Greek Salad with Homemade Dressing
Keeping it simple is the Greek approach to an excellent salad. You can use a variety of vegetables for this salad. Mixed bell pepper, red onion, cucumber, olives, all give vibrancy of colors.
Ingredients
- Mixed Green
- 1 English cucumber
- 2 Mixed Bell pepper
- 1/2 cup Red onion
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes or 2 medium tomatoes
- 4 ounces feta cheese
- 2 tbsp olives
For Salada Dressing
- 1/2 Lemon (2 tbsp lemon juice)
- 1 tbsp Lemon zest
- 2 tbsp redwine vinegar
- 1/2 cup olive oil extra virgin
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp thyme
Instructions
- Slice red onion thin and add this to cold water, set aside.
- Wash, core, and dice mixed red pepper into bite-sized squares.
- Slice cherry tomatoes in half. If you're using regular tomatoes cut into bite-size pieces.
- Cut cucumber half legthwise, then cut thin slices
- Chop Kalamata olives in half. Strain the onion from cold water and dry with a paper towel.
- Add mixed green, tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, onion, olives into a large bowl. Cut the feta cheese into cubes or crumble over salad.
- Pour dressings and toss just before serving so it taste fresh. You can garnish with more fresh herbs oregano, thyme.
Prepare the Salad Dressing
- In a small jar, combine the extra virgin olive oil, redwine vinegar, dried oregano, thyme, lemon juice, lemon zest, black pepper, Dijon mustard, and salt to make your dressing. Mix thoroughly and set aside.
Notes
When you cut the bell pepper try to remove the seeds, white portion of ribs, it is slightly bitter
If you have fresh oregano and thyme use that. 3 tbsp oregano leaves crushed 1 tbsp thyme leaves.