cucumber salad with whipped feta dressing

This whipped feta dressing is SO delicious. It’s made with Greek yogurt so it’s high protein, and blended with dill and lemon so it’s really refreshing!

Since I had the blender out I also made hummus, and baked these homemade whole wheat pita chips to dip with. I plated everything with banana peppers and pickled red onions for a kick. Hope you love it as much as I did! xo

ingredients

1/2 cucumber, chopped

1/2 6” whole wheat pita

1/4 tsp garlic salt

8 Trader Joe’s dill pickle falafel

6 banana pepper slices

5 thin slices of red onion

1 tbsp white balsamic vinegar

3 tbsp fresh dill

1/4 cup chickpeas

1 tbsp tahini

1 tsp olive oil

1/4 tsp sea salt

2 tsp paprika

1/4 cup feta

1 container chobani nonfat greek yogurt

juice of 1/2 lemon

1 tsp lemon zest

recipe

1. preheat oven to 350F

2. slice 1/2 pita into wedges and lay flat on a sheet pan

3. spray with olive oil and sprinkle with garlic salt

4. place into oven and bake for 20 mins (flip pita halfway through to bake on both sides)

5. to a small bowl add red onion sliced, white balsamic vinegar, a pinch of sea salt, and set aside to let marinade

6. to make the hummus, add chickpeas, tahini, pinch of sea salt, 1 tsp lemon juice, 2 tbsp water, and paprika to a blender

7. blend until smooth and add in a thin layer to the bottom of a plate

8. top with cucumbers, banana peppers, marinated red onion, and falafel

9. to make the feta dressing, add feta, greek yogurt, lemon juice, lemon zest, and 2 tbsp dill to a blender

10. blend until smooth and drizzle over salad

11. garnish with 1 tbsp fresh dill, add your pita chips to dip, and enjoy!

prep time: 30 mins

nutrition info: 770 calories, 43g protein, 54g carbohydrate, 36g fat, 18g fiber.