Simple Greek Vinaigrette

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Celebrate the taste of Greece with this simple, low ingredient vinaigrette.

1 part olive oil
1 part (slightly less, actually) red wine vinegar
2-3 tablespoons of lemon juice
1 handful of chopped, fresh oregano leaves
sea salt and pepper to taste

Mix everything together with a fork or whisk in a spouted container. Or dump it all into a cruet and shake the heck out of it. Either way, it’s quick and easy. I remember finding 1 quart bottles of red wine vinegar at the ninety nine cent grocery store in Tucson. They had sea salt as well. Since I grew my own oregano and bought my lemon juice in bulk at Costco, this was always a simple, affordable and elegant salad addition for me.  Got some pre-packaged rinse and dump mixed greens and some no-need-to-chop grape tomatoes?  Throw a simple dinner salad together with some twenty minute broiled salmon steaks and you’ve got an elegant dinner in less time than it takes to order take out! Have a taste for more Greek flavor with a twist? Check out a Greek cole slaw post I did a while back. Yum!

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