Traditional Greek Salad (Horiatiki Salata)
This traditional Greek salad recipe comes directly from Greece and is known there as horiatiki salata. Bursting with flavor from summer-ripe tomatoes, crisp cucumber, sharp onion, green peppers, Kalamata olives, olive oil, and Greek feta, you'll fall in love with its fresh taste. So easy to make!
Equipment
- large mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 3 medium tomatoes cut in wedges
- 1 small red onion sliced into thin rings
- 1 seedless cucumber sliced into half moons
- 1 green pepper sliced into strips
- 8 oz kalamata olives
- 1 block feta cheese cut into thick slabs
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp sea salt
Optional
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
Instructions
- Wash and slice tomatoes, cucumber, onion, and green pepper
- Place vegetables into a large mixing bowl and toss, then add the olives.
- Sprinkle with salt, then stir to combine.
- Slice feta into slabs and place on top
- Garnish with a sprinkle of oregano and a generous drizzle of olive oil