What is traditional Greek salad made of?

Traditional Greek salad is made with cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers, red onion, olives and feta cheese. It’s tossed with a red wine vinegar dressing.

What store bought dressing goes on greek cucumber salad?

Any store bought red wine vinegar dressing can be used instead of the homemade dressing listed below. You’ll need to add 4 to 5 tablespoons of dressing. Add it a bit at a time, tossing as you go, until all the veggies are lightly coated with dressing.

Greek Cucumber Salad - Green Valley Kitchen

Greek Cucumber Salad

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A classic Greek cucumber salad perfect for summer parties, picnics and barbecues. An easy, flavorful salad that comes together in no time at all.

Author: Geraldine
Prep Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 2 to 4 1x
Category: Salad
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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Greek Cucumber Salad

2 cups (1 pint) of cherry tomatoes – sliced in half

1 English cucumber – Sliced in half lengthwise and then sliced into half moons.

1 yellow bell pepper – seeds and stem removed – roughly chopped into a large dice

1/2 cup kalamata olives – I used the kind that had the pits removed – roughly chopped

1/2 cup red onion – thinly sliced

4 oz Feta cheese – chopped up into cubes

Dressing

1 to 2 Tbs fresh oregano – minced

1 small clove of garlic – minced

3 Tbs olive oil

1 Tbs red wine vinegar

6 twists of black pepper

A pinch of salt

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Instructions

Roughly chop the tomatoes, cucumbers, yellow bell pepper and feta – all the ingredients should be diced about the same size.
Slice the red onion into thin slices.
Roughly chop the kalamata olives.
Make dressing by whisking together dressing ingredients.
Gently toss the vegetables, feta, red onion and dressing in a large bowl to combine.

Notes

Cut vegetables into even bite-sized pieces that are all roughly the same size.

I used traditional Greek feta (Trader Joe’s brand). Crumbled feta cheese works well also.

If you’re worried that the red onion will be too strong, then take the time to soak it in a little water for 5 minutes before adding it the salad. This tones down the strong oniony taste.

For this cucumber Greek salad, I used fresh oregano in this salad dressing. If you don’t have fresh oregano, dried is fine. Just add 1 teaspoon to the dressing. Or you can substitute other fresh herbs like parsley.

This Greek salad recipe doesn’t hold up well in the fridge. It gets too watery from all the veggies. So plan on making it right before your party or get-together. You can pre-cut the veggies earlier and store in the fridge to save time. Just wait to combine the dressing and cheese with the veggies right before serving.

If you don’t have red wine vinegar, you can substitute fresh lemon juice or white wine vinegar instead.

If you make and enjoy this salad, come back and leave a comment on my site. Comments help other readers decide if they want to make the recipe.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 4
Calories: 304
Sugar: 4.5g
Sodium: 250mg
Fat: 25g
Carbohydrates: 13.4g
Protein: 7.7g
Cholesterol: 54mg

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