Bright veggies, calamata olives and feta cheese combine to create the best greek salad recipe. So easy to throw together and SO delicious.
Course
Salad
Cuisine
Mediterranean
Prep Time20minutes
Total Time20minutes
Servings10
Calories105kcal
AuthorFive Silver Spoons
Ingredients
Salad
1hothouse cucumberunpeeled and sliced ¼ inch thick
1red bell pepperlarge diced
1yellow bell pepperlarge diced
1pintgrape tomatoeshalved
1.2medium sized red onionsliced in half rounds
½poundfeta cheese
½cupcalamata olivessliced and pitted
Vinaigrette
2clovesgarlicminced (I used my mini cuisinart food processor)
1tdried oregano
½tdijon mustard
¼cupred wine vinegar
1tkosher salt
½tfreshly ground black pepper
½cupolive oli
Instructions
Place the cucumber, peppers, tomatoes and red onion in a large bowl.
For the vinaigrette, whisk together the garlic, oregano, mustard, vinegar, salt and pepper in a small bowl. still whacking, slowly add the olive oil to make an emulsion. Pour the vinaigrette over the veggies. Add the feta cheese and olives and toss lightly.
Set aside for 30 minutes to allow the flavors to blend.
Serve at room temperature.
Slightly adapted from Ina Garten
Recipe Notes
You can adjust the vinaigrette dressing depending on how much dressing you typically prefer for your salads. I will be cutting the vinaigrette ingredients in half next time. I found the measurements above to be a bit too oily.
Nutrition Facts
Scrumptious Greek Salad
Amount Per Serving
Calories 105Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 20mg7%
Sodium 703mg31%
Potassium 236mg7%
Carbohydrates 6g2%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 4g8%
Calcium 133mg13%
Vitamin C 45.6mg55%
Vitamin A 960IU19%
Iron 0.6mg3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.