As I said in my previous article, Greek salad means rustic salad. Again, in the previous article, I described in detail how it is prepared. Now, I want to show you step by step how to do it right.

But this is correct in the opinion of the Greeks, but in our opinion, we are doing the right thing. So don't try to do everything exactly in Greek. Do as you like. Choose the recipe you like best.

Check out the previous article. Check out this one. I hope you enjoy it. Moreover, the Greek salad does not allow for strong changes. So, a little something. But with these little things it differs among different culinary specialists.

How to make a Greek salad, step by step recipes for a classic Greek salad with photos

We already know that the best salad is not the one made in the place where it was born. And the best salad is the one you made yourself. Well, let's cook.

1. The classic recipe for Greek salad with feta cheese

Ingredients:

• Tomatoes
• Cucumbers
• Red onion
• Olive oil
• Chees Feta
• Salt, pepper (optional)
• Oregano
• Olives (olives)
• Bulgarian green pepper - several rings

Preparation:

I have not listed the quantity of each product here. You can take it depending on how you like a particular product. Of course, if you chop up a full cup of cucumbers and add a couple of olives to them, it won't be Greek salad. Therefore, we act wisely. We select the ingredients so that there are approximately equal amounts of them in the salad.

1. Peel the cucumber and cut into large pieces into a dish. The fact that the Greeks cut everything large, I also mentioned in the previous article. Therefore, we follow their example and chop everything into large.

2. Cut the tomatoes into large pieces. I forgot to mention that we washed all the vegetables beforehand.

3. Peel the onion and cut it into small half rings. If you have sweet onions, this is very good. Use it. Although I know that many people love the bitterness and pungency of onions in a salad.

4. Cut a few rings from a large green pepper into a salad.

5. Break the feta cheese into large pieces. No feta, can be replaced with feta cheese or other similar cheese. Or even just some kind of soft, beloved.

6. Spread a few olives and sprinkle with dry oregano. Add all this to taste. We prefer pitted olives, especially served to guests. On the contrary, the Greeks prefer with seeds, they say that they are tastier.

7. Pour all this with olive oil. Olive oil gives a special flavor to the salad. And in Greece this is not an elite oil, everyone uses it. Again, add the oil to your liking. But don't overdo it.

You can add a little pepper if you like. Salt is not worth it. Salted cheese and olives. If you want, add a little salt to the bread before frying.

8. On the grill, frying pan, grill or whatever, put a couple of slices of bread. Pour olive oil on one side, fry them, sprinkle with oregano. Turn over, pour oil on the other side, fry and also sprinkle with oregano.

9. Fry until golden brown. Serve with salad.

So that is all. It remains only to put a bottle of white wine on the table, pour it into a glass and….

Bon Appetit!

2. Recipe for Greek salad a little our way

Ingredients:

• Lettuce leaves
• Large fresh bell pepper - 1 pc.
• Large fresh tomato - 1 pc.
• Medium fresh cucumbers - 3 pcs.
• Pitted olives - 50 g.
• Medium onion head - 1 pc.
• Feta cheese - 50 g.

Refueling:

• Fresh basil (can substitute 1 teaspoon dried basil)
• Dried oregano - 1 tsp
• Lemon juice - 2 tbsp l.
• Salt, ground black pepper to taste
• Olive oil - 50 - 70 ml.

Preparation:

First, let's do the gas station.

1. Finely chop the basil and pour into a deep cup. Add oregano to it. Pour in lemon juice. Sprinkle with black pepper and a little salt. To your taste. Add olive oil and mix everything.

Our gas station is ready. We set it aside for now.

2. For cucumbers, cut off the ends on both sides, cut the cucumbers lengthwise into halves and cut into large half rings. Our cucumbers are young, so we don't peel them. If you have old, large ones, where the skin is very thick, it is better to peel it all the same. Transfer the cucumbers to a deep bowl.

3. Cut the tomato in half, remove the stalk and cut into large cubes. We send to the cucumbers.

4. Peel the onion, cut it in half and cut into thin half rings.

5. We send onions to cucumbers with tomatoes. With our hands we split it into separate strips right above the bowl.

6. Peel the bell pepper, remove the seeds and veins and cut into large cubes. We send chopped peppers to other vegetables in a bowl.

7. Add olives there. Pour everything with the dressing we have prepared, salt a little and mix everything.

8. Cut off the tough part of the stem near the leaves of the green lettuce and put it on a plate on which we will serve the Greek salad.

9. Put the vegetable salad we have prepared on the leaves of green lettuce. And immediately lay out the main ingredient, the cheese, cutting it into large cubes.

Now our Greek salad is completely ready.

Look how beautiful, bright, juicy, fragrant it turned out.

Bon Appetit!

3. Video - Greek salad. Classic Greek salad recipe

Bon Appetit!

Today our gastronomic travels have brought us to Greece, a country with an extraordinary history, architecture, stunning natural beauty and distinctive colorful cuisine. This time we are mastering the recipe for a classic Greek salad!

There are three legends at once, which are taken as one of the stories of the emergence of a delicious Greek salad. All of them have one thing in common: the ingredients are simple, the most common products in Greece: vegetables, cheese, herbs, olive oil. Obviously, the creator of the dish was not faced with the task of impressing with exquisite ingredients, spectacular presentation or special recipe. A tasty dish is simple and quick - this is what the culinary specialist was striving for.

Each of us can perfectly repeat the taste of this phenomenon and it's really simple. But there are some minor difficulties. And this is natural! We have prepared solutions!

Vegetables and greens

Fresh vegetables without scratches or cuts will make your Greek salad delicious! The tomatoes should be tight, so the flesh won't fall apart from the skin while stirring. The greens are also good in the salad - this is fresh chopped basil, which, if desired, is sprinkled on the salad before serving. On occasion, you should not replace with parsley.

