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Greek Salad (Horiatiki)
A traditional Greek village salad featuring fresh tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, creamy feta cheese, and tangy olives dressed simply with olive oil, vinegar, and oregano.
Ingredients
- *3 tomatoes, cut into wedges
- *1 medium red onion, sliced into rings
- *1 cucumber, peeled and sliced into thick half-moons
- *1 green pepper, sliced
- *16 black olives
- *200 grams (7 ounces) block feta cheese
- *1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- *1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- *1 teaspoon dried oregano
- *Sea salt to taste
Instructions
- 1
Wash and thoroughly drain all vegetables.
- 2
Cut tomatoes into wedges.
- 3
Slice red onion into thin rings.
- 4
Cut cucumber into thick slices.
- 5
Place tomatoes, onion, cucumber, and green pepper in a large bowl.
- 6
Add black olives to the bowl.
- 7
Season with sea salt (use sparingly as the feta cheese and olives are already salty).
- 8
Pour extra virgin olive oil and red wine vinegar over the salad.
- 9
Toss everything together gently to mix flavors.
- 10
Top with a block of feta cheese.
- 11
Drizzle with additional olive oil and sprinkle with dried oregano.
- 12
Serve immediately as a side dish or as a light summer meal with crusty bread.