Best Greek Side Salad Recipes

GREEK SALAD

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This authentic Greek salad is packed with fresh tomatoes, crisp cucumber, salty feta cheese, and briny olives: just like they make it in Greece!

Provided by a Couple Cooks

Categories Salad

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

4 large ripe tomatoes
1/2 large red onion
2 large cucumbers
1 cup Kalamata olives
4 ounces high quality feta cheese: crumbled, cut into squares, or in a block (Greek feta, if you can find it!)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 tablespoons capers (optional)
Kosher salt

Steps:

Chop the tomatoes into rough chunks; remove and discard the seeds. Place the tomatoes in a large bowl and add a few pinches of kosher salt.
Thinly slice the red onion. Peel alternating strips from the cucumbers, making a striped pattern with the peel (alternatively, remove the peel entirely). Cut the cucumbers in half and use a spoon to remove the seeds; then, cut them into ½-inch pieces.
In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, red onion, and cucumbers with the Kalamata olives, feta cheese crumbles, olive oil, and red wine vinegar. If desired, add the dried oregano and capers. Gently mix to combine.
Serve immediately, or let sit at room temperature for several minutes to allow the flavors to meld.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize Serving, Calories 192 calories, Sugar 7.6 g, Sodium 520.6 mg, Fat 14.7 g, SaturatedFat 5.2 g, TransFat 0 g, Carbohydrate 12 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 5.8 g, Cholesterol 23.4 mg

GREEK SALAD I

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This is an incredibly good Greek salad recipe, nice and tangy and even better in the summer when you use fresh vegetables!

Provided by Meesh

Categories Salad Green Salad Recipes Romaine Lettuce Salad Recipes

Time 20m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 head romaine lettuce- rinsed, dried and chopped
1 red onion, thinly sliced
1 (6 ounce) can pitted black olives
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
2 large tomatoes, chopped
1 cucumber, sliced
1 cup crumbled feta cheese
6 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 lemon, juiced
ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

In a large salad bowl, combine the Romaine, onion, olives, bell peppers, tomatoes, cucumber and cheese.
Whisk together the olive oil, oregano, lemon juice and black pepper. Pour dressing over salad, toss and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 265.3 calories, Carbohydrate 14.1 g, Cholesterol 22.3 mg, Fat 22.4 g, Fiber 5 g, Protein 6 g, SaturatedFat 6.1 g, Sodium 537.8 mg, Sugar 5.9 g