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In the United States, a Greek Salad is typically filled with lettuce, cucumbers, olives, tomatoes, and feta cheese. But really, the traditional “Greek Salad” or Horiatiki Salad has no actual lettuce in it. It’s just jammed packed with (more or less) fresh cut tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, olives, bell pepper, and topped with a big square of feta cheese. I wanted to create my own version to have whenever the craving struck.
When Clayton and I visited San Francisco a few years back, we had an incredible Horiatiki salad at the delicious Kokkari restaurant. Once I got home, I was making my simple grilled Greek chicken recipe and knew that it needed a homemade horiatiki salad on the side.
Part of what makes this salad so special is the dressing. A lot of times it’s dressed in nothing more than good quality Greek olive oil, but I amped things up with a simple yet delicious Greek-inspired dressing made wit olive oil, Dijon mustard, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, and oregano. It’s fabulous and I’m so excited for you to try it!
ingredients:
- Ripe Tomatoes
- Red Onions
- Cucumber
- Green Bell Pepper
- Kalamata Olives
- Feta Cheese
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Garlic Cloves
- Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
- Red Wine Vinegar
- Dried Oregano
- Dijon Mustard
- Kosher Salt
- Freshly Ground Black Pepper
step-by-step:
step one: assemble the salad
In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, red onions, cucumbers, green bell peppers, and Kalamata olives. Top with the feta cheese.
step two: make the dressing
In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, oregano, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper. Drizzle over the salad immediately before serving.
recipe faqs:
It would be great with my Whole Roasted Greek Chicken and Potatoes or these Pan-Roasted Greek Chicken Thighs.
Easy to make and no cooking involved, this traditional Horiatiki Salad is a great go-to any day of the week! Let me know what you think of my version in the comments below!
looking for more greek-inspired recipes? try these!
Greek-Inspired Marinated Chicken
Greek-Inspired Grilled Lamb Burgers
Horiatiki Salad
Ingredients
For the Horiatiki Salad:
- 3 medium vine ripe tomatoes, sliced into 8 wedges
- 1/2 small red onion, very thinly sliced
- 1/2 medium cucumber, halved lengthwise and very thinly sliced
- 1 small green bell pepper, core removed and thinly sliced into rounds
- 1/4 cup pitted and drained Kalamata olives
- 3 ounces feta cheese
For the Greek Dressing:
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
For the Horiatiki Salad:
- In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, red onions, cucumbers, green bell peppers, and Kalamata olives. Top with the feta cheese.
For the Greek Dressing:
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, oregano, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper. Drizzle over the salad immediately before serving.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
A bi-weekly rotation for me! Love pairing it with your Whole30 greek chicken and potatoes.
I just realized I haven’t left a comment even though I’ve been making this salad for awhile. This salad is perfect as is! Super flavorful, easy to make, and a great way to take advantage of summer produce.