Greek salad is the base of a wide range of Greek salads and is made from ripe tomatoes, fresh cucumbers, red onions, bell peppers and the central ingredient: soft pickled cheese. These products are coarsely chopped and seasoned with olive oil. This topic offers you equally delicious options with different cheeses and other ingredients.
Classic Greek salad at home
A classic Greek salad at home will be a delicious, refreshing and healthy appetizer for any table, especially during the season of fresh vegetables. The salad is prepared simply and quickly. According to the classics, cucumbers, sweet peppers of any color, tomatoes and olives are taken in approximately the same volume for the salad. The cheese used is only the “Feta” variety, which has a bright taste and smell. The salad is dressed with high-quality olive oil in addition to oregano or thyme.
- Tomatoes 4 (things)
- Cucumber 3 (things)
- Bulgarian pepper 1 (things)
- Red onion 1 (things)
- Chees Feta 200 (grams)
- Olives 1 a handful of
- Oregano 1 pinch
- Salt 1 pinch
- Olive oil 3 (tablespoons)
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A classic Greek salad can be easily prepared using a step-by-step recipe at home. First of all, prepare, according to the proportions of the recipe, all the ingredients for the Greek salad; they must be cold. Rinse the vegetables and dry with a napkin. -
Cut fresh cucumbers into large circles. -
Cut the tomatoes into the same size slices. -
Remove seeds from bell peppers and chop coarsely. -
Cut the peeled red onion into thin half rings. -
Place the chopped vegetables in a salad bowl, preferably a wooden one. -
Place a handful of olives on top of the vegetables without cutting them. -
Drizzle the salad evenly with good quality olive oil, which also contributes to the flavor of this dish. -
Then sprinkle the salad with dry oregano and add a little salt. Gently mix these ingredients with a spoon. -
Place the prepared classic Greek salad at home into portioned salad bowls, put a slice of Feta on top, sprinkle with oregano and serve immediately. Bon appetit!
Greek salad with fetax
In a Greek salad, the traditional “Feta” is perfectly replaced by the lightly salted cheese “Fetaxa” and, although this is a cheese product with vegetable fats, and not real cheese, it is very plastic, has a delicate creamy taste and goes well with all the salad ingredients. In this recipe, we take vegetables for the salad in equal quantities and season the salad with a tandem of olive oil and lemon juice.
Cooking time: 25 minutes.
Cooking time: 25 minutes.
Servings: 4.
Ingredients:
- Tomatoes – 150 gr.
- Cucumber – 150 gr.
- Sweet pepper – 150 gr.
- Red onion – 50 gr.
- "Fetaxa" - 1 package.
- Olives – 20 pcs.
- Lemon – 1/3 pcs.
- Salt – 1 pinch.
- Ground black pepper – 1 pinch.
- Thyme – 5 sprigs.
- Olive oil – 25 ml.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Immediately prepare, according to the proportions of the recipe, all the ingredients for the salad and cool them in advance. Then rinse the vegetables with cold water and dry with a napkin.
Step 2. Cut the cucumbers into semicircles at least 3 mm thick and place in a salad bowl.
Step 3. Sweet peppers, you can use different colors, remove seeds and stems, cut into large cubes and add to cucumbers.
Step 4. Cut the tomatoes into large pieces of any shape and add to the rest of the vegetables.
Step 5. Chop the peeled red onion into thin half rings and place in a salad bowl.
Step 6. Place olives on top of the cut vegetables.
Step 7. For the dressing, mix olive oil with the juice of 1/3 lemon, a pinch of salt and thyme leaves in a bowl.
Step 8. Remove Fetaxa from the package, cut into medium cubes and place in a salad bowl. Then pour the prepared dressing over the salad and mix gently.
Step 9. Place the prepared Greek salad with fetax into portioned salad bowls, sprinkle with black pepper and serve immediately. Bon appetit!
