Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, traditional greek salad. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Traditional Greek Salad is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look fantastic. Traditional Greek Salad is something which I have loved my entire life.
How can you say this is a traditional Greek salad with no green peppers and no Greek olives not to mention no lettuce in a traditional Greek salad. Very delicious and simple salad, went very well with Greek Pork Chops. It's a lovely fresh and crisp salad to serve with any meal, honestly.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have traditional greek salad using 10 ingredients and 1 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Traditional Greek Salad:
- Take 1/2 cucumber, cubed (peeled and seeded)
- Get 1 med/lg tomato, cubed
- Get 1/4 red onion, roughly chopped
- Take 2 oz Greek olives, sliced
- Take 1/8 cup feta cheese, cubed (or crumbled)
- Get 1/8 cup olive oil
- Make ready 1 tbs dried oregano
- Take 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
- Take 1/2 tsp granulated garlic (or minced)
- Prepare to taste Salt & Pepper,
This is the traditional version that does not include lettuce and features tomatoes, red onion, cucumbers, bell pepper and Greek olives. Many cooks peel the tomatoes if the skins are tough; this does require an extra step of blanching the tomatoes, so it is up to you. This traditional Greek Salad recipe is wonderfully uncomplicated, easy to make, and so refreshing. The easy dressing is a mixture of red wine vinegar.
Instructions to make Traditional Greek Salad:
- Combine all ingredients and mix well. Refrigerate for 30-45 mins before serving. ENJOY!
The way the salad was presented allowed one to really appreciate the vegetable flavors. I was on a quest to find the "restaurant style" Greek salad. I added more oregano (doubled the dressing portions) used mediterranian feta, no olives, and red wine vinegar. Now the red wine vinegar gave it the missing zip in my opinion. A yummy Greek salad that is easy and tasty!
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