Recipe For A Surprisingly Delicious Greek Salad

Salads are always a good option for starters, parties or barbecues. These recipes will convince not only you, but also your friends, colleagues and acquaintances.

Gastronomy is like a world of its own. While some enjoy making desserts, others prefer more elaborate dishes. Others prefer to make something that is nutritious but simple. If you are the last breed of hobby chef, you should definitely try this delicious Greek salad.

Salads come in all shapes and forms, you just need to know which one is best for you. They can be served as starters, but also as main courses. You can actually make a salad whenever you feel like it.

Typical ingredients such as tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and red onions are used for this  Greek salad . The dressing consists of salt, black pepper, oregano and vegetable oil.

Of course there are many variations of Greek salad. Some add cheese cubes, others use cherry tomatoes instead of normal tomatoes, and still others also use lettuce as an ingredient.

Here at Besser Gesund Leben we show you different preparations for Greek salad. You won’t need long to prepare and the salads are perfect if you want to watch your calorie and carbohydrate intake.

Greek Salad Recipes

1. Traditional Greek Salad

This recipe is the best way to combine Mediterranean flavors. You can add cherry tomatoes if you like, but try to use traditional ingredients to preserve the essence of the salad.

ingredients

• 3 tomatoes
• 1 cucumber
• 1/2 red onion
• 2 cups cheese cubes (200 g)

• 1/4 cup black olives (50 g)
• 2 spoons of olive oil (30 ml)
• 1 spoonful of salt (15 g)
• 1/2 spoon of black pepper (8 g)
• 1 spoonful of oregano (15 g)
• 1/2 red pepper

preparation

1. First wash the vegetables. Cut the tomato and onion into strips, the cucumber and bell pepper into small cubes. Then put in a bowl.
2. For the dressing, mix olive oil, salt, pepper and oregano in a bowl and place in the fridge.
3. Finally, mix the vegetables with the cheese cubes and the olives. Serve and enjoy.

2. Greek salad with romaine lettuce

This Greek salad recipe is a variation on the traditional recipe, although not many people choose leaf lettuce as the base. This dish can be served as a starter at a get-together with friends or at a romantic dinner.

ingredients

• 1 red onion
• 2 cherry tomatoes
• 1/2 cucumber
• 1/2 red pepper
• 1 head of romaine lettuce
• 1 crushed clove of garlic
• 1/2 carrot
• 3 spoons of lemon juice (45 ml)
• 2 spoons of salt (30 g)
• 1 spoon of pepper (15 g)
• 3 spoons of soy sauce (45 ml) (optional)
• 3 spoons of olive oil (45 ml)

preparation

1. First mix the olive oil, garlic, lemon juice and soy sauce in a bowl. This will be the dressing for your salad.
2. Then cook the onion and carrot on medium heat for 15 minutes so that they become soft.
3. Then wash the lettuce and cut the cherry tomatoes in halves, the peppers into long strips and the cucumber into cubes.
4. Finally, put all the ingredients in a large bowl and pour some dressing over it. Then salt and pepper and your Greek salad is ready.

3. Greek salad with quinoa

For those who want to make their recipe for Greek salad a little healthier, there is this alternative with quinoa. Don’t forget that this cereal is high in vitamin E and minerals like calcium and iron.

ingredients

• 1 cup of quinoa (150 g)
• 2 tomatoes
• 1 red onion
• 1/2 cup black olives (75 g)
• 2 small cucumbers
• 3 spoons of chopped parsley (45 g)
• 2 spoons of salt (30 g)
• 1 spoon of pepper (15 g)
• 2 spoons of olive oil (30 ml)
• 1/2 cup feta (100 g)
• 2 spoons of red vinegar (30 ml)

preparation

1. First  , cook the quinoa, like rice, and set aside.
2. Then mix the vinegar with salt and pepper. This will be the dressing for your salad.
3. Then cut the tomatoes and the onion into strips and the cucumber into cubes and place in a bowl.
4. Add the quinoa to the vegetables and mix well.
5. Finally, pour the dressing over the Greek salad, add the parsley, the olives and the feta cheese. Good Appetite.