Homemade Greek salad with feta cheese
Homemade Greek salad with cheese will be a good option for you from the line of Greek salads. Cheese cheese is prepared from cow's or sheep's milk prepared in a special way, followed by ripening in a salt solution, which gives it a pleasant taste and a dense, non-crumbling texture. These properties are suitable to complement Greek salad. We take vegetables for the salad and their quantity, as in the classic recipe. Take white onion and marinate. Season the salad with a mixture of olive oil, lemon juice and herbs.
Cooking time: 25 minutes.
Cooking time: 15 minutes.
Servings: 3.
Ingredients:
- Cheese cheese – 200 gr.
- Tomatoes – 200 gr.
- Cucumber – 200 gr.
- Sweet pepper – 200 gr.
- White onion – 30 gr.
- Green olives – 100 gr.
- Lemon juice – 1 tsp.
- Olive oil – 2 tbsp.
- Salt – ½ tsp.
- Oregano – 1 pinch.
- Dried basil – 1 pinch.
- Vinegar – 1 tsp.
- Water – 100 ml.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Immediately prepare, according to the proportions of the recipe, all the ingredients for the salad. The freshness and good quality of vegetables and cheese largely determine the taste of the finished dish.
Step 2. Rinse the vegetables and remove all moisture with a napkin. Peel the onion.
Step 3. Cut the onion into thin rings and pour vinegar diluted in water for 10 minutes, which will remove the bitterness of the vegetable.
Step 4. During this time, cut the cucumbers into large pieces.
Step 5. Cut the tomatoes into medium cubes; for this salad, take sweet, fleshy varieties of tomatoes.
Step 6. Cut the seeded sweet pepper into cubes of the same size.
Step 7. Remove the cheese from the packaging and cut into cubes.
Step 8. For dressing, mix olive oil with lemon juice, herbs and salt.
Step 9. Place the chopped vegetables in a salad bowl, pour over the dressing and stir. Place olives on top of the vegetables, arrange the sliced cheese and pickled onion rings. Give the prepared homemade Greek salad with feta cheese 10 minutes to infuse, preferably in the refrigerator, and then serve. Bon appetit!
Greek salad with chicken
Greek salad can be prepared according to any recipe and supplemented with boiled, baked or fried chicken, which will make the dish more satisfying, without much increase in calorie content. This salad will give you a complete and tasty dinner. The ingredients and their proportions are taken as for a traditional Greek salad.In this recipe, we marinate and fry the chicken, and complement the set of vegetables with Chinese cabbage.
Cooking time: 50 minutes.
Cooking time: 20 minutes.
Servings: 3.
Ingredients:
- Chicken fillet – 200 gr.
- Tomatoes – 160 gr.
- Cucumber – 100 gr.
- Sweet pepper – 150 gr.
- Beijing cabbage – 400 gr.
- Onion – 80 gr.
- Olives – 100 gr.
- Feta cheese – 200 gr.
- Lemon juice – 3 tbsp.
- Wine vinegar – 3 tbsp.
- Olive oil - to taste.
- Salt - to taste.
- Ground black pepper - to taste.
- Dried herbs - to taste.
- Vegetable oil - for frying.
Cooking process:
Step 1. First of all, prepare all the ingredients for the salad according to the recipe. Rinse and dry the vegetables and chicken fillet with a napkin.
Step 2. In a separate bowl, mix a small amount of olive oil with wine vinegar, lemon juice, salt, black pepper and dry herbs. Place chicken fillet in this marinade and leave to marinate for half an hour.
Step 3. Cut the tomatoes into large pieces.
Step 4. Cut the bell pepper into large cubes.
Step 5. Cut the peeled onion into thin half rings.
Step 6. Tear the Chinese cabbage leaves with your hands or chop them coarsely.
Step 7. Cut the Feta into medium cubes.
Step 8. Remove the chicken fillet from the marinade and cut across the grain into medium pieces.
