Traditional Greek Salad Recipe (Horiatiki Salada)
This classic Greek Salad Recipe is loaded up with fresh tomatoes, vegetables, feta cheese, and herbs in a light red wine vinaigrette.
Ingredients
- 5 cored vine ripe tomatoes cut into bitesize pieces
- 1 cucumber sliced into half-moons
- 1 seeded and julienne green bell pepper
- ½ peeled and julienne red onion
- ¼ cup capers
- 10 to 12 pitted kalamata olives
- 10 to 12 pitted green Greek olives
- 8- ounce block of feta cheese broken into bitesize pieces
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 ½ teaspoons dry oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Rinse and prepare all of the vegetables accordingly.
- Add the tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and red onions to a large platter or bowl.
- Evenly place on the capers, olives, and feta cheese.
- Drizzle on the olive oil and red wine vinegar.
- Sprinkle the oregano, salt, and pepper over top, and serve.
Notes
Chef Notes:
Make-Ahead: Keep the dressing separate, but you can make this up to 1 day ahead of time. I would also advise keeping the feta cheese separate until ready to serve. Don’t season it either until ready to serve.
How To Store: If you can keep the seasoning and vinaigrette separate and cover and keep in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Use pitted olives to make it easier to consume.
It is more classic to use a block of feta cheese rather than crumbles.
Any tomato will work for this recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 176kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 5gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 629mgPotassium: 299mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 895IUVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 169mgIron: 1mg