Best Greek Salad Recipe
This traditional Greek salad recipe is tasty and easy to make - it's fresh and healthy and full of fresh veggies, cheese, and the BEST greek salad dressing. Make it a meal-in-one by adding diced chicken, lamb, pork, or beef.
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 green bell pepper (cut into 1" pieces)
- ¾ English cucumber (hot house cucumber peeled, seeded, and quartered into 1" slices)
- 5 roma tomatoes (cut into 1" pieces)
- ¼ cup red onion (thinly sliced)
- ½ cup kalamata olives (whole and pitted)
- 8 ounces feta cheese (cut into ½" chunks)
Greek Salad Dressing
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 3½ tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1½ teaspoons dried oregano (or 1½ tablespoons fresh)
- 1 teaspoon dried dill (or 1 tablespoon fresh)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
To Make The Dressing
- Toss olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic, oregano, dill, salt, and pepper into a small bowl and mix together.
To Make The Salad
- Add bell pepper, cucumber, tomatoes, onion, olives, and cheese to a large bowl. Pour salad dressing over the top and mix ingredients. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste.
- Refrigerate 1 to 2 hours for the flavors to blend.
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Kori's Tips
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- I like using roma tomatoes or cherry tomatoes because they aren't as juicy as other types of tomatoes which will help to keep the salad from becoming too runny.
- You don't have to take the seeds out of the cucumber, but I do it to keep the salad from being too runny.
- If you have time, you can make the dressing in advance and allow the flavors to blend. This dressing is also really good as a marinade or a simple salad dressing for a basic green salad. Yum.
- If the salad is too vinegary or tangy for your taste add a pinch of sugar or two. Add a little at a time. You can't take it out once it's in! For keto followers, make sure to use a sugar substitute.
- VARIATIONS: Add pasta to make this a Greek pasta salad. Use more or less of any ingredient you like. This salad is quite forgiving! Adjust seasoning before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 255kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 6gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 808mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3g
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