Step 9. Cut the cucumbers into large semicircles.
Step 10. Fry the sliced chicken fillet in hot vegetable oil until tender.
Step 11. Place all the chopped ingredients into a salad bowl, add the chicken, pour olive oil over everything and sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Then carefully mix the salad.
Step 12. Divide the prepared Greek salad with chicken into portioned salad bowls and serve immediately. Bon appetit!
Greek salad with Chinese cabbage
Along with the main ingredients, a classic Greek salad often includes romaine, lettuce, frillis, and a good fresh option would be a Greek salad with Chinese cabbage. Peking, it does not change the main taste of the salad, but gives the dish a crunchy taste. The cabbage chosen is dense and light green in color.
Cooking time: 20 minutes.
Cooking time: 20 minutes.
Servings: 4.
Ingredients:
- Tomatoes – 400 gr.
- Fresh cucumbers – 300 gr.
- Beijing cabbage – 150 gr.
- Red onion – 100 gr.
- Black olives – 150 gr.
- Feta cheese – 150 gr.
- Red wine vinegar – 40 ml.
- Olive oil – 100 ml.
- Salt - to taste.
- Ground black pepper - to taste.
- Oregano – 2 sprigs.
- Basil – 2 sprigs.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Immediately prepare all the ingredients for the salad. Rinse vegetables and herbs and dry with a napkin. Cut the tomatoes into large cubes. Cut the cucumbers into large semicircles.
Step 2. Chop the peeled red onion into thin half rings and pour in red wine vinegar for 5-7 minutes.
Step 3. Cut the Chinese cabbage into thin strips and place in a salad bowl. Cut the olives into rings and place on top of the cabbage.
Step 4. Place sliced cucumber and tomatoes on top of the olives. Place pickled onions and herb leaves on top.
Step 5. Then sprinkle the salad with salt and black pepper, pour in olive oil and mix gently.
Step 6. Cut the Feta into small cubes.
Step 7. Place the prepared Greek salad with Chinese cabbage into portioned salad bowls, add sliced cheese and serve immediately. Bon appetit!
Greek salad with tomatoes
Greek salad with tomatoes is a variation of the classic.The main taste of this salad is determined by the tandem of tomatoes and Feta cheese. We prepare the salad according to the recipe of the famous Jamie Oliver. We add piquant notes to the taste with roasted almonds. We take the Cherry variety of tomatoes.
Cooking time: 20 minutes.
Cooking time: 20 minutes.
Servings: 2.
Ingredients:
- Cherry tomatoes – 8 pcs.
- Fresh large cucumber – 1 pc.
- Red onion – 1 pc.
- Olives – 1 handful.
- Almonds – 1 handful.
- Feta cheese – 70 gr.
- Lettuce leaves - 1 bunch.
- Olive oil – 3 tbsp.
- Salt - to taste.
- Mint/cilantro - to taste.
- Oregano – 1 tsp.
- Lemon – ½ pc.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Immediately prepare, according to the proportions of the recipe, all the ingredients for the salad. Wash vegetables and herbs and dry with a napkin.
Step 2. Using a fork, make longitudinal grooves along the entire length of the cucumber to better saturate them with the dressing.
Step 3. Then cut the cucumber into circles and place in a separate bowl.
Step 4. Slice the red onion into thin rings and add to the cucumber slices.
Step 5. Add finely chopped mint/cilantro, juice of half a lemon, salt to the vegetables, mix with your hands and leave for a while so that the vegetables release juice and marinate.
Step 6. Fry almonds in heated olive oil for 2 minutes, sprinkle with dry oregano and after a minute turn off the heat.
Step 7. Place the washed and dried lettuce leaves beautifully on a dish.
Step 8. Cut the cherry tomatoes into halves and place them on top of the lettuce leaves.
Step 9. Place pickled cucumbers and onions on top of the tomatoes.
