Greek Salad with Feta Cheese (Printable)

Vibrant Mediterranean salad featuring crisp vegetables, Kalamata olives, and creamy feta cheese.

# What You Need:

→ Vegetables

01 - 2 cups ripe tomatoes, chopped or cut into wedges
02 - 1 large cucumber, peeled if desired, sliced
03 - 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
04 - 1 green bell pepper, sliced

→ Cheese and Olives

05 - 5 oz feta cheese, cut into cubes or crumbled
06 - 2/3 cup pitted Kalamata olives

→ Dressing

07 - 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
08 - 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
09 - 1 tsp dried oregano
10 - 1/4 tsp sea salt, or to taste
11 - 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper

# Steps:

01 - Place the tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, and green bell pepper in a large salad bowl.
02 - Add the Kalamata olives and feta cheese on top of the vegetables.
03 - Whisk together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, dried oregano, sea salt, and black pepper in a small bowl until emulsified.
04 - Drizzle the dressing evenly over the salad ingredients.
05 - Gently toss the salad to combine, or serve without mixing for a traditional presentation.
06 - Serve at once, optionally garnished with extra oregano or fresh herbs.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It comes together in 15 minutes because good food doesn't need to be complicated or exhausting.
  • The vegetables feel crisp and alive instead of wilted, and the feta keeps everything from tasting one-note.
  • You can make it ahead and let the flavors get to know each other while you do literally anything else.
02 -
  • If you dress the salad too far ahead, the vegetables will start weeping and everything becomes soggy and sad; dress it 10 minutes before you eat it.
  • The feta loses something if it's cold straight from the fridge, so let it sit out while you're chopping everything else.
03 -
  • Save a handful of the best olives and a chunk of feta to scatter on top right before serving, so everyone sees the good stuff first.
  • If your tomatoes are underseasoned or boring, salt them separately five minutes before you assemble the salad—they'll taste like themselves again.

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