Greek Salad (Horiatiki)

This refreshing salad takes on various guises in Greece depending on what vegetables are in season, but it almost always features feta and a dusting of dried oregano.

  • Serves

    serves 2

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp. roughly chopped fresh parsley, plus more for garnish
  • 2 medium vine-ripened tomatoes, cut into 1 1/2" pieces
  • 1 small cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, and sliced crosswise into 1/4" pieces
  • 12 medium white onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp. red wine vinegar
  • 18 tsp. dried oregano, plus more
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 6 oz. feta, cut into thick slabs
  • 8 kalamata olives

Instructions

Step 1

Combine parsley, tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions in a bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, and oregano; season with salt and pepper and pour over cucumber mixture. Toss. Transfer salad to a serving bowl and top with feta and olives. Garnish with more oregano; season with pepper.
  1. Combine parsley, tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions in a bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, and oregano; season with salt and pepper and pour over cucumber mixture. Toss. Transfer salad to a serving bowl and top with feta and olives. Garnish with more oregano; season with pepper.
Recipes

Greek Salad (Horiatiki)

  • Serves

    serves 2

TODD COLEMAN

This refreshing salad takes on various guises in Greece depending on what vegetables are in season, but it almost always features feta and a dusting of dried oregano.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp. roughly chopped fresh parsley, plus more for garnish
  • 2 medium vine-ripened tomatoes, cut into 1 1/2" pieces
  • 1 small cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, and sliced crosswise into 1/4" pieces
  • 12 medium white onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp. red wine vinegar
  • 18 tsp. dried oregano, plus more
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 6 oz. feta, cut into thick slabs
  • 8 kalamata olives

Instructions

Step 1

Combine parsley, tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions in a bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, and oregano; season with salt and pepper and pour over cucumber mixture. Toss. Transfer salad to a serving bowl and top with feta and olives. Garnish with more oregano; season with pepper.
  1. Combine parsley, tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions in a bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, and oregano; season with salt and pepper and pour over cucumber mixture. Toss. Transfer salad to a serving bowl and top with feta and olives. Garnish with more oregano; season with pepper.

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