This Simple Greek Salad is full of flavor. Cucumber, tomatoes, lettuce, feta cheese, olives and onion combined with a delicious lemon and herb salad dressing.
Here we have a wonderful recipe for a simple and easy Greek Salad.
The ingredients are lovely and fresh, and you have a contrast of textures from the crunch of the cucumber, peppers and lettuce, in contrast to the soft and creamy feta cheese and juicy baby tomatoes.
The flavors are delicious, with a combination of tangy from the lemon dressing, and saltiness from the feta cheese, then the rich earthy flavor of olives, and the refreshing flavors of cucumber and tomato. Altogether, each mouthful has a great taste!
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The recipe is really simple and easy to make, and requires no cooking. It's just a case of combining all the ingredients and adding the dressing just before you want to serve.
This delicious recipe has been generously shared by one of our Lovefoodies supporters, Dave Weigel. Dave loves to Grill and Smoke, and has loads of tasty recipes up his sleeve!
Here, Dave has created a delicious Greek Salad which he often serves up when he's grilling. It's a family hit for sure!
This will also go really well with our Traditional Moussaka recipe. Yummy!
Recipe by Dave Weigel
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
Nil
Yield
4
Ingredients
The Salad
1 cup Cherry Tomatoes
1 Chopped English Cucumber
½ sliced red onion
1 pepper - you can use any color or a combination of red, green, orange and yellow
1 can of black olives, drained.
1 cup or 140 g crumbled or cubed feta cheese
1 chopped romaine lettuce
The Dressing
zest and juice 2 lemons
12 tablespoons of lite olive oil
2 teaspoons oregano
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
To make the Dressing
Combine all the dressing ingredients in a jar and shake.
To make the Salad
Chop/slice all the ingredients.
Add to a salad bowl and combine.
Drizzle the dressing all over.
Serve with some delicious homemade Rye bread warm from the oven.
If you're having a Greek themed meal, why not make some delicious Baklava for dessert!
We'd love to hear from you and what you thought of our recipe. Did you make any changes or add some other ingredients? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading and happy cooking!
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Simple Greek Salad
This Simple Greek Salad is full of flavor. Cucumber, tomatoes, lettuce, feta cheese, olives and onion combined with a delicious lemon and herb salad dressing.
Ingredients
The Salad
- 1 cup Cherry Tomatoes
- 1 Chopped English Cucumber
- ½ sliced red onion
- 1 pepper - you can use any color or a combination of red, green, orange and yellow
- 1 can of black olives, drained.
- 1 cup or 140 g crumbled or cubed feta cheese
- 1 chopped romaine lettuce
The Dressing
- zest and juice 2 lemons
- 12 tablespoons of lite olive oil
- 2 teaspoons oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
To make the Dressing
Combine all the dressing ingredients in a jar and shake.
To make the Salad
Chop / slice all the ingredients
Add to a salad bowl and combine.
Drizzle the dressing all over.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 538Total Fat: 48gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 36gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 444mgCarbohydrates: 23gFiber: 4gSugar: 15gProtein: 7g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate
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