The Ultimate Greek Salad Recipe

Name: The Ultimate Greek Salad Recipe
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: European, Greek, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 ounces (55g) red onion (1/4 medium 8-ounce onion), thinly sliced pole to pole; 1/4 cup (60ml) red wine vinegar; 12 ounces (340g) mixed ripe tomatoes, cut into slices and chunks (about 2 heaping cups when cut up); 12 ounces cucumber (340g; about 2 small cucumbers), peeled (or partially peeled or unpeeled, if you want some of the bitter skin); quartered lengthwise; and thinly sliced crosswise; 1/4 cup pitted Kalamata or other briny black olives (about 1 1/2 ounces; 40g), see note; 1/2 cup (120ml) extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling; Kosher or sea salt; 2 big pinches dried Greek or Mediterranean oregano, divided; 4 ounces (115g) feta cheese, preferably cut into slabs

Instructions

Cook:25min

A good Greek salad must be made with peak summer tomatoes, crisp and refreshing cucumbers, briny black olives, and just a bit of onion, here quickly pickled to tame its pungency and add pops of acidity to each slice. Then the ultimate topper: slabs of feta.

Updated at: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 06:51:39 GMT