Greek Salad Recipe (Horiatiki Salad)

Ingredients

• ½ cup onions – thinly sliced
• 1 cup tomatoes – cubed
• ½ cup cucumber – peeled and cubed
• ½ cup green bell pepper – cubed
• 12 kalamata olives – whole, pitted or halved
• 80 grams feta cheese – cut in cubes or bite sized chunks
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 teaspoon red wine vinegar
• 1 pinch salt or add according to taste

Steps

1. Rinse the cucumber, tomatoes and green bell pepper thoroughly in water, then drain and set aside.
2. Cut the tomatoes and green bell pepper into small cubes. Peel the cucumber and dice it into small cubes.
3. Peel the onion, rinse once or twice, and slice thinly.
4. Put the chopped cucumber, tomatoes and green bell pepper with the sliced onions into a mixing bowl.
5. Put in the Kalamata olives, using them whole, halved or chopped if pitted.
6. Sprinkle about ¼ teaspoon dried oregano over the vegetables and season with salt as needed.
7. Combine the vegetables gently with the salt and oregano.
8. Drizzle the vegetables with extra-virgin olive oil and red wine vinegar.
9. Toss and mix gently to coat the vegetables in the dressing.
10. Put the salad in a serving bowl and top with feta cubes or bite-size chunks.
11. Scatter the remaining ¾ teaspoon oregano over both the feta and salad.
12. Serve the Greek salad straightaway. If desired, drizzle a little extra olive oil over it before serving.