Traditional Greek Salad Recipe

How to make a traditional Greek salad. The most traditional Greek salad recipe, and the kind of Greek salad you will usually encounter in Greece, does not typically include lettuce, but is more a bowl of raw chunky vegetables with a little olive oil and lemon juice. This recipe includes tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, rings of red onions, feta cheese, and kalamata olives. This Greek salad dressing recipe includes olive oil and lemon juice flavored with a little garlic, and oregano.

Greek Salad Dressing Ingredients - 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil - 1-1/2 tablespoons of lemon juice - 1 clove of garlic, minced - 1/2 teaspoon of dried oregano - 1/4 teaspoon of salt - 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper Greek Salad Ingredients - 3 tomatoes, cut into wedges - 1/4 of a red onion, sliced into rings - 1/2 cucumber, sliced into thick half moons - 1/2 green pepper, cut into strips - 4 ounces of feta cheese, crumbled - 16 kalamata olives

Instructions for Making Greek Salad
Shake dressing ingredients together in a jar. Place all salad ingredients in a large bowl and gently mix in the dressing. Garnish with fresh black pepper.