🥗 Classic Greek Salad (Horiatiki)
The traditional Greek salad—known in Greece as Horiatiki—is a fresh, simple salad made with crisp vegetables, olives, and creamy Feta cheese. It’s light, flavorful, and perfect with grilled meats or bread.
🛒 Ingredients (Serves 4)
- 3 cups Tomatoes, chopped
- 1 Cucumber, sliced
- ½ Red onion, thinly sliced
- ½ cup Kalamata olives
- 4 oz Feta cheese, cut into chunks or one block
Dressing
- 3 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 tbsp Red wine vinegar
- ½ tsp Dried oregano
- Salt and black pepper to taste
👨🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Prepare vegetables
Add chopped tomatoes, cucumber slices, and red onion to a large bowl.
2️⃣ Add olives
Mix in the Kalamata olives.
3️⃣ Make dressing
In a small bowl whisk together olive oil, red wine vinegar, oregano, salt, and pepper.
4️⃣ Assemble the salad
Pour dressing over the vegetables and toss gently.
5️⃣ Top with feta
Place chunks or a slab of feta cheese on top and sprinkle with extra oregano.
🍽️ Serve With
- Pita bread
- Grilled chicken
- Lamb kebabs
- Hummus
💡 Authentic Greek Tips
✔ Traditional Greek salad does not include lettuce.
✔ Use good-quality olive oil for the best flavor.
✔ Many Greek restaurants serve the feta as one large block on top rather than crumbled.
If you’d like, I can also share the authentic Greek restaurant trick that makes this salad taste dramatically better (it only adds one small ingredient). 🥗✨
