Greek village salad
Horiatiki: ripe tomatoes, cucumber, olives and a slab of feta
A true Greek salad has no lettuce: just ripe tomatoes, crunchy cucumber, sharp onion and olives, dressed with good olive oil and dried oregano, with a whole slab of feta on top. Salt the tomatoes first and they'll make their own dressing.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 4 ripe tomatoescut into wedges
- ½ tsp flaky sea salt
- 1 cucumberthickly sliced
- 1 green peppersliced into rings
- ½ red onionthinly sliced
- 2 ⅞ oz Kalamata olives
- 7 oz fetain one block
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
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Method
0/3 doneStep 1: Put 4 ripe tomatoes in a wide bowl, sprinkle with ½ tsp flaky sea salt and leave for 5 minutes to release their juices.
5 minStep 2: Add 1 cucumber, 1 green pepper, ½ red onion and 2 ⅞ oz Kalamata olives and toss gently with 1 tbsp red wine vinegar.
Step 3: Lay 7 oz feta on top, sprinkle with 1 tsp dried oregano and drizzle 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil over everything. Serve with crusty bread to mop up the juices.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 10 g
- Carbs
- 11 g
- Fat
- 28 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does greek village salad take?
- About 15 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of ripe tomatoes?
- Tinned chopped tomatoes: a 400g tin for about 6 tomatoes (in cooked dishes, not salads).
- What can I use instead of cucumber?
- Courgette, same weight (in salads, use young ones).
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