{"id":2471,"date":"2017-02-16T21:10:36","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T21:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anjaschwerin.com\/food\/?p=2471"},"modified":"2020-05-05T15:52:32","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T15:52:32","slug":"greek-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anjaschwerin.com\/food\/02\/greek-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"You can’t say I didn’t warn you: here it is! The new look of my blog finally sees the light of the day. I must have threatened with it about two years ago. I admit, there were phases in between where I didn’t think about my blog for several weeks or even months. I mentioned in my last post (sometime early last year) that we would relocate from Dubai to Berlin after 12 years. Well, that’s what we did. I will spare you the details. I guess it doesn’t take a lot to imagine that this was huge: logistically, culturally, meteorologically, linguistically, emotionally…<\/p>\n

After seven months we have landed and established some sort of routine for all of us.<\/p>\n

My running continued all the way, sometimes more, sometimes less. I have run a few races in Berlin and can proudly say that each time I made it onto the podium. Never was I close to my personal bests over the distance. I have not figured out yet why that is. First I had a suspicion that gravity is bigger in Germany. Then I thought I am not acclimatized to the weather. Most probably I didn’t realize how stressed out I have been with the move and the settling.<\/p>\n

I am now training for Hamburg marathon in April. Only in the past few weeks have I seen an improvement in my running. Training paces have suddenly improved and I am capable of handling 70+k weekly mileage on top of a 40h work week, a long commute, and family commitments. I am into the third week of my 12 week training program. All is going well so far and I have set my eyes, yet again, to break 3:10. It must be possible. I have tried for so long. My blog has always been my journal for training updates. I hope that the new blog look and the training progress will inspire me to post more often.<\/p>\n

My daughter saw me working on the blog yesterday and asked why I never make the recipes that I posted here. Ouch!! I work full time and have so much less time to cook and experiment with new recipes. This may take a little more routine and settling before I get back into the swing of things. Truth is I still have some old recipes and photos lying around. As these don’t really go past their expiry date, I hope they will get me through until I am ready to cook and photograph again.<\/p>\n

By the way, it’s not entirely true that I do not make my recipes anymore. Some old classics are available in the kitchen right now: Vanilla Oatmeal Cookies<\/a>, Gingerbread Cookies,<\/a> Apple Walnut Cake with Dried Fruit<\/a>, Hearty Vegetable Soup<\/a> and Chicken Curry in a Hurry<\/a>.<\/p>\n

One of the old recipes that I dug out for you is a Greek Salad like we ate them on our holidays in Greece. I love the addition of capers and fresh dill – two little things that take the salad to a whole new culinary level. Bon appetit!<\/p>\n

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GREEK SALAD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Print Recipe<\/a><\/p>\n

2 cup purslane leaves<\/p>\n

2 Lebanese cucumbers, halved lengthwise and then sliced<\/p>\n

2 cups cherry tomatoes<\/p>\n

2 green bell peppers, deseeded and sliced<\/p>\n

1\/2 red onion, finely sliced<\/p>\n

1\/2 cup whole Kalamata olives<\/p>\n

4 tablespoons capers<\/p>\n

2 tablespoons fresh dill, finely chopped<\/p>\n

200g Feta cheese<\/p>\n

1 teaspoon dried oregano<\/p>\n

3 tablespoons olive oil<\/p>\n

1 tablespoon red wine vinegar<\/p>\n

coarse salt and freshly milled pepper to taste<\/p>\n

Serves 4-6<\/p>\n

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In a salad bowl, combine purslane leaves, cucumber, tomatoes, onion and bell peppers. Sprinkle over the capers and olives and finally the chopped dill.<\/p>\n

Whisk olive oil and vinegar and season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour over the salad and toss.<\/p>\n

Sprinkle dried oregano over Feta cheese, and place as a big piece on top of the salad. Alternatively, cut the Feta into cubes and sprinkle over the salad. Ready to serve.<\/p>\n

Save<\/span><\/p>\n

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You can’t say I didn’t warn you: here it is! The new look of my blog finally sees the light of the day. 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