Reprinted from The Blood Type Diet Website (www.dadamo.com)

Greek Salad with Oregano-Feta Dressing
14 votes

Description:

A friend brought this to a pot-luck and I ate enough for three people. It's delicious!-without the often hard to avoid vinegar and corn starch.

Best Used By Blood Types:
  • Type A (5 beneficials)
  • Type A Non Secretor (3 beneficials)
  • Type AB (6 beneficials)
  • Type AB Non Secretor (7 beneficials)
  • Type B (3 beneficials)
  • Type B Non Secretor (5 beneficials)
  • Type O (3 beneficials)
Category:
  • Salad
Ingredients:
  • 3 oz feta cheese
  • 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano leaves, crushed
  • 2 Tablespoons chopped green bell pepper [omit for BT]
  • 3 cups torn romaine lettuce leaves
  • 1 medium tomato, cut into wedges [omit for BT]
  • 1 cup sliced cucumber semicircles (1/4' thick) [omit for BT]
  • 1/2 cup sliced red onion
How to make it:
  1. In a food processor or blender, combine feta, juice, oil, garlic, oregano, and 2 tablespoons water.
  2. Puree until smooth.
  3. Add bell pepper; puree 3 seconds.
  4. In large serving bowl, combine lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and onion; toss to mix well.
  5. Add dressing; toss to coat.
  6. Makes 4 servings.

BTD Core Ingredients Analysis:

NameNotesA SecA NonABSecABNonB SecB NonO SecO Non
Onion (Red/Spanish/Yellow/Whit...1 ,2 B B N N N B B B
Garlic1 ,2 B N B B N B N B
Oregano2 N N B B N B N B
Lettuce (Romaine)  B N N N N N B N
Feta Cheese  N N B B B B N A
Olive Oil1 ,2 B B B B B B B B
Lemon/Lemon Juice2 B B B B N N N N


BTD Variations and Substitutions Analysis:

Vegetable Product(s)
NameNotesA SecA NonABSecABNonB SecB NonO SecO Non
Cucumber1 ,2 ,3 N N B B N N A A
Tomato/Tomato Juice1 ,2 ,3 ,4 A N N B A N N N
Pepper (Green/Yellow/All Varie...2 ,3 A N A A B N N N

[1] This recipe uses ingredients rich in lignans.
[2] This recipe uses ingredients which may help limit bacterial overgrowth.
[3] This recipe uses ingredients which may be high in pesticides.
[4] This recipe uses ingredients which may be high in chitinase, an allergen.

  • This recipe is low in common allergens.
  • This recipe is gluten free.
  • This recipe uses ecologically friendly ingredients.

    If an ingredient is an avoid for your blood type, then try using a BTD compliant variant/substitute or leaving the item out of the recipe.

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    When using any recipe, always check it for avoids and make the appropriate adjustments where necessary. The Blood Type Diet Recipe Database has been recently greatly enhanced. Also, the food lists changed somewhat a couple of years ago, and all recipes in the database may not reflect those changes in terms of the blood types for which the recipes are recommended. Volunteer Blood Type Diet Forums Members are working to review and update all the recipes to take advantage of the all the new features and food lists. Please be patient with us until the process has been completed.

    Revision History:
    • Revised Nov 10, 2007 at 08:48 AM By: Rodney