This easy Greek salad is made with plum tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, bell pepper, Kalamata olives, and crumbled feta cheese. Topped with a lemon and red wine vinegar vinaigrette dressing, it’s ready for a summer picnic!
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This Greek salad is my dad’s favorite in the summer.
The best ingredients and flavors of Greek cuisine, all in one easy summer salad!
What to serve with Greek salad
You can serve this salad as a side to almost any of your summer favorites like grilled chicken or grilled fish. It goes great with flatbread that has been brushed with olive oil and toasted or grilled.
Make-ahead tips
The dressing for this recipe can be made up to 3 hours in advance and kept at room temperature.
Except for the tomatoes, all the vegetables can be cut into small pieces a few hours in advance and kept in the fridge. Tomatoes are way better when they’re fresh and unrefrigerated, so wait to add them just before serving.
Mix all the vegetables with the salad dressing and sprinkle with cheese before serving.
What’s in Greek Salad Dressing?
The ingredients in this salad are so fresh and vibrant that they only need a simple dressing to bring them together. This one uses olive oil (here’s our favorite!), Lemon Juice, Garlic, Red Wine Vinegar, Oregano, and Dill.
This dressing separates, so if you make it ahead of time, just whip it together before dressing your salad. Better yet, make it in a mason jar and simply shake the jar a few times before pouring it over your salad.
Tame your onions
If you’re not a big fan of raw onions, try this tip from Elise’s mom: Soak the chopped onions in some vinegar or lemon juice while you chop the remaining salad ingredients. This softens their flavor and makes them a little tastier.
Try these other summery side salads!
- Greek pasta salad
- Cherry Tomato Orzo Salad
- Greek quinoa salad
- Pasta and Bean Picnic Salad
- Farro salad with green beans, corn and cherry tomatoes
From the editors of Simply Recipes
Easy Greek Salad
My mom’s tip: To take some of the bite out of the onions, soak them in a little vinegar or lemon juice after you’ve cut them.
ingredients
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6 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil
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2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
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1/2 teaspoon chopped garlic
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1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
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1/2 teaspoon dried oregano or 1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano
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1/2 teaspoon dried dill or 1 teaspoon chopped fresh dill
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Salt and freshly ground black pepper
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3 big plum tomatoescored and roughly chopped
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3/4 Cucumber, peeled, cored and roughly chopped
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1/2 Red onionchopped
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1 Paprika, cored and roughly chopped
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1/2 Cup gutted black olives (preferably in brine), roughly chopped
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heaps 1/2 Cup crumbles feta cheese
method
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make dressing:
Whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, vinegar, oregano, and dill until combined. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
This can be prepared 3 hours in advance. Leave at room temperature. Whip again before use.
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Combine salad ingredients:
Combine the tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, peppers, olives in a bowl. Flavor with dressing. Sprinkle with cheese and serve.
| nutritional information (per serving) | |
|---|---|
| 197 | calories |
| 18g | Fat |
| 9g | carbohydrates |
| 3g | protein |
