Greek Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 1 - 75 gram
This simple Greek salad recipe, or Horiatiki, keeps things traditional. No need to fuss with a dressing, just toss ripe tomatoes, cucumber, green bell pepper, onion, olives with good olive oil and red wine vinegar, top with tangy feta cheese, and you’re all set! Serve as a quick and easy first course or side salad.
Ingredients
40 gram red onion
120 gram tomatoes, sliced
120 gram cucumber, sliced
120 gram green bell pepper
10 kalamata olives
1-1/2 tsp dried oregano
salt to taste
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
7 ounce greek feta
basil for garnish
Directions
If you’d like to mellow the onion’s raw taste, fill a small bowl with ice water. Add about 1 teaspoon of red wine vinegar to the water, then add the sliced onion. Set aside to soak for 10 minutes or so.
Combine the veggies. Place the tomato, cucumber, bell pepper, and olives in a large serving dish. Remove the onions from the water and add to the dish with the rest of the vegetables.
Season. Sprinkle the vegetables with ¾ teaspoon of oregano and a pinch of kosher salt. Add the oil and vinegar (to your liking) then give everything a gentle toss.
Finish and serve. Top the salad with slabs of feta and sprinkle with the remaining ¾ teaspoon of oregano and basil. Enjoy!