Tomatoes and Cucumbers: Eat!

Tomatoes and Cucumbers: 
Greek Style

Salad:

Tomato chopped

Cucumber chopped

Romaine Lettuce (Organic Baby)

Falafel (Fantastic Foods Mix)

Dressing on the Side:  Tzatziki Sauce

Greek Yogurt (Fage)
Finely diced cucumber without seeds

Lemon juice

Dill

Garlic

EVOO (or Flax Oil, Mayo or other)

Iodized Sea Salt

Extra Ingredients:

Feta Cheese

Pine Nuts

Olives

Banana Pepper

Anaheim Pepper

Flat Bread
Pita

Hummus

Couscous
Avocado

Technique:

Prepare the falafel mix according to the package directions.

Chop and mix the salad items:  tomato, peeled cucumber, and romaine.

Prepare and mix the dressing items together:   approximately 2/3 cup of yogurt, 1/2 of a finely diced cucumber, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, a dash of dill weed, 2 cloves of minced garlic, a tablespoon of EVOO, and a sprinkle of salt.  This is served on the side of the salad.

Add extra things such as feta and olives, and if you like vary the extra ingredients.  

Notes:

Fage USA Greek yogurt is made without rBGH or added gelatins, and one cup provides 23 g protein and live active cultures.  φάγε (pronounced fa-yeh, and means "eat!")

To make a complete vegetarian protein protein, this salad combines dairy, grains, and legumes with vegetables.

I use fresh garlic, chop off both ends, slice the clove down the center to remove the stem core, the outer peel, and then mince.

This is a low-to-moderate glycemic index salad, varying on how much, and what kind of bread or grain is eaten.