Spinach and Kale Greek Salad with Feta-Lemon Vinaigrette

This Spinach and Kale Greek Salad with Feta-Lemon Vinaigrette combines greens with all the flavors that make Greek salad so popular! And this delicious meatless salad is low-carb, low-glycemic, and gluten-free. Use the Diet-Type Index to find more recipes like this one.

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It’s not hard to tell how much I love the Greek Salad flavor combination of tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, olives, and Feta, and recipe ideas with those ingredients are always popping into my head.  This Spinach and Kale Greek Salad with Feta-Lemon Vinaigrette was inspired by my love of those traditional Greek ingredients combined with the need to use up two big containers of baby kale and spinach that somehow ended up in the fridge at the same time.

But what really moved this salad into the wow category for me was the idea of dressing the greens with a tangy Feta-Lemon Vinaigrette so all those flavors were well-distributed in the salad.  I could eat this over and over for a tasty lunch or dinner salad; hope you enjoy!

Yesterday I got an unexpected day off when my internet was out for almost the entire day.  By the time the internet came back, I was completely out of the mood to work on posts for Saturday,  so I decided to skip Saturday and just go straight to Meatless Monday this week!

You’ll need two tablespoons of finely crumbled Feta for the dressing, plus a few ounces of Feta to top the salad. Whisk together the lemon juice, red vine vinegar, Greek seasoning, olive oil, and finely crumbled Feta to make the Feta-Lemon Vinaigrette.

Get the olives, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, and onions prepared to top the salad. I combined the kale and spinach in my salad spinner and gave them a good soak in ice cold-water to crisp the greens.

Toss together the spinach, kale, and thinly sliced red onions with the desired amount of Feta-Lemon Vinaigrette. Then top each salad with some chopped cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, and crumbled Feta and enjoy!

Make it a Meal:

This would make a great side dish with Very Greek Grilled Chicken or Easy Baked Pesto Chicken for a low-carb meal.

More Recipes with Greek Flavors:

Greek Salad Spaghetti Squash Bowl ~ Kalyn’s Kitchen
Raw Cauliflower CousCous Greek Salad ~ Vintage Mixer
Grilled Zucchini Greek Salad ~ Kalyn’s Kitchen

Print Recipe

Spinach and Kale Greek Salad with Feta-Lemon Vinaigrette

Yield: Makes about 4 side-dish salads

Total Time: 20 minutes

Prep Time: 20 minutes

This Spinach and Kale Greek Salad with Feta-Lemon Vinaigrette combines greens with all the flavors that make Greek salad so popular!

Ingredients:

Dressing Ingredients:

• 2 T fresh-squeezed lemon juice (I use my fresh-frozen lemon juice)
• 2 tsp. red wine vinegar
• 1/4 tsp. Greek Seasoning
• 4 T extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 T finely-crumbled Feta Cheese

Salad Ingredients:

• 5 oz. baby kale leaves
• 5 oz. baby spinach leaves (Or use 10 oz. of any type of greens that appeals to you)
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half
• 1 cup chopped cucumbers
• 1 can (6 oz.) olives, drained and cut in half  (I used regular black olives; Kalamata olives would also be great for this salad.)
• 1/2 red onion, peeled and cut into thin lengthwise slivers
• 2-3 oz. crumbled Feta Cheese

Directions:

1. Whisk together the fresh-frozen lemon juice, red wine vinegar, Greek Seasoning, and olive oil and when it’s combined whisk in the 2 tablespoons of finely-crumbled Feta Cheese.
2. If your greens are slightly wilted from being in the fridge, give them a good soak in the salad spinner with ice-cold water and then spin dry.
3. Peel the cucumbers in strips, leaving some peel on for looks, then cut cucumbers in half or quarters lengthwise and cut into slices.  (If you’re lucky enough to have fresh garden cucumbers, they don’t need to be peeled.)
4. Drain olives well and cut in half.
5. Cut cherry tomatoes in half.
6. Cut the peeled red onion into thin lengthwise strips.
7. Put the dried greens and red onion strips into a bowl and toss with desired amount of dressing so the greens are moistened to your liking, saving some dressing to drizzle over the top.
8. Arrange greens in individual bowls and top each one with some of the cucumbers, tomatoes, and olives.
9. Drizzle a little more dressing over the vegetables if desired; then top each salad with Feta Cheese and serve.

Notes:

Recipe created by Kalyn with inspiration from many other Greek salad recipes using these favorite ingredients.

All images and text ©Kalyn Denny for Kalyn's Kitchen.

Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions: 
This Spinach and Kale Greek Salad with Feta-Lemon Vinaigrette would be perfect for most low-carb and low-glycemic eating plans, including any phase of the South Beach Diet.

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