Tonight for dinner we will celebrate the onset of beautiful summer weather here in Michigan (finally) with a smaller version of this beautiful salad.

Louis Pappas' Famous Greek Salad
Potato Salad
6 boiling potatoes
4 whole green onions, finely chopped
1/4 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
1/2 cup whole green onions, thinly sliced
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1-2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
salt to taste

GREEK SALAD
1 medium head iceberg lettuce
3 cups potato salad (above)
12 roka (Greek vegetable) leaves or 12 sprigs watercress
2 ripe tomatoes, cut into 6 wedges each
1 cucumber, peeled and cut length wise into 8 fingers
1 avocado, peeled and cut in wedges
juice from 1/2 lemon
4 (3" square) portions feta cheese
1 green bell pepper, cut into 8 rings each
4 canned beet slices (we like pickled)
4 large shrimp, cooked and peeled
4 anchovy filets
12 Greek olives
12 Greek Salonika peppers (from a jar)
4-8 radishes, cut into flowers
4-8 whole green onions
1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
1/2 cup olive oil
oregano

Make potato salad: Cook unpeeled potatoes in unsalted water until tender, about 20 minutes; cool until you can handle them. Peel potatoes; cut into chunks in a large bowl. Sprinkle with vinegar and salt; add chopped green onions; toss. In small bowl combine parsley, sliced green onions, mayonnaise and salt. Add to potatoes; mix well. Makes 3 cups.

Assemble salad: Line large platter with outside lettuce leaves; mound potato salad in center. Shred remaining lettuce; place on top of potato salad; top with roka or watercress. Place tomatoes around the outer edge, with a few on top. Place cucumber wedges between tomatoes. Sprinkle lemon juice on avocado to prevent browning. Add avocado. Arrange feta on top of salad; place green pepper rings, beets, shrimp and anchovies ot top of feta. Place olives Salonika peppers, radishes and green onions around the edge. Sprinkle with vinegar, then oil. Sprinkle oregano on top; serve at once. Serve with toasted garlic bread. Makes 4 main dish servings.
This recipe comes from Louis Pappas Restaurant, Tarpon Springs, Florida.

Note: Although this looks involved with a lot of ingredients, it really goes together pretty quickly and the presentation is worth it. I hope you all will try it.