Mixed greens tossed with tomato, garbanzo beans and avocado make up this light and healthy Green Mediterranean Salad dressed with a bright and vibrant Lemon-Sumac Dressing.
This Green Mediterranean Salad get its lively and fresh flavor from the dressing.
The Dressing
The dressing that makes this salad pop is Lemon-Sumac Dressing. A light dressing made from fresh lemon juice and ground Sumac berries. Sumac berries grow throughout the Middle East and Sicily. The sumac berry has a tart lemon flavor, yet it is not sour, adding a lively, bright citrus zing.
Choose your option…avocado or feta.
Avocado is a featured ingredient in this dish. The addition of this ingredient brings a level of creaminess to the salad. However, avocados are not always available. Additionally, it seems like they are never ripe when you want to use one. In this case, I would turn to feta cheese as an option. Feta cheese brings equal creamy texture to the salad, and compliments the lemon dressing nicely. If you choose to replace the avocado with the feta cheese, use 1 ounce of feta, or 1/2 ounce per person.
Perhaps you are looking for a creamier style dressing and would like to omit the avocado and feta cheese all together. In this case, try this recipe for Creamy Greek Dressing . Any of of these alternatives are delicious options to serve with grilled entrees like Chicken Shawarma or Grilled Mediterranean Chicken.
Weight Watchers and Waist Watchers……………
FOR THE SALAD: This salad serves two people. Each salad portion is 1 WW Smart Point if made with the Avocado or Feta Cheese, plus additional points for the dressing. I have listed the points breakout for the dressing separately, in the event you wish to use a different dressing.
FOR THE DRESSING: Two teaspoons of Lemon-Sumac Dressing is 1 WW Smart Point. This salad is dressed with a total of 4 teaspoons of dressing, or 2 teaspoons per each portion.
TOTAL: A 4 1/2 cup serving of salad with Lemon-Sumac Dressing is a total of 2 WW Smart Points.
A 4 1/2 cup serving of salad with dressing is 270 calories.
Buon Appetito!
