Course:
Recipes
Cuisine:
Greek
Difficulty:
Easy
A Light Greek Salad
This delicious light greek salad has a tangy dressing and crisp vegetables, and it's also nut-free and vegetarian.
Servings
4 servings
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
5 min
Total Time
20 min
Ingredients
For the Salad:
For the Dressing:
Additional Recommended Supplies
Directions
About This Recipe
This recipe for Greek Salad comes from Instacart team member Michael R. Michael, who was a chef for 10 years prior to joining the Instacart team, noted about this special recipe: "Greek salad was one of the first things I learned how to make and I've been adjusting it to my taste ever since." As a light greek salad with a tangy dressing and crisp vegetables, this recipe is also nut-free and vegetarian.
Cooking Time
20 Minutes
Total Servings
4 Servings Total
Ingredients Needed for a Light Greek Salad
For the Salad:
- 1 cup kalamata olives
- 2 cucumbers
- 4 Roma tomatoes, cored and diced
- 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup feta (or as much as you want)
For the Dressing:
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 tsp oregano
- Salt and pepper to taste
Additional Recommended Supplies
- 1 Large Bowl
- 1 Small Bowl
How to Greek Salad: Step by Step
- Peel cucumbers and scoop out seeds with a spoon.
- Slice cumbers to about a quarter-inch in size.
- Cut tomatoes in half, take out the seeds, and dice to a medium-small size.
- Slice red onion as thin as possible.
- Cut feta into approximately quarter-inch cubes. If you'd like to skip this step you can buy crumbled feta.
- Put all ingredients into a large bowl, including the olives, and toss it together.
- Dress the salad, add salt and pepper, and toss again.
- Serve.
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Disclaimer:
- Recipes listing cook times are approximate, use food thermometers to ensure safe cooked food temperatures. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase the risk of foodborne illness. Please refer to the USDA Safe Minimum Food Temperature Chart for further information.
- Any allergen claim is assumed, read all food ingredient labels for all allergy concerns.
- You can learn more about how to stay healthy with these easy and safe meal preparation steps.
Michael R.
Author
Michael R. is a member of the Instacart team. To read more of Michael's posts, you can browse the company blog or search by keyword using the search bar at the top of the page.
