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A Greek salad is the ultimate summer dish. It’s cool, crisp, and refreshing, and cuts through any rich BBQ dish you just took off the grill.

Best of all, the recipe is unbelievably simple. I suspect you could whip it up without a recipe at all. But, what if I told you that you’ve probably been making Greek salad wrong all along? 

Most of the classic components are the same—tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, and olives. But one significant difference sets an authentic Greek salad apart from the popularized version you eat at your local lunch spot—there is no vinegar or lemon juice in the dressing. 

My mind was blown when Allrecipes Editorial Director and Greek cuisine expert Diana Moutsopoulos shared this food knowledge with me. “Lemon juice? That sounds disgusting,” she said.

Wait, what? Isn’t that pop of acidity crucial to making the medley of flavors sing?

Well, not exactly. In traditional Greek cooking, there is a way to give the fresh vegetable dish a rounder, softer pop of flavor that isn’t as astringent as a shot of red wine vinegar, and in it lies the real beauty of the famed Mediterranean dish. 

Hint: It doesn’t require any extra ingredients at all.

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Frying up a big pan of bacon is one of life’s greatest pleasures — second only to eating said bacon. And once you’ve devoured all the delicious strips, you’re left with a pan filled of just-as-delicious bacon grease.

If you’re not aware of the magic that is savory bacon grease, we’re about to change your cooking life forever with this Southern hack.

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Pork is so versatile, playing well with all kinds of preparations. It’s such a great choice for quick-and-easy dinners. These top-rated pork recipes are fast and fantastic, and include classics like pork lo mein, honey garlic pork chops, pork skillets, simple pastas with pork sausage, pork stir-fries, and much more. Pick your favorites! Dinner’s on the table in 30 minutes or less.

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Does everybody have those foods or dishes that, as a child, you were convinced you hated—but in your adulthood, you’ve come to find that you actually enjoy? For me, a grilled pork chop is at the top of that list. I can vividly remember the childhood heartbreak of realizing that my dad had the grill fired up for a pork chop dinner. Noooo. To me, they were dry, flavorless, and tough to chew. Sorry, Pops…but no, thank you.

Listen, I am not here to throw my dad’s cooking under the bus (after all, he has taught me so many things), but it wasn’t until culinary school that I truly understood the beauty of a simply-grilled pork chop. When I learned that we were making pork chops at school that day, I was immediately filled with dread, because I knew it was a cut of meat that I wasn’t excited about. However, the results were nothing like what I remembered—instead, the chops were juicy, super flavorful, and tender as could be. What had I been missing all this time?!

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