Classic Greek Salad (Horiatiki / Xoriatiki)

Classic Greek Salad

Name: Classic Greek Salad (Horiatiki / Xoriatiki)
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: bell pepper - 1 pc;; tomatoes - 2-4 pcs;; pitted olives - 10-12 pcs. or 80 g;; cucumber - 1-2 pieces;; cheese "Feta" (or cheese) - 100 g;; onion (red) - 1 pc;; lettuce leaves - 4-6 pcs;; 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 (ground black) - ⅓ tsp each. or to taste.

The classic Greek salad with feta cheese is a bright and healthy appetizer, one of the most popular vegetable salads. In addition, a very tasty dish, as it preserves the taste of each ingredient, and is accompanied by a pleasant aftertaste, thanks to a spicy dressing. The classic recipe for a Greek salad of rich colors of summer looks so appetizing that you immediately want to eat it. This dish is suitable as a side dish for fish or light meat - turkey or chicken. It can also be an excellent independent dish. Since all the vitamins are preserved in the appetizer, it can be cooked in fasting, this is an ideal salad for a healthy diet.

On the festive table, this salad will become a real decoration. Guests will definitely appreciate this bright dish with spicy dressing.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 4.

Calories: 40.

Cuisine: Greek.

Ingredients

bell pepper - 1 pc;
tomatoes - 2-4 pcs;
pitted olives - 10-12 pcs. or 80 g;
cucumber - 1-2 pieces;
cheese "Feta" (or 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 (ground black) - ⅓ tsp each. or to taste.

Cooking

1. To prepare a classic Greek salad (Horiatiki), you will need the simplest and most affordable products. Wash vegetables and pat dry with paper towels.

ingredients for Greek salad - photo step 1

2. Cut the pepper coarsely. Approximately one and a half by one and a half, or two by two centimeters.

We cut the pepper coarsely - photo step 2

3. Partially remove the peel from the cucumber (optional), divide it lengthwise into four parts. We cut each part into pieces up to one centimeter wide.

Partially remove the peel from the cucumber - photo step 3

4. Cherry tomatoes are divided into four parts, if the tomatoes are large, cut as well as cucumbers.

Cherry tomatoes are divided into four parts - photo step 4

5. For the recipe you will need red onion, it is more tender than the classic one. We chop the onion in half rings.

We chop the onion in half rings - photo step 5

6. Seedless olives are needed for the salad. Feta cheese mode with a large cube, approximately a centimeter by a centimeter. You can use Brynza.

Feta cheese mode with a large cube - photo step 6

7. Let's start preparing a delicious dressing that gives simple vegetables a piquant taste. We take the ingredients according to the recipe.

Greek salad dressing ingredients - photo step 7

8. If your spices are not finely ground, you need to transfer them to a mortar.

mortar with spices - photo step 8

9. Thoroughly grind dry spices in a mortar.

Dry spices thoroughly grind in a mortar - photo step 9

10. In a bowl, combine olive oil with honey and juice (lemon or lime). From the mortar, add prepared spices. We mix everything well. The gas station is ready.

In a bowl, combine olive oil with honey and juice - photo step 10

11. All vegetables, except for olives and cheese, are transferred to a bowl, supplemented with dressing and mix well. We try not to damage the vegetables.

All vegetables, except olives and cheese, are transferred to a bowl - photo step 11