Step 10. Sprinkle the salad with toasted almonds and drizzle with olive oil and oregano. You can add more oil.
Step 11. Using your hands, crumble the Feta cheese over the salad. Serve the prepared Greek salad with tomatoes immediately to the table. Bon appetit!
How to make Greek salad with shrimp
Greek salad with shrimp is prepared simply and quickly, like all classic options. Shrimps for the salad are fried and make the dish spectacular, colorful, tasty and chic for serving the holiday table. Vegetables are selected fresh and of high quality. The proportions and set of ingredients in this recipe correspond to the traditional Greek salad.
Cooking time: 30 minutes.
Cooking time: 30 minutes.
Servings: 3.
Ingredients:
- Cherry tomatoes – 200 gr.
- Fresh cucumbers – 200 gr.
- Sweet pepper – 200 gr.
- Feta cheese – 200 gr.
- Shrimp – 200 gr.
- Green onion – 30 gr.
- Olives – 100 gr.
- Olive oil – 2 tbsp.
- Vegetable oil - for frying.
- Lemon juice – 1 tbsp.
- Salt – ½ tsp.
- Basil – 2 sprigs.
- Provençal herbs – ½ tsp.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Immediately prepare, according to the proportions of the recipe, all the ingredients for the salad. Take large shrimp that are suitable for frying.
Step 2. Rinse the vegetables and herbs with cold water and remove excess moisture with a napkin.
Step 3. Peel the seeds with partitions from the sweet pepper and cut the pulp into medium cubes.
Step 4. Cut fresh cucumbers into the same size pieces.
Step 5. Remove the stems from the tomatoes and cut the cherry tomatoes into halves.
Step 6. Separate the basil leaves from the branches. Finely chop the green onions.
Step 7. Cut the feta into equal medium cubes.
Step 8. Peel the shrimp, rinse and fry for 2 minutes in hot olive oil.
Step 9. For the dressing, in a separate bowl, mix 2 tablespoons of olive oil with a spoonful of lemon juice, salt and herbes de Provence.
Step 10. Place the sliced cucumbers with tomatoes and herbs into a deep salad bowl, and add olives.
Step 11Pour half of the dressing over them and toss gently.
Step 12: Place chopped feta and fried shrimp on top of the salad. Drizzle the remaining dressing evenly over the salad.
Step 13. Decorate the prepared Greek salad with shrimp to your liking so that the vegetables do not leak juice, and serve immediately. Bon appetit!
Greek salad with mozzarella
In a Greek salad, traditional feta can be replaced with mozzarella, because high-quality feta is difficult to find. Mozzarella has a denser texture, does not crumble, does not sour and complements the salad with creamy notes, and is in perfect harmony with the ingredients of the Greek salad.
Cooking time: 20 minutes.
Cooking time: 10 minutes.
Servings: 2.
Ingredients:
- Tomatoes – 160 gr.
- Cucumber – 100 gr.
- Onion – 80 gr.
- Sweet pepper – 150 gr.
- Mozzarella – 200 gr.
- Olives – 100 gr.
- Olive oil - to taste.
- Salt - to taste.
- Ground black pepper - to taste.
- Greens - to taste.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Immediately prepare, according to the recipe proportions and the number of servings you need, a simple set of ingredients for the salad. Rinse the vegetables and dry with a napkin. Remove mozzarella and olives from packages.
Step 2. Cut fresh cucumber into large cubes.
Step 3. Cut the peeled sweet pepper into the same large cubes.
Step 4. Cut the tomatoes into equal slices.
Step 5. Cut the peeled onion into thin half rings.
Step 6. Cut the mozzarella into slices no thicker than 3 mm.
Step 7. Place all the chopped ingredients into a salad bowl and add olives.
Step 8. Then sprinkle the salad with salt and black pepper, pour olive oil over everything and mix gently.
