In a secret hollar someplace in Tennessee a retired lady RN, sits beside a creek and dangles her nekid … toes in the cool rushing stream. I’m not saying “the lady nurse” is my sister Deborah Miller, but this is her recipe which got her through many a late night shift.
Nekid Lady Greek Salad is our favorite meal to prepare ahead and chill for a picnic on the following day or take to a brewery that allows you to brown bag. We think it’s the ideal dish for a beer tasting.
This dish mostly depends on canned ingredients, making it an ideal RV salad. All you need is fresh cherry tomatoes, onion and feta.
Approximately 600 calories per person – Serves 2
- Prep time: about 15 minutes
- Cook time: about 20 minutes
- Total time: about 35 minutes
Ingredients
- Turkey and Veggies
- Roasted turkey breast, from the deli counter, 4 ounces (115 grams), cut into ½” or smaller cubes. Ask for size ‘5’ slice
- Tri-colored spiral pasta, 4 ounces (115 grams) dry, cooked al dente
- 2 ounces (55 grams) red onion, sliced thin and minced
- 1 small can sliced mushrooms
- 14 kalamata olives, sliced in half
- 1 can – artichoke hearts, quartered and then rough chopped, small
- 1 can baby corn (213 grams) sliced into very thin discs
- 10 cherry tomatoes, quartered
- 1 ½ ounces (43 grams) feta cheese*, small crumbled
- Greek dressing (see below)
- Dressing
- 2 tablespoons (Tbsp) olive oil
- 2 tablespoons (Tbsp) red wine vinegar
- ½ teaspoon (tsp) dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon (tsp) garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon (tsp) dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon (tsp) dried basil
- ½ teaspoon (tsp) onion powder
- 1 tablespoon (Tbsp) crushed red pepper flakes (if you like heat)
- ½ teaspoon (tsp) black pepper
- ½ teaspoon (tsp) salt
- Pour all ingredients into a bowl and mix well.
Steps
- Cook the Pasta as per box instructions for al dente
- Mix all ingredients in a large bowl, including the dressing
- While not necessary, it is preferred to place in refrigerator for at least twelve hours for flavors to blend.
- Serve chilled.
*We never buy “crumbled feta” unless it’s the only feta available. Crumbled feta spoils quickly. Feta packed in brine is preferable because it is creamier, tastes better, and has a long shelf life in the refrigerator.
All of Living in Beauty Recipes
We are working on a series of recipes that are easy to fix in an RV and are approximately 600 calories per person for two people. Ultimately, they will be compiled into “The Bean Counter Cookbook.”