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Classic Greek Salad
Classic Greek Salad (Horiatiki / Xoriatiki) with feta cheese is a bright and healthy appetizer, one of the most popular vegetable salads. It is also a very tasty dish, as it preserves the flavor of each ingredient and is accompanied by a pleasant aftertaste, thanks to the spicy dressing. The classic recipe for this salad is the juicy colors of summer, it looks so appetizing that you want to eat it right away. This dish is suitable as a side dish for fish or light meat – turkey or chicken. It can also serve as an excellent standalone dish. Since the appetizer preserves all the vitamins, it can be prepared during fasting, making it an ideal salad for healthy eating.
On the festive table, this salad will be a true decoration, guests will definitely appreciate this bright dish with a spicy dressing. If you don't know how to make a classic Greek salad, then this step-by-step recipe with photos is specially for you!
Preparation time: 20 minutes.
Ingredients
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- bell pepper – 1 pc;
- tomatoes – 2-4 pcs;
- pitted olives – 10-12 pcs. or 80 g;
- cucumber – 1-2 pcs;
- Feta cheese (or brine cheese) - 100 g;
- onion (red) – 1 pc;
- lettuce leaves – 4-6 pcs.
Salad dressing:
- olive oil – 3 tbsp;
- flower honey – 1 tbsp;
- lemon or lime juice – 2 tbsp;
- mustard powder – ¼ tsp;
- dried oregano – ½ tsp;
- dried basil – ½ tsp;
- salt and pepper (black ground) – to taste, about ⅓ tsp.
Preparation
- To make a classic Greek salad (Horiatiki / Xoriatiki), you will need the simplest and most accessible ingredients. Wash and dry the vegetables with a paper towel.
- Cut the pepper into large pieces. About one and a half by one and a half, or two by two centimeters.
- Partially remove the skin from the cucumber (optional), cut it lengthwise into four parts. Each part is sliced into pieces about one centimeter wide.
- Cut cherry tomatoes into quarters; if the tomatoes are large, cut them just like the cucumbers.
- For the recipe, you will need red onion, which is milder than the classic one. Slice the onion into half rings.
- The salad requires pitted olives. Cut the Feta cheese into large cubes, approximately one centimeter by one centimeter. You can use "Brinza."
- Let's start preparing a delicious dressing that gives simple vegetables a spicy taste. Take the ingredients per recipe.
- If your spices are not finely ground, you need to transfer them to a mortar.
- Grind dry spices thoroughly in the mortar.
- In a bowl, combine olive oil with honey and juice (lemon or lime). Add the prepared spices from the mortar. Mix everything well. The dressing is ready.
- Transfer all vegetables, except for olives and cheese, to a bowl, add the dressing, and mix well. Try not to damage the vegetables.
- Place lettuce leaves on a flat dish, and mound the vegetables in the center. Add olives and cheese. The salad is ready to be served.
Classic Greek Salad (Horiatiki / Xoriatiki) is rightly a leader among vegetable salads, it is easy to prepare and very tasty.
