There is only 1 tablespoon of olive oil in this salad, so you may want to use one with a good olive flavor. As a rule of thumb, the darker the color of the oil, the stronger the olive flavor. Oils that are quite green in appearance usually have rich flavor.
1 medium unpeeled cucumber
2 cups bite-size pieces spinach
2 cups bite-size pieces Boston lettuce
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
2 tablespoons sliced green onions (with tops)
10 pitted ripe olives, sliced
1 medium tomato, cut into thin wedges
Lemon and Mustard Dressing (see recipe)
Score cucumber by running tines of fork lengthwise down sides; slice. Toss cucumber slices and remaining ingredients with Lemon and Mustard Dressing.
Lemon and Mustard Dressing
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Shake all ingredients in tightly covered
container.
1 Serving: Calories 100 (Calories from Fat 65); Fat 7g (Saturated 2g); Cholesterol 10mg; Sodium 210mg; Carbohydrate 8g (Dietary Fiber 3g); Protein 4g.
From "Betty Crocker's Best of Healthy & Hearty Cooking." Text Copyright 1998 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.