Homemade Greek salad can be on the dinner table in 10 minutes.
I’m always disappointed when I order a Greek salad at a restaurant. Usually overdressed, limp and flavorless. We now make it at home and it’s 100 times better than any restaurant salad!
Homemade Greek Salad
How to Make a Greek Salad
Seriously, on your table in no time flat!
First, make the dressing so the flavors can combine while you prep the salad ingredients.
In a small bowl or jar with a lid add the olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper. Whisk or shake the jar and set aside.
I prefer to make individual bowls for my family. This way everyone receives extra of what they like and none of what they don’t like. Also, everyone can control the amount of dressing. No one likes a drenched and soggy salad.
Chill the salad bowl, helps keep the fresh salad greens cold and crisp.
Roughly chop the romaine lettuce, thinly slice the onions and cucumbers, and slice the grape tomatoes in half.
In the bowl combine the romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, kalamata olives, feta cheese, and pepperoncini peppers.
Dress the salad season with salt and pepper if necessary, serve and enjoy!
We made this our meal with skillet bread on the side but it can certainly be a nice side dish.
You will love this salad, I promise! It’s the best Greek salad dressing I’ve ever eaten.
Best Greek Salad Recipe
Homemade Greek Salad
Ingredients
Dressing:
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 2 cloves garlic, smashed with side of your knife then peeled
- 2 tsp. dried oregano leaves
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp fresh ground black pepper
Salad:
- 1 large bunch romaine lettuce
- 4 oz grape tomatoes, halved
- 1 large cucumber
- 1/2 medium red onion
- 1/2 C kalamata olives, halved
- 1/2 C feta cheese, diced or crumbled
- pepperoncini peppers
Instructions
- For the Dressing:
- Combine all the ingredients in a small, air-tight jar and shake well to mix. Set aside.
- For the Salad:
- Roughly chop the romaine lettuce and toss it into a large bowl. (I like to chill my bowl)
- Slice the grape tomatoes in half and add it to the bowl with the lettuce, then half the cucumber and slice thinly, add to the bowl.
- Slice the onion into thin rings, then quarter, separating the layers before adding to the rest of the salad.
- Slice the olives in half, dice or crumble feta cheese, add to the salad.
- Pour the desired amount of the dressing over the salad and gently toss all the ingredients together and serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition facts will depend on what type of ingredients you use. This is just an estimate. We do our best to give you nutritional information as correct as possible. Please feel free to calculate for yourself.
Nutrition
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Comments
Laurie
March 14, 2017love greek salad, but have never made it before! Pinned. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Brag About It !
Caitlin
March 16, 2017Thanks for the recipe! I love homemade salad dressing! Can’t wait to try it!
DSTR
March 17, 2017I hope you enjoy it as much as we do, Caitlin! Thanks for dropping by!
April J Harris
March 22, 2017Love this recipe, Leigh – it’s so fresh, colourful and delicious! And your dressing is so flavourful. Scheduled to pin. Thank you for being a part of the Hearth and Soul LInk Party. Hope to ‘see’ you again this week!
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Miz Helen
March 24, 2017Congratulations!
Your recipe is featured on Full Plate Thursday this week and I have just pinned it to our features board. Enjoy your new Red Plate and have a wonderful day!
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DSTR
March 27, 2017Thank you so much, Miz Helen!
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