Fresh Greek Salad

Looking for a fresh, healthy summer salad that is tangy and delicious? I have an incredibly simple Greek Salad Recipe that is fresh and packed full of nutrients.

With fewer than 8 ingredients, this Fresh Greek Salad can be prepared in just a matter of minutes!

I will also provide a quick and easy recipe for an Olive Oil & Lemon Juice dressing that pairs particularly well with this Fresh Greek Salad.

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Servings: 4

Prep Time: 8 minutes

What You Need:

• 1 head or bag romaine lettuce, chopped
• 1- 10 oz. jar pitted Kalamata (Greek) olives
• 1 small red onion, sliced
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 cucumber, sliced
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 6 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• ground black pepper

What You Do:

Prepare the Salad:

1. Slice tomatoes, olives, cucumbers, and olives
   
2. Peel red onion
   
3. In a large bowl combine the lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion slices, Greek olives, and crumbled Feta cheese.

Make the dressing using my Fresh Greek Salad Simple Dressing Recipe:

1. Pour olive oil into small mixing bowl (fill about 1/2 way), squeeze the juice from half a lemon into the olive oil, blending the lemon juice into the olive oil using an egg beater, add 4- 5 pinches of dried oregano, and 4-5 pinches of black pepper (the oregano and black pepper can be – to taste – depending on your preferences.)
   
   
2. Toss salad and pour dressing over top.

This is a great first course to serve at your Mediterranean-style summer picnic. The salad is fresh, tangy and tart (depending on how much lemon juice you decided to add to my dressing!)

What is the difference between Greek Olives and Kalamata Olives?

So, I recommend pitted Kalamata olives for this salad, but a common question I see posted online is: What is the difference between Greek Olives and Kalamata Olives?

Well, they are the same! Kalamata olives are the most well-known Greek olive. They are grown in the Messina Valley in Greece, which is near the city of Kalamata.

I, literally, want to climb into this next picture and bathe in my Greek Salad!

Too much information? Perhaps…but I love salads in the summertime. In fact, I love salads, anytime.

Fresh Greek Salad

Recipe by Bill

5.0 from 2 votes

Course: SaladsCuisine: GreekDifficulty: Easy

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

8

minutes

Cooking time

0

minutes

Calories

260

kcal

What’s better than a simple, fresh Greek salad in the summer? Not much! With deep green romaine lettuce or even leafy spinach, fresh tomatoes, sliced red onion, Kalamata olives and topped with crumbled Feta cheese, my mouth starts watering from just thinking about the ingredients.

Combine these fresh vegetables and top your Greek salad with an Olive Oil and Lemon Dressing and you will have a bowl full of delicious nutrients for lunch or as the perfect side for any meal.

Ingredients

• 1 head or bag romaine lettuce, chopped

• 1 10 oz. can pitted Kalamata (Greek) olives

• 1 small red onion, sliced

• 2 large tomatoes, chopped

• 1 whole cucumber, sliced

• 1 whole lemon, juiced

• 6 teaspoons olive oil

• 1 cup crumbled feta cheese

• 1 teaspoon dried oregano

• 4 pinches ground black pepper

Directions

• In a large bowl combine the lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion slices, Greek Kalamata olives (pitted), and crumbled Feta cheese.
• Pour olive oil into small mixing bowl (fill about 1/2 way), squeeze the juice from half a lemon into the olive oil, blending the lemon juice into the olive oil using an egg beater
• Add 4 – 5 pinches of dried oregano, and 4-5 pinches of black pepper (the oregano and black pepper can be – to taste – depending on your preferences.)
• Toss salad and pour dressing over top.

Notes

• Vary the amount of lemon juice to increase the sourness of the salad dressing
• Try adding a fresh-squeezed lime for additional citrus flavor notes
• Substitute red pepper flakes for black pepper if you want a spicy kick to your Fresh Greek Salad dressing!
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