Greek Salad Recipe for Horiatiki – Traditional Greek Village Salad with Feta

This Greek Salad recipe makes horiatiki, a traditional Greek village salad made with Greek feta, tomatoes, cucumbers, capsicums, onions, and Kalamata olives, doused in a simple dressing of Greek extra virgin olive oil and wine vinegar, and a shower of dried oregano. It’s fantastic with everything from grilled seafood to keftedes (Greek meatballs) and souvlaki (skewers).

Prep Time15

Cook Time0

Total Time15

Course: Salad

Cuisine: Greek

Servings:

Calories: 307kcal

Author: Lara Dunston

Equipment

Ingredients

6 vine-ripened tomatoes thickly sliced
1 large cucumber sliced, quartered
1 green capsicum (bell pepper), de-seeded, sliced
1 small red onion or purple shallot, sliced
12 Kalamata olives whole, pitted
2 tbsp fresh dill sprigs torn off stems
1 tsp dried oregano
½ tsp salt or to taste
½ tsp cracked black pepper or to taste
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil or more if you like, preferably Greek and the best quality you can find and afford
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
200 g Greek feta cheese block sliced in half

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

To a large salad bowl, add the thick slices of vine-ripened tomatoes, cucumber slices cut in halves or quarters, green capsicum slices, red onion or purple shallot slices, pitted Kalamata olives, fresh dill sprigs, and dried oregano.
Add the extra virgin olive oil, white wine vinegar, salt and pepper, and toss the lot together – traditionally, Greek cooks use their hands, but you could use a wooden spoon or salad spoons. Taste, and adjust the seasoning or dressing to suit your palate. (I always add more extra virgin olive oil at the table, so much so that my Greek salads end up being drowned in the stuff.)
Arrange the feta blocks on top of the salad, drizzle on a little more extra virgin olive oil, sprinkle on more fresh dill sprigs and dried oregano, and grind on a little cracked black pepper.
Serve immediately with crusty bread and more extra virgin olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper on the table. Greek salads are fantastic with grilled seafood, keftedes (Greek meatballs), souvlaki (skewers), tzatziki (yoghurt cucumber dip), and pita bread.

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