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Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2012

I liked this, but 5 tablespoons is way too much oil. I used maybe 2 tablespoons of olive oil instead. While I liked it, my husband is not a fan of cucumbers so if I make it again I'll leave them out. I thought it was great, just way too oily as written.

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Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2012

Loved the salad itself, but the dressing not so much. To begin with, I didn’t use the Crisco oil – I used olive oil, but I would have used any oil BUT vegetable oil. (Crisco does make an olive oil I think, so I wonder why they wouldn’t have used it in this recipe since it’s a more fitting choice for a Greek salad anyway). As for the oregano and lemon peel, I liked both of those additions – but in a much reduced amount than called for. I mixed up the dressing in the 3:1 oil to vinegar ratio I prefer, and dressed the salad lightly rather than pouring the entire amount of dressing over the salad.

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naples34102

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Home Town: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Mequon, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2012

Loved this and so did my neighbor :)

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bondfamily

Reviewed: Feb. 10, 2012

Wonderful salad! Like others, I used olive oil instead of the Crisco and I definitely recommend the Kalamata olives. These really give it a great flavor.

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Mystix

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

Living In: Centreville, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2012

simple. great flavor. dressing is easy and not overpowering.

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arizrealtor

Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2012

I skipped the artichokes, as my husband dislikes them, and put whole pitted kalamata olives in a dish next to the salad for everybody to sprinkle on themselves for the same reason. I used olive oil instead of CRISCO. I forgot to get a lemon, so I used lemon juice. I like my dressing sour, not too oily, so I used equal amounts of vinegar & lemon juice to double olive oil (in other words: 1 part vinegar, 1 part lemon juice, 2 parts olive oil). Yummy. Got lots of compliments on the dressing especially, and my husband wants to try it again as an antipasto salad with mozzarella and salami in it.

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