Easy Greek Salad (Horiatiki) | Mediterranean Salad
Authentic Greek salad (Horiatiki) is a classic salad made with fresh tomatoes, cucumber, olives, feta cheese, and a simple olive oil dressing. This Mediterranean salad is refreshing and ready in just 15 minutes. One of the best summer side dishes.
Servings: 4
Calories: 184kcal
Ingredients
- 2 medium Cucumbers , sliced or cubed
- 1 Bell pepper , sliced optional
- 2 Tomatoes , cubed
- 1 Onion , cubed
- ¼ cup Olives , chopped
- ⅓ cup Feta cheese , crumbled
- 1 to 2 tablespoon Cilantro or coriander leaves, chopped (or mint leaves or parsley)
For the greek salad dressing
- 3 to 4 tablespoon Olive oil
- 2 tablespoon Lemon juice red wine vinegar
- ½ teaspoon Garlic powder (or 1 minced garlic clove)
- ½ teaspoon Dried oregano
- Salt , to taste
- Pepper , to taste
Instructions
- In a large salad bowl, combine cucumber, tomato, onion, olives, cilantro, and feta cheese.2 medium Cucumbers, 2 Tomatoes, 1 Onion, ¼ cup Olives, ⅓ cup Feta cheese, 1 to 2 tbsp Cilantro, 1 Bell pepper
- In another bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, garlic powder, oregano, salt, and pepper to taste. Pour this dressing over the salad.3 to 4 tbsp Olive oil, 2 tbsp Lemon juice, ½ tsp Garlic powder, Salt, Pepper, ½ tsp Dried oregano
- Toss and serve immediately for fresh flavor.
Notes
- You can add bell peppers (yellow or red), caper berries (capers), chickpeas (for extra protein), or avocado.
- Traditional Greek salad uses cubes of feta cheese instead of crumbled feta.
- In American-style Greek salad, lettuce, pepperoni, radishes, anchovies (sardines), and dolmades, beets are common.
- For the dressing or seasoning, you can add your favorite herbs and spices if desired.
- Vary the ingredient amounts as you like.
- If you do not have feta cheese, consider substituting it with Halloumi, ricotta, labneh, cottage cheese, parmesan, etc.
Nutrition
Calories: 184kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 282mg | Potassium: 413mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1614IU | Vitamin C: 55mg | Calcium: 100mg | Iron: 1mg