What determines such a multifaceted taste of Greek salad?

It's cheese! Cheese sets the tone for the whole dish, it is just that piquant note that creates a perfect symbiosis with the freshness of vegetables. In the homeland of the dish, feta cheese is used, which must be broken into large pieces or served in a single layer on top of vegetables. - this is how the original, classic version of the Greek salad looks like. Later, the option of cooking with feta cheese, which has a light creamy taste, gained particular popularity. In fact, in every restaurant where the menu contains this delicacy, feta is cut at its own discretion, in Russia the cube shape is the most popular.

How to cut feta or feta cheese correctly?

We often notice that feta crumbles, and feta cheese sticks to the knife during slicing. To avoid this nuisance, keep these foods in the refrigerator until almost before serving. The cheese must be very cold, then everything will work out! Soak the knife in cold water as well. Are you cutting cheese? Brush the knife with olive oil. Or you can choose another tool, such as thread or fishing line.

Dressing Greek Salad

How simple everything is: olive oil, and more! Not at all. To follow the original recipe for the classic Greek salad, pre-mix the extra virgin olive oil with the oregano. The finished dish is also sprinkled with lemon juice or added to the dressing, and a couple of drops of vinegar. You can also add a little black pepper.

Stir or not? How to serve?

Combine all the ingredients, pour abundantly with the dressing and mix thoroughly - actions that are extremely inappropriate. When used, feta cheese begins to knead, and the greens get wet and lose their shape. Vegetables are beautifully stacked together with coarsely torn greens, then cheese - and this is for each portion. Then season with butter sauce.

Classic Greek Salad Recipe

• Red bell pepper - 2 pieces
• Bulgarian yellow pepper - optional
• Long-fruited cucumber - 1 piece
• Feta - 200 gr
• Red sweet onion - 2 pieces
• Small tomatoes - 5 pcs or cherry - 250 gr
• Olives - 230-250 gr
• Salad, you can use your favorite - 1 bunch
• Basil - 2-3 sprigs

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• Olive oil - 5-6 tbsp
• Oregano - 0.5 tsp
• Balsamic vinegar - a little less than 1 tsp
• Lemon juice - a couple of drops

How to cook:

1. Rinse vegetables and herbs, dry on a paper towel. At this time, prepare the dressing.
2. In a bowl, combine the oil and oregano, then stir in the vinegar. Add lemon juice (no more than 0.5 tsp) and mix again until smooth.
3. Tear the greens with your hands or chop coarsely. Solemn occasion? Separate a few leaves and place on a serving dish.
4. Cut the tomatoes into wedges, cherry tomatoes - cut into slices, cucumber - into thin slices, onions - into half rings.
5. Cut the pepper into large circles, and then into 4 more pieces.
6. Chop the basil, you can disassemble it into inflorescences and decorate the salad with it when serving.
7. In a chaotic manner, lay out all the prepared vegetables on top of the lettuce leaves.
8. After that we distribute olives and feta cubes.
9. Pour the dressing over the Greek salad, decorate with basil.

There are times when there is absolutely no desire to stand for half a day at the stove, cook all sorts of goodies. I want something simple, but incredibly tasty. At the same time, spend a minimum of time on cooking

Especially on a hot summer day, a light Greek salad will do. In addition, in any other season, you can remind yourself of summer by cooking it.

Below, the traditional ways of preparing such a snack are spelled out. As well as original, unusual options.

Its peculiarity is that all the constituent components must be large. It does not require much time and effort. The result is always simply gorgeous. A salad prepared according to one of the recipes described below looks delicious and tempting. It is impossible to resist him! The taste of the dish is simply awesome! Cook quickly and try it! You will be satisfied!

Greek salad with croutons

It's unusual to hear that such an exclusive dish can be made with breadcrumbs. However, it is insanely tasty, nutritious and beautiful. Original appearance. Appetite plays out very quickly. Still thinking about cooking or not? Of course yes! We get the necessary products and go to the kitchen as soon as possible!

Necessary:

• Cucumbers - 100 gr
• Tomato - 1 pc.
• Sweet pepper - 30 gr
• Egg - 1 pc.
• Potatoes - 1 pc.
• Barley bun - 1 pc.
• Olives - 2 tablespoons
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Feta cheese - 50 gr
• Olive oil, salt, pepper, oregano, thyme - to taste

Procedure:

1. Cut the loaf into 1-inch pieces. They shouldn't be too big. But also not small. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Send to dry in an oven preheated to 150 - 180 degrees for drying

2. Boil hard-boiled eggs and potatoes. Cool completely, separate them from the rind, shell. Cut into small, quarter-shaped wedges

3. Rinse the tomatoes thoroughly, wipe them dry with a towel. It is advisable to use a medium-sized tomato. Cut it lengthwise into quarters

4. Cut the pepper, peeled from seeds and stalks, into large pieces. Cucumber - in semicircles or circles.

5. Separate the onion from the husk. Cut it into rings or slices. But don't be too small.

6. Combine all prepared foods in a bowl. Lay out the broken feta on top. Add olive oil, pepper, thyme, salt, oregano and fresh lemon juice.

You can mix it slightly. After that, it is ready to eat.

Finally, we invite most of our relatives for a tasting!

I wish you a great appetite!

Classic Greek Salad Recipe

The dish, with a classic composition of ingredients, turns out to be very tasty. Pleases with its appearance. Especially decorates the table. An excellent choice for a festive feast, especially in summer.

Necessary:

• Cheese - 250 gr
• Bulgarian pepper - 1 pc.
• Tomato - 2 - 3 pcs.
• Cucumber - 1 - 2 pcs.
• Lettuce - 30 - 50 gr
• Basil - 1 sