the cubed Italian bread with olive oil. Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Spread out in a single layer in a well oiled baking sheet. Broil until toasted, turning to brown evenly. Set aside to cool.Spread pine nuts on a baking sheet, place on bottom rack of oven, and toast under broiler. This should only take a few minutes, so watch them carefully to prevent burning. Set aside to cool.Soak sun-dried tomatoes in hot water for 5 to 10 minutes, or until soft. Drain and chop. In a large salad bowl, toss mixed greens with green onions. Top with croutons, sun-dried tomatoes, pine nuts and feta.  Toss with your favorite Olive Tap Perfect Pairing vinaigrette and serve immediately.

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