Greek salad
This is a classy version of that perfect summer food, Greek salad. The only difficult part is the care and patience needed for dicing the vegetables.
140,307 14.3/5 for 32 ratings
Last modified on: July 13th 2010
For 4 people, you will need:
1 cucumber
½ 
2 tablespoons lemon juice
herbs of your choice
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, folded in a plastic film.
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 57 min. | 57 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Dice 100 g feta.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Remove the stones from 30 g black olives and chop roughly.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Prepare a "citronette" (lemon) dressing, by mixing 4 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, salt and pepper.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl, then add the fresh herbs and mix again.
Stage 8 - 2 min.
Add the dressing and mix once more.
It's ready.
It's ready.
Remarks
Take care to use the recommended quantity of olive oil; it's important for the end result, and ideally use Greek oil if you can.
Use a red onion if possible; they are available in the summer and are so good raw.
Use a red onion if possible; they are available in the summer and are so good raw.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 4.05 €
- Per person : 1.01 €
And to drink?: If you like it, why not the famous Greek white wine Retsina? Or a fruity rosé from Provence. To accompany this salad perfectly, drink one or the other, well chilled and in the shade.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Feta: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lumberjack turnovers, Tomato and courgette tart, Feta and spinach brik pie, Souda salad, Tzatziki, ... All |
 | Black olives: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tapenade, Tomato ladybirds, Pissaladière with puff pastry, Souda salad, Two-olive ciabatta, ... All |
 | Tomato: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Stuffed tomatoes and courgettes, Mixed tomato salad, Eggs in tomato shells, Cauliflower tabouleh, Hot tomato sauce, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fillets of sole Dieppoise, "Land and sea" kebabs, Sunday night pasta, Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes, Cretan-style salmon , ... All |
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