Longing for the taste of summer that may not even exist? Let’s try this flavorful Greek salad recipe that will be sort of authentic!
It may come as shock for many but the Greek salad doesn’t have lettuce and it is not soaked in tzatziki sauce. Greek salad or Horiatiki salad is often imagined a farmer’s breakfast or lunch which may explain its somewhat rudimentary appearance.
The basic idea when making a salad is to include vegetables that a Greek farmer may have at hand, hence its name the Horiatiki which means ‘peasant’ or ‘village’. The authentic Greek salad’s most prominent feature is the slab of feta cheese placed on top of the cube shaped vegetables.
When we meet Greek salad outside of Greece though, its features erode as quickly as pizza turns into tomato sauce-soaked bread in Detroit. The feta cheese is quickly cut up or crumbled into bite sized pieces and becomes the only feature for we can call the dish Greek.
If we think about it, outside of Greece the Greek or Horiatiki salad stays true to its nature by including vegetables that we have at hand. Nowadays that includes lettuce, tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, maybe radishes and beet.
Maybe that won’t impress many Greeks, so try not to pour so deep philosophical sauce on any salad on a first date. Overall though, the authentic Greek salad with the absence of lettuce is a refreshing experience that definitely will find its place at any dinner table once we get through at the slab of cheese (maybe slicing it up doesn’t hurt that much).
Ingredients
Dressing
- 1 clove / 3g Garlic (crushed or finely cut)
- 1 teaspoon / 0.5g Oregano (finely cut)
- ¼ cup / 60ml Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 squeeze / 10ml Vinegar or lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon / 3g Salt
- ¼ teaspoon / 0.25g Black pepper
Salad
- 2 piece / 200 g Tomato
- 1 piece / 200g Cucumber
- ½ / 50g Onion
- 1 piece / 50g Green pepper
- 1 slab / 200g Feta cheese
How to make Greek salad
- Make the dressing by finely cut garlic and oregano leaves then mix them together with olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste. If there is a pestle available to work everything together finely, use it.
- Prepare the salad by cutting up the vegetables and also the cheese if the slabbing it on top seems like too over the top. Portion the salad, drizzle dressing on top and serve.
Enjoy!
Greek Salad Recipe
Ingredients
Dressing
- 1 clove Garlic crushed or finely cut
- 1 teaspoon Oregano finely cut
- ¼ cup Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 squeeze Vinegar or lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ¼ teaspoon Black pepper
Salad
- 2 piece Tomato
- 1 piece Cucumber
- ½ Onion
- 1 piece pepper
- 1 Feta cheese
Instructions
- Make the dressing by finely cut garlic and oregano leaves then mix them together with olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste. If there is a pestle available to work everything together finely, use it.
- Prepare the salad by cutting up the vegetables and also the cheese if the slabbing it on top seems like too over the top. Portion the salad, drizzle dressing on top and serve.
Notes
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