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Greek salad recipe consist of tomatoes, cucumber, onion, olives, feta, oregano and gets a crunchy boost from romaine lettuce.

This classic Greek salad recipe consist of tomatoes, cucumber, onion, olives, feta, oregano and gets a crunchy boost from romaine lettuce. Try it with some braised lamb, grilled chicken strips, or beets as a starter for your next Greek meal. This Greek Salad and dressing is one of the best I have eaten. My family loves all the fixings but I prefer just feta and beets. All your salad lovers will love how versatile this salad can be.

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Greek salad recipe consist of tomatoes, cucumber, onion, olives, feta, oregano and gets a crunchy boost from romaine lettuce.

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Greek Salad

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Yield 6-8 Servings

This classic Greek salad recipe consist of tomatoes, cucumber, onion, olives, feta, oregano and gets a crunchy boost from romaine lettuce. Try it with some braised lamb, grilled chicken strips, or beets as a starter for your next Greek meal.

Ingredients

  • 1 medium head romaine lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces, washed, and dried
  • 2 medium tomatoes, cored, seeded, and large dice
  • 1 medium English cucumber, large dice
  • 1 cup kalamata olives, pitted and halved
  • 1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (from 1 medium lemon), plus more as needed
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh oregano leaves or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more as needed
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese (about 2 1/2 ounces)
  • add choice of meat (I like grilled chicken strips) or braised lamb 
  • add fresh or jars of beets (I use pickled beets and save the juice for another day) to taste.

Instructions

Place the lettuce in a large bowl and add the tomatoes, cucumber, olives, and onion; set aside.

Place the oil, measured lemon juice, oregano, measured salt, and pepper to taste in a small, nonreactive bowl and whisk to combine.

Pour over the salad and toss to combine. Taste and season with additional lemon juice, salt, or pepper as needed.

Sprinkle with the feta. Top with your choice of meat or beets to taste.

Notes

COOKS NOTE:

My choice of add-ons is grilled chicken strips and pickled beets from a jar. I keep the juice for future use to flavor other dishes and reduce the water needed.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 cup

Amount Per Serving

Calories 134

% Daily Value

Total Fat 11.91 g

18%

Saturated Fat 3.07 g

15%

Cholesterol 10.51 mg

4%

Sodium 347 mg

14%

Total Carbohydrates 10.4 g

3%

Dietary Fiber 4.04 g

16%

Sugars 4.16 g

Protein 4.03 g

8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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This Greek Salad and dressing is one of the best I have eaten. My family loves all the fixings but I prefer just feta and beets. All your salad lovers will love how versatile this salad can be.
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  2. We are beet lovers here and even grow our own beets. This is a salad we will just love for some of our fresh garden beets! I sure appreciate you sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday. Have a great week and come back soon!
    Miz Helen

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    • Fresh beets sound so wonderful! My son put them in the garden last year. This year he didn’t plant any root veggies because they just had too many varmints in the garden. How wonderful to have them in your garden! Enjoy a wonderful week!

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      • I agree that this looks delicious but the picture and your comment both have beets and there is no mention of them in the recipe. Do you drain them , use pickled or plain or what? It’s a novel idea to me (not from Michigan so perhaps that is why.

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        • I apologize Andrea. When I am in a hurry to finish a post I getr distracted and sometimes forget to add all my changes. I meant to fix this twice now! Call it a senior moment. In any event. I have now fixed it. I actually left out the entire paragraph I normally add before even the recipe! Please come back to see it!

  6. Looks delicious! I’m eating more and more salads these days to stay healthy. I love salad as my main meal of the day during the summer. To think I didn’t even like salads when I was a child, and now I practically live on them.

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    • I agree with you Barbara. I never ate more than. A few leaves of lettuce covered in French dressing. Now I east everything and add shdimp or whatever at times also. Asnd I dslike French dressing and prefer more different options. Have a great day!

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  12. With this heat, I’m up for another salad idea. This looks delicious and easy

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