Greek Salads, traditionally called Horiatiki, are a favorite at our house, preferably with a generous slice of feta on top, just like the Greeks do it. About two years ago I visited Greece and I’ll never be the same… Rich olive oils, fresh salty feta cheese, slow roasted lamb sliced right of the skewer, an abundance of red wine, and creamy tzatziki (you can’t forget tzatziki sauce with Greek food).
My trip to Greece, along with a summer I spent in Spain highly influenced my cooking. What has influenced your cooking journey?
A traditional Greek Salad consits of a few simple ingredients and really doens’t even include lettuce. Here are the basics:
Greek Salad
INGREDIENTS
large ripe tomato slices
fresh cucumber
kalamata olives
thin strips of red onion
thin strips of green pepper
premium olive oil
sliced feta (buy by the block never crumbled…read here for why)
basil or oregano
black pepper
*lettuce
DIRECTIONS
Mix all of the vegetables with lots of olive oil and topped with a large piece of feta cheese sprinkled with basil and black pepper. Serve with a large slice of crusty bread.
*lettuce is optional…serve it for those Americans who don’t understand a salad without lettuce.
I love this type of salad. At Cafe Med, if you want lettuce they call it "American Greek Salad."
not only is this delicious i'm sure, it's a work of art! so beautiful!
I agree, it is a beautiful salad. My cooking has been inspired by the great cooks and bakers in my family and I love them for passing it down to me
oh wow adore salads like this
beautiful and sentimental… two things i always love about your cooking friend.