Greek salad – The ingredients

• Tomatoes only taste good in season. In winter, you can prepare Greek salad with red bell peppers or choose a Mediterranean tortellini salad or Italian pasta salad with pesto.
• Cucumber can also be used with the peel. However, we recommend organic quality if you do. This keeps your salad free of pesticides.
• Red onions are milder than white ones and work better as coarse rings for Greek salad.
• Garlic tastes more intense if you chop it. When pressed, the aromas dissipate prematurely.
• Olive oil has a distinct fruity note when produced gently and enriches Greek salad with an authentic aroma!
• Freshly squeezed lemon is a mandatory part of the dressing for Greek salad. 
• Dried oregano adds a fine herbal note. You can complement the seasoning with tarragon and thyme.

Optional ingredients

• You can supplement the ingredient list with red bell peppers. Pointed peppers generally taste more aromatic than standard bell peppers.
• White wine vinegar adds more acidity and a tart nuance to the salad dressing.
• Greek salad with balsamic vinegar gets a milder note from the sweetish vinegar. Simply add two tablespoons to our basic recipe.
• Something different: Greek salad with yogurt tastes particularly fresh and light. You can replace the olive oil in our recipe with 5 tablespoons of yogurt. Greek yogurt is particularly delicious and creamy, but also contains a fair amount of fat. Normal plain yogurt is also perfect for the salad dressing.

What goes well with Greek salad?

Greek salad is one of the Mediterranean summer salads and is the ideal side dish for the barbecue season. Light and fresh, it goes perfectly with gyros, bifteki, and meatballs. In combination with lamb and stuffed vine leaves, you can bring Greek cuisine to your table authentically. Or serve the tomato salad with feta alongside grilled octopus, pan-seared tuna fillet, and sea bream. It makes for a light side dish with baked potatoes, potato wedges, stuffed zucchini, and peppers. You can serve this classic with flatbread as a starter. Tzatziki makes the Greek meal perfect!

Food pairing

• Flatbread with tzatziki or herb butter
• Stuffed vine leaves
• Gyros, bifteki, meatballs
• Lamb
• Tuna fillet, sea bream
• Octopus
• Baked potatoes with herbed quark
• Stuffed zucchini or bell peppers
• Zucchini fritters

How many calories does Greek salad have?

The Mediterranean salad scores with a low calorific value of 120 kcal per 100 g. Of course, the calories also depend on the amount of feta. However, at 260 kcal per 100 g, this Greek dairy product performs quite well among cheeses.

Shelf life

Greek salad will keep in the fridge for two days. We recommend using clean salad servers. You cannot freeze tomato salad with feta, as neither the vegetables nor the vinegar & oil dressing are suitable for storage in the freezer.