Salads

Easy Greek Salad

Posted by Mama Woon on

This quick, easy, and DELICIOUS Greek salad is chock full of cucumber, tomatoes, feta, and Kalamata olives all brought together with a tangy lemon herb vinaigrette that you’re guaranteed to love! You can make it way in advance and dress before serving for a great anytime meal.

Ingredients

For the Dressing

  • 1/4 cup olive oil extra virgin
  • 3 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp lemon zest
  • 1 tbsp honey mustard
  • 3 tbsp oregano leaves crushed
  • 1 tbsp thyme leaves
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

For the Salad

  • 1 English cucumber large
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 3 tomatoes cut in wedges
  • 1/2 cup Kalamata Olives
  • 1/2 cup red onion thinly sliced
  • 7 oz feta crumbled
  • 1 sprig oregano

Instructions

For the Dressing

  • Add olive oil, salt, pepper, lemon zest and juice, honey mustard, crushed oregano and thyme leaves into a jar. Shake well and set aside.
  • Halve and slice an English cucumber. Thinly slice about 1/2 cup of red onion. Chop those kalamata olives in half. 
  • Cut larger tomatoes into wedges.De-seed and cut a bell pepper into squares.Add cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, onion and pepper into a large bowl. Crumble feta liberally over salad.
  • Pour dressing just before serving, toss and enjoy. You can garnish with more oregano if desired.

Notes

This is a great make ahead salad! Just dress and toss right before serving.

Try adding some romaine lettuce to make this a more leafy salad.

To make this vegan you can use a vegan cheese and dijon mustard or substitute the feta for avocado for a nice creamy component.

This salad is SO much easier to prepare if you buy PITTED Kalamata olives.

Steps to make Greek Salad

A photo grid showing the steps to make Greek Salad

How do you Make Greek Salad?

  1. Add olive oil, salt, pepper, and crushed oregano and thyme leaves into a jar.
  2. Add vinegar, lemon zest and juice and honey mustard. Shake well and set aside.
  3. Halve and slice an English cucumber.
  4. Thinly slice about 1/2 cup of red onion.
  5. Chop those Kalamata olives in half.
  6. Either halve cherry tomatoes or cut larger tomatoes into wedges.
  7. De-seed and cut a bell pepper into squares.
  8. Add cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, onion and pepper into a large bowl. Crumble feta liberally over salad.
  9. Pour dressing just before serving, toss and enjoy. You can garnish with more oregano if desired.

Pro Tips to Make this Greek Salad

  • This is a great make ahead salad! Just dress and toss right before serving.
  • Try adding some romaine lettuce to make this a more leafy salad.
  • To make this vegan you can use a vegan cheese and dijon mustard or substitute the feta for avocado for a nice creamy component.
  • This salad is SO much easier to prepare if you buy PITTED Kalamata olives.

If you’ve tried this Greek salad recipe then don’t forget to rate leave a rating and let me know how you got on in the comments below, I love hearing from you!

From: The Preppy Kitchen

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