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CLASSIC GREEK SALAD

A Refreshing Taste of Greece

Ingredients you will need:

2 cups cucumber, sliced 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved 1/2 red onion, sliced 1/4 cup Kalamata olives 1/4 cup green olives 1/2 cup feta cheese, cubed 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped 1/4 tsp dried oregano Salt & pepper, to taste 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp red wine vinegar

Prep the Vegetables:

Slice the cucumbers and red onion. Halve the cherry tomatoes. Cube the feta cheese.

Assemble the Salad:

In a large bowl, combine the cucumber, cherry tomatoes, red onion, Kalamata olives, and green olives.

Add the cubed feta cheese.

Season and Dress:

Sprinkle the salad with dried oregano, chopped parsley, salt, and pepper.

Drizzle with olive oil and red wine vinegar.

This of course can be customized anyway you want.

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[–] RalphFurley@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

I like to stuff this into a whole wheat pita, sometimes with Dijon or hummus or plain Greek Yogurt or tuna salad

That looks like an awesome salad!! I'm definitely going to have to try this recipe

[–] Boppel@feddit.org 8 points 1 month ago

looks awesome

[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

My new goal is to kidnap you and force you to cook for me.

[–] DonEladio@feddit.org 5 points 1 month ago

Salad πŸ‘

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

That looks awesome. But aren't those Persian cucumbers? I would think, given a few thousand years of history, that no Greek would put those in. I would. But I'm not Greek.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

Far worse to me are the non-traditional green olives. Just... why?

You gots the Kalamata / Greek olives and you're beyond good to go on the olive front...

[–] mrlee@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Looks great! Way too much olives for my taste, but iβ€˜d sort them out out and enjoy it anyway

[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I used to eat this for lunch once or twice a week because it was just so darn good. Mmmm. Add some chickpeas to stretch it out a bit!

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Tied with vinaigraitte salad, because the latter is cheap to make in many regions.

[–] Soku@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Do you mean the Russian vinaigrette salad with boiled vegetables or some other variety? That word reminded me of a delicious and relatively lazy big batch dish I should make in weekend.

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Russian salad. Quick, cheap, and easy to make. Apparently the word originally means a sauce made from vinegar or lemon juice.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

I think of vinaigrette as being the dressing.

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Very convenient for quick preparation. When I was in a dorm and didn't want to use the kitchen, I just bought a cucumber and tomato on my way home and chopped them in my room.

Basil also works well instead of oregano. Adds a lot of taste.

I also like to add either sour cream or low-fat mayo. And a bit of soy sauce.

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

The salad that is filled with most things I hated as a kid, but became my favourite salad as an adult.

[–] Rusty@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

I like how the restaurants in Greece serve it with a single big piece of Feta, instead of cutting the Feta and mixing it into the salad.