A Greek salad is nice and simple, featuring tomatoes, cucumbers, Kalamata olives, feta, onions, and a vibrant dressing. I really like the way the juiciness of the tomatoes and cucumbers balance the saltiness of the olives and feta, and the red onions provide a sweet and spicy counterpoint. The vinaigrette dressing for this salad is also pretty easy. It just requires a bit of olive oil, lemon juice, and oregano to really brightens the salad up.
FOR THE SALAD
Ingredients
- 6 cups lettuce, sliced
- 1 cup tomato, diced
- 1 cup cucumber, diced
- 1/4 cup red onion, sliced
- 1/4 cup kalamata olives, sliced
- 1/4 cup feta, crumbled
- 1/4 cup Greek salad dressing (see below)
Directions
Mix the salad and toss with the dressing.
FOR THE DRESSING
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup lemon juice (~2 lemons)
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Mix everything vigorously until combined.
-After growing bored of eating the same tired meals, Kevin Lynch started experimenting in the kitchen. Now, via his blog Closet Cooking, you can find him whipping up all sorts of tasty sweet and savory items in his very tiny NYC kitchen.