The Greek salad dressing is so easy and flavorful – you will want it on all of your salads!
Fresh Greek Salad is a must try and one of the healthiest salads around. This is chock-full of cucumber, tomato, avocado with tangy-salty bites of olives and feta cheese.
Greek Salad typically combines fresh ingredients like crisp cucumbers, tomatoes, sweet bell peppers and red onion, kalamata olives and feta cheese. The simple lemon, olive oil and garlic dressing makes every bite memorable. This salad is a staple not only in Greece but in the Mediterranean region.
Ingredients
Greek Salad Ingredients:
1 head romaine lettuce chopped
1/2 medium red onion thinly sliced
1/2 bell pepper (any color), chopped
1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes halved (or slice heirlooms when in season)
1 English cucumber sliced
1 avocado peeled, pitted and sliced
1/2 cup kalamata olives sliced into thirds
4 oz feta cheese
Greek Dressing Ingredients:
3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
3 Tbsp lemon juice (from 1 large lemon)
1 garlic clove pressed
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
Instructions
Rinse, chop and spin dry romaine lettuce and transfer to a large salad bowl.
Add remaining salad ingredients to the bowl: sliced red onion, sliced bell peppers, halved tomatoes, diced cucumber, diced avocado, kalamata olives and feta cheese.
Combine all Greek dressing ingredients in a mason jar and shake to combine. Just before serving, drizzle dressing over the salad to taste and toss to combine.
Enjoy !
