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Authentic Greek Salad

Horiatiki

No lettuce. The feta goes on as a whole block, not crumbled — that is what makes it the real thing.

Prep 15 min greek side vegetarian no-cook
Authentic Greek Salad

Photo “Greek Salad Choriatiki” by zone41 (Flickr) · CC BY 2.0

Method
  1. 1
    Cut the tomatoes into thick, irregular wedges. Slice the English cucumber into thick half-moons. Slice the green bell pepper into thin rings. Slice the red onion into thin half-moons.
  2. 2
    Arrange the cut vegetables in a large, shallow serving bowl.
  3. 3
    Whisk together the olive oil, red wine vinegar and a small pinch of salt. Drizzle this evenly over the vegetables and toss gently.
  4. 4
    Scatter the Kalamata olives across the top.
  5. 5
    Place the whole block of feta directly on top of the salad bed. Drizzle a tiny bit of olive oil over the cheese block and dust the entire salad with the dried oregano.