This Easy Greek Salad Recipe is a simple and refreshing Greek cucumber salad that is ready in no time for a perfect side dish.
Make-ahead
Minimal prep
You’ll Learn: How to prep and store your Greek salad ahead of time
Worth It: It comes together in under 20 minutes
Bonus: Why block feta beats crumbled
Why You’ll Love this Recipe
- Best summer crunch – This Greek salad recipe is perfect for summer, because it is so easy to make, has the best fresh crunch, and goes with so many meals.
- Easy lunch – Add some chicken, steak, tofu, anything you would like to make this salad a perfect easy lunch
- Perfect for a party – I love bringing this salad to a party because you can prepare everything in advance, then simply add the dressing when you are ready to serve
Serving Suggestions
I like to serve this alongside simple proteins like Greek chicken skewers or these Greek chicken meatballs. You can also serve it on top of a bed of lettuce like spring mix or chopped romaine lettuce.
I also love to serve it alongside some roasted potatoes. I toss some baby yellow potatoes in lemon, garlic and olive oil and roast until crisp.
Ingredients & Substitutions
- Red onion – I love the bite of red onion in this salad, but if you don’t love raw red onion you can cut back on the amount
- Cucumber – no Greek salad would be complete without cucumber. I like to use English cucumbers for this recipe
- Green bell pepper – the pepper adds a great additional crunch to the salad
- Feta in brine – make sure to get feta in brine for the absolute best flavor
- Cherry tomatoes – if you have larger tomatoes, you can cut them into smaller pieces
- Kalamata olives – the olives are the best briny addition to you salad
- Extra virgin olive oil – make sure to use extra virgin olive oil for the best flavor
- Red wine vinegar – the vinegar gives your salad the brightness and tanginess
- Dried oregano – use oregano to give the salad a classic Greek flavor
- Sea salt – I like using sea salt in this recipe for a bolder flavor, but you can also use kosher salt
- Fresh mint – mint is my favorite garnish, but you could also use basil or parsley
I love the taste of kalamata olives. If you prefer green olives, feel free to use those! Toast cubed stale bread to mix some easy homemade croutons into the simple peasant salad. If you like a picked pepper, pepperoncini peppers would be a great addition as well!
How to Make
Step 1: Prepare the Salad
Place sliced red onion, cucumber, green bell pepper, feta, cherry tomatoes and kalamata olives in a large mixing bowl.
Pour olive oil and red wine vinegar over top of the bowl. Sprinkle the dried oregano and some sea salt over top toss to combine – taste and see if you need to add a little more salt.
Garnish with mint and serve immediately.
Storage and Make Ahead
This Greek salad recipe is best enjoyed fresh, but you can store in the refrigerator in an airtight container. Be sure to enjoy this salad within 3 days of preparing.
To make this recipe ahead of time, simply prepare all of your vegetables and the dressing, but keep them separate until you are ready to serve.
Other Greek Inspired Recipes
If you love Greek food, you should check out this Easy Greek Dinner Party Menu!
You can find the full recipe below. If you make this recipe, please rate and review it in the comments, or share it with me on Instagram!
You can find the full recipe below. If you make this recipe, please rate and review it in the comments, or share it with me on Instagram!
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Recipe
Easy Greek Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 small red onion or 1/2 of a large red onion cut into thinly sliced half moons
- 1 english cucumber or 4 small cucumbers sliced in half, seeds removed and cut into half moons
- 1 green bell pepper seeds removed and cut into thin strips
- 8 oz of feta in brine brine drained, cut into small cubes
- 8 oz cherry tomatoes cut in half
- 1/2 cup kalamata olives pitted
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- sea salt
- fresh mint for garnish
Instructions
- Place sliced red onion, cucumber, green bell pepper, feta, cherry tomatoes and kalamata olives in a large mixing bowl.
- Pour olive oil and red wine vinegar over top of the bowl. Sprinkle the dried oregano and some sea salt over top toss to combine – taste and see if you need to add a little more salt.
- Garnish with mint and serve immediately.
Nutrition Information
This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.
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