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Avocado, Tempeh, and Feta Salad

By: 👩‍🦳 Linda · · · 🗨 54 Comments

Avocado, Tempeh, and Feta Salad

One of the advantages of living close to a metro area is the availability of a diverse range of restaurants and grocery stores in which to satisfy one’s culinary curiosity. Of late of I have been using some Mediterranean and Middle Eastern ingredients like sumac, olives, dates, and feta cheese in my cooking ever since my discovery of the Middle Eastern deli and grocery store in downtown Minneapolis. My boys have always eaten a wide variety of foods and were enthusiastic about trying this “new” cuisine. I am glad they both enjoyed it. I have made some of the dishes at home like Sumac and Rosemary Crusted Lamb, Vegetable Moussaka, and Okra and Chickpea Stew.

For this past Mother’s Day, Ro-Ri San treated us to lunch at Santorini. They serve continental food with a Greek accent. The ambience was charming. There was a patio with a lake view and dining rooms with fireplaces. Since it wasn’t warm enough to sit outside comfortably, we opted to sit in the dining room. They have quite an extensive lunch menu ranging from mezedes, tapas, antipasti, pita spreads, wood oven pizza, soups & salads, sandwiches & burgers, pasta, lunch entrees, and Mediterranean favorites. As this was our first visit there, our server suggested the Mediterranean favorites and I am glad he did. Ro-Jiro (second son) had the Traditional Pastichio, Ro-Taro (eldest son) had Yiayia’s Meatloaf, Ro-Ri San had Dolmades, and I had Spanakopita. The entrees came with grilled seasonal vegetables and we had a choice of sides, tabouli, orzo, pilaf, taverna pasta, couscous, potato salad and lemon-oregano fries.

Avocado, Tempeh, and Feta Salad

The food was well plated and the portions were generous. The pastichio had a rich creamy bechamel and tomato sauce which held the different types of pasta together nicely. Yiayia’s meatloaf was made of ground lamb and beef stuffed with hard cooked eggs. It was moist and combined very well with the garlic mashed potatoes. The dolmades was ground sirloin and rice wrapped in grape leaves and served with a Greek lemon sauce. It was very flavorful and the lemon sauce was excellent. I really enjoyed my spanakopita with spinach and Greek feta wrapped in phyllo pastry. The filling was rich and creamy with a light and crunchy pastry. It was also served with that wonderful Greek lemon sauce which was slightly tart with a hint of bitterness, characteristic of Greek food. Everything was delicious and we cleaned our plates!

Avocado, Tempeh, and Feta Salad

And now, for today’s Avocado, Tempeh, and Feta Salad, I am using the remainder of the Bulgarian feta cheese purchased at the Middle Eastern grocery store downtown. This feta cheese is rich and creamy and not as salty as Greek feta. I have never combined avocado and feta before as both are pretty rich but these are the two ingredients specified in the challenge mentioned below. I added tempeh and used a key lime and sesame oil dressing to give it an Asian flair. The balsamic vinegar reduction provides a hint of sweetness to this luscious salad.

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Avocado, Tempeh, and Feta Salad

I am submitting this to Denise of Quickies on the Dinner Table for the Avocado and Feta Cheese Challenge.


Enjoy…..and have a wonderful day! 😎


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  3. Monet says

    What delicious and nutritious fare! My husband and I are always looking for new vegetarian recipes, and this, in particular, looks delicious. What a beautiful presentation. I hope you had a lovely weekend. Thank you for sharing!

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  4. MaryMoh says

    Oooh…that looks delicious. I love balsamic vinegar. If not controlled, I think I will drink the whole bottle…..haha. Lovely to know you had a lovely Mother's Day lunch.

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  5. Cristina says

    A beautiful dish, Biren, and so professionally presented! I heart feta…I'm interested in trying the Bulgarian feta cheese variety you mentioned.

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  6. rotinrice says

    Thanks Cristina! I bought the Bulgarian feta at Holy Land Grocery and Deli here in Minneapolis. I don't know if they send their products outside of MN. Here is the link to their website http://www.holylandbrand.com/home.html. It is all very fresh and they sell slabs of it. Do check at any Middle Eastern or Mediterranean grocery store near you.

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  8. pachecopatty says

    This salad looks yummy, my husband won't eat tempeh, what about substituting toasted walnut halves for the tempeh? Or any other suggestions?

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  13. Stella says

    Hey Biren, this salad looks wonderful-my kind of food. Come to think of it, a lot of your food is my kind of food (smile). I really like the idea of this salad though…

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  14. denise fletcher says

    Hi Biren – this is a gorgeous vegetarian entry for the challenge! I love the combination of ingredients and especially the dressing. Healthy, beautiful, nutritious and I know, it will be delicious!

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  15. Elin says

    Biren..this is a great salad and a great combo.! Who would have thought that tempeh can blend well with the rest of the salad ingredients. Great salad and thanks for sharing with us this great one 🙂

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  18. tigerfish says

    I wish I could learn more about Mediterranean and Middle Eastern ingredients 🙂
    ok…..going into my to-do list.

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  19. Kristi Rimkus says

    Looks scrumptious, Biren! Love the pictures as usual, they really make the food pop with color.

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  20. lisa says

    Hello Biren, what a beautiful presentation and I'm sure this healthy salad was really good. Gosh i would love to have that plate now 🙂
    sesame oil is always handy!

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  21. Summer says

    Love ur new look or did i miss something here!!
    Love ur super combi,,dis sure is as creative as u could get!

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  23. IJust LoveMyApron says

    I was going to say if u submitted this dish to the challenge 🙂 Great dish and well presentation. Now I gotta get back and work my ass off to work on the avocado and feta! :=)

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  24. Reeni says

    This is a beautiful salad! I bet the flavors were great together! And the Greek food sound wonderful – glad you had a happy Mother's Day!

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  27. lequan@luvtoeat says

    This is a beautiful dish and the combination of ingredients sound delectable. Best of luck with the challenge 😀

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  39. rotinrice says

    Thanks Elin! The tempeh gave the salad a different texture from the rest of the ingredients. IT's a pretty filling salad.

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  53. Zibi says

    What gorgeous salad.
    Thanks for reminding me about Denise's challenge too. I still need to come up with something for that… avocado and feta are tough ingredients to incorporate into a slow cooker dish!

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  54. rotinrice says

    It certainly is a challenge but it'll be interesting to see what you come up with 🙂

    Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.

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