Greek Salad Bites

Greek Salad Bites

Recipe Girl recipe

1 oz. fat-free feta cheese crumbles
½ cup fat-free sour cream
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
2 tbsp oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained and finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ tsp cracked black pepper
¼ cup finely shredded fresh basil
¼ cup chopped Kalamata olives, finely diced
1½ medium English cucumbers

In a small bowl, stir together all ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for at least two hours or overnight. Slice cucumbers on a slight diagonal into ¼-inch slices. Spoon ½ tbsp of the cheese mixture onto each cucumber slice. Arrange on serving platter. Serve immediately.

Yield: 20 to 30 appetizers

Greek Style Scampi

Greek Style Scampi
Adapted from Cookinglight.com
Makes 2 Servings

4 ounces uncooked angel hair pasta
½ tsp olive oil
4 Kalamata olives (15 grams), finely diced
1 tsp bottled minced garlic
½ (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
6 oz. peeled and deveined medium shrimp
1 oz. fat-free crumbled feta cheese
Pepper, Salt, basil, oregano, and red pepper flakes to taste

Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain and keep warm. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic to pan; sauté 1 minute. Add tomatoes and olives; cook 1 minute. Add black pepper, salt, basil, oregano and shrimp; cook 3 minutes or until shrimp are done. Stir in red pepper; remove from heat. Divide pasta onto two plates. Top each serving with ½ shrimp mixture and ½ of cheese.

Nutritional Information: 373 calories, 50 carbs, 7 fat grams and 29 protein grams.

Review: We loved it! It was very similar to my shrimp arribbata recipe – so much so that I was worried – but it tasted SO different. Naturally, I liked this one better and Austin liked that one better. Hehe Austin's just not a huge fan of olives and while this dish doesn't have a lot, it has enough to provide that olive flavor so make sure you don't make unless you like olives!

Greek Pizza

Recipe by For the Love of Cooking
Greek Pizza
Makes 1 Personal Pizza

4 Oz. Trader Joe’s Dough
4 tbsp Trader Joe’s mushroom spaghetti sauce
28 grams Trader Joe’s mozzarella cheese
28 grams Fat-Free Feta cheese
15 grams artichoke hearts
10 grams Kalamata olives, quartered
15 grams Red onion, sliced thinly
3 slices Roma tomato, sliced thinly
½ tsp dried oregano

Let the dough sit on a floured surface for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Coat a large pizza baking tray with cooking spray then sprinkle lightly with corn meal. Roll dough into whatever shape you desire. Place on baking tray. Evenly spread sauce, mozzarella, artichoke hearts, tomato slices, red onions, kalamata olives, feta cheese and oregano on top. Place in the oven and bake for 10-14 minutes or until desired crispiness. Remove from oven and slice.

Nutritional Information: 455 calories, 61 carbs, 12 fat grams and 21 protein grams.

Review: We both loved it – super flavorful. I’ll be making it again for sure! If anything, I would reduce the amount of olives (Austin isn't a big fan!), but that's it - I loved the feta, the filling factor and the artichoke hearts added a nice flavor too!