Mediterranean Chopped Salad

Jeff and I got this Mediterranean Chopped Salad recipe while watching Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution. It is light and refreshing and we normally eat it with grilled chicken!

INGREDIENTS

• A small handful of black olives
• ½ a red onion
• 1 red chile
• 3 firm ripe tomatoes
• 1 Romaine lettuce
• A bunch of fresh basil
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Balsamic vinegar
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

DIRECTIONS

Get yourself a large chopping board and a large sharp knife. Press down on the olives with the palm of your hand to squeeze the pits out, then discard the pits. Start chopping the harder, crunchier veggies first. Peel and slice your onion, halve, seed, and finely chop your chile. Chop the olives and the tomatoes. Bring it all into the center of the board and continue chopping and mixing together. Add the lettuce leaves and basil and chop them up too. When everything is well chopped, you’ll have a big mound of salad on the board. Make a well in the middle and drizzle in 6 tablespoons of olive oil, 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar, and a good pinch of salt and pepper. Mix up so everything gets dressed and serve straight from the board or in a bowl.