This incredibly delicious all-year-round traditional Greek salad (otherwise known as a horiatiki or village salad) contains just eight fresh ingredients - tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, green peppers, black olives, feta cheese, oregano and olive oil. Despite being super healthy, it's a huge crowd pleaser that literally everyone loves. Goes wonderfully well with so many meals, including classic Greek dishes, meatballs, pizza, burgers and more, but is equally as good on its own for lunch. This is one recipe you REALLY need to learn how to make - and make well!
Add the tomatoes and cucumber to a large salad dish. Squeeze some of the tomatoes a little as you add them to release some juice.
4 medium tomatoes, ½ cucumber
Add most of the green pepper (reserve 3 or 4 whole slices for decorating the top), most of the onion (reserve a few 'rings') and most of the olives.
1 green pepper, ⅛ red onion, 1 cup Kalamata olives
Now add most of the oregano and most of the olive oil and toss the salad well.
2 teaspoons dried oregano, ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
Arrange the reserved slices of pepper and onion and the rest of the olives on the top of the salad.
Finally, place the feta on the very top (in one big slice). Sprinkle the feta and salad with the rest of the oregano, then drizzle with the remainder of the olive oil.
5 ounces feta cheese
Serve as a side dish or for lunch with fresh crusty bread to mop up the juices!
Video
Notes
Top tip: For an extra juicy salad with more dressing to mop up, squeeze about half of the tomatoes a little into the dish as you add them to the salad.Olives: Use plump, juicy black olives (Kalamata olives are best) with the stone in.Feta: Try to find an authentic brand of feta cheese such as Dodoni. One very large slice is best. Onions and green pepper: I like to slice thin whole slices of each of these and reserve a few to arrange nicely on the top. Oregano: If you can find fresh Greek oregano, you can replace the dried oregano with 2-3 tablespoons of it if you like.Storing: You can make the salad a few hours ahead and store it covered in the fridge. Leftovers will keep for up to a day, but a Greek salad is best consumed the day it's made. How to serve: A Greek salad goes with almost anything! It's great with pizza, burgers, grilled meats, souvlaki wraps, pasta meals, classic Greek dishes such as moussaka, and much more. It's also delicious eaten by itself with bread for a simple, healthy lunch. Some traditional tzatziki can be delicious on the side as well. For more ideas, browse this list of 50 best easy Greek salad serving ideas.