Greek Salad Kalamata Feta (Printable)
Crisp vegetables tossed with tangy feta and Kalamata olives in a simple olive oil dressing.
# What You'll Need:
→ Vegetables
01 - 2 cups ripe tomatoes, cut into wedges
02 - 1 large cucumber, about 8.8 oz, sliced into half-moons
03 - 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
04 - 1 green bell pepper, sliced into rings
→ Cheese & Olives
05 - 5.3 oz feta cheese, cut into cubes or crumbled
06 - 3.5 oz Kalamata olives, pitted and whole or halved
→ Dressing
07 - 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
08 - 1½ tbsp red wine vinegar
09 - 1 tsp dried oregano
10 - ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
11 - Salt, to taste
→ Garnish
12 - Fresh oregano or parsley leaves (optional)
# How-To Steps:
01 - In a large bowl, place the tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, and green bell pepper.
02 - Scatter Kalamata olives and feta cheese over the vegetables.
03 - Whisk olive oil, red wine vinegar, dried oregano, black pepper, and salt together in a small bowl.
04 - Drizzle the dressing over the salad and gently toss to combine, avoiding breaking the feta.
05 - Top with fresh oregano or parsley if desired and serve immediately.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- It comes together in 15 minutes but tastes like you've been cooking all day.
- The salty feta and briny olives do all the heavy lifting, so the dressing stays honest and uncomplicated.
- It's one of those rare salads that actually gets better if you make it a little ahead of time and let everything mingle.
02 -
- Dress this right before eating or the vegetables will weep and the feta will dissolve—this is a salad that wants to be eaten fresh, not made hours ahead.
- If you can find a whole block of feta to sit on top instead of crumbling it, do that—it's stunning and stays creamy while the vegetables taste bright and dressed.
03 -
- Keep the feta separate until the last moment and add it just before serving if you want it to stay creamy and structured rather than breaking apart.
- If you're feeding people who haven't eaten a proper Greek salad, watch their faces—that moment when they taste really good feta and olives together for the first time is worth the effort of finding them.