Mediterranean Salad with Lime Vinaigrette

This is a simple Mediterranean salad with two types of lettuce, black olives, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, and feta cheese.

Tossing with the lime vinaigrette dressing makes for a delicious, hearty salad that goes with just about anything you're serving.

It's especially good served with spaghetti, lasagna, or any other Italian or Greek dish.

I like to display the salad with all the ingredients separate, then mix them all together right before serving, tossing in the dressing at the end.

What to Put in Mediterranean Salad

There are many ingredients that are considered "Mediterranean," so you can use any of them to make a delicious salad combination.

I chose two types of lettuce, as I like the green and red combinations together.

Black olives are usually a must with Mediterranean dishes as well as feta cheese. I added cucumbers and cherry tomatoes for their flavor, texture, and color additions.

I thought about adding chopped red onion and chick peas (garbanzo beans), but I ran out of room.

I actually forgot until I had all of it plated up. It seemed complete to me, so I didn't bother to mix them in.

If you have room, or you want to substitute either of these with something else - go right ahead. Salads are usually pretty forgiving, and there are so many ways to get them right.

The lime vinaigrette dressing is a nice touch with a slight tang of lime and light cumin flavor.

This basic tossed salad is so easy ... a great go-to salad for any day of the week, yet special enough if you present the ingredients separately on a platter for nicer occasions.

What to Serve with This Salad

I recommend my hearty Spaghetti Bolonaise to serve with this salad or any pasta with meat sauce like my Five Cheese Marinara served over linguini.

Any Italian, Greek, or other Mediterranean style meal will go well with this salad.

It also pairs well with fish, chicken, pork, or beef dishes like my Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf or my Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Chicken Breast with Broccoli.

You may also like it with my Baked Mahi Mahi with Lemon Butter Sauce or Lemon Pepper Chicken.

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