Step 9Place the prepared Greek salad with mozzarella into portioned salad bowls, add herbs and serve immediately. Bon appetit!
Greek salad with mustard beans
The taste of a Greek salad is also determined by its dressing, which in the classic version consists of olive oil with lemon juice and oregano, but supplementing it with grain or Dijon mustard, the taste will be special. In this recipe, we prepare a Greek salad from traditional vegetables with Fetaxa cheese and add lightly salted herring, which will be a new and original option for you.
Cooking time: 20 minutes.
Cooking time: 10 minutes.
Servings: 2.
Ingredients:
- Tomatoes – 2 pcs.
- Cucumber – 1 pc.
- Red onion – 1 pc.
- Sweet pepper – 1 pc.
- “Feta” – 100 gr.
- Herring fillet – 2 pcs.
- Lettuce leaves - to taste.
- Olives/olives – 100 gr.
For refueling:
- Olive/vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.
- Lemon juice – 1 tbsp.
- Mustard beans – 1 tsp.
- Soy sauce – 1 tbsp.
- Salt - to taste.
- Sugar – 1/3 tsp.
- Ground black pepper - to taste.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Immediately prepare, according to the recipe, all the ingredients for the Greek salad.
Step 2. Pour olive oil with lemon juice into a bowl, add sugar and ground black pepper, add grain mustard and mix well.
Step 3. Then pour a spoonful of soy sauce and stir again.
Step 4. Rinse the lettuce leaves with cold water, dry with a napkin and place on a large flat salad bowl or dish.
Step 5. Cut tomatoes, cucumber and bell pepper into large pieces and place on top of lettuce leaves.
Step 6. Cut the lightly salted herring fillets into equal pieces and place on top of the vegetables. Scatter the olives evenly.
Step 7Then place red onion cut into thin half rings on top of these ingredients. Pour the prepared dressing over the salad.
Step 8. Cut the cheese into small cubes and spread evenly on top of the salad.
Step 9. Mix the prepared Greek salad with mustard beans a little and serve immediately. Bon appetit!
PP low calorie Greek salad
Traditional Greek salad is low in calories (100 g contains only 188.5 kcal) and is ideal for PP. “Feta” can be replaced with lightly salted homemade cheese, and a set of vegetables and dressing can be used with classic ones. In this salad recipe we take mozzarella and complement the taste with Chinese cabbage and avocado.
Cooking time: 20 minutes.
Cooking time: 20 minutes.
Servings: 3.
Ingredients:
- Cherry tomatoes – 300 gr.
- Cucumber – 1 pc.
- Red onion – 1 pc.
- Sweet pepper – 1 pc.
- Beijing cabbage – ½ head.
- Mozzarella – 120 gr.
- Olives – 120 gr.
- Avocado – 1 pc.
For refueling:
- Olive oil – 3 tbsp.
- Lemon juice – 2 tbsp.
- Garlic – 2 cloves.
- Salt - to taste.
- Ground black pepper - to taste.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Rinse the salad vegetables immediately and dry with a napkin. Divide the Chinese cabbage into leaves.
Step 2. Cut them into large pieces and place them in a salad bowl.
Step 3. Cut the cucumber into half circles.
Step 4. Cut the cherry into halves.
Step 5. Peel the sweet pepper from seeds with partitions and cut into strips.
Step 6. Slice a medium red onion into thin quarter rings.
Step 7. Place all the chopped vegetables in a salad bowl with the cabbage.
Step 8. Peel the avocado, remove the pit and cut the pulp into medium slices.
Step 9. Transfer it to the rest of the vegetables.
Step 10. Cut the cheese into small cubes.Cut the olives in half or into 3 parts. Transfer them to a salad bowl.
Step 11. In a bowl, mix all the ingredients for the dressing well.
Step 12. Then pour the dressing over the salad and mix gently. Divide the prepared PP low-calorie Greek salad into portioned salad bowls and serve immediately. Bon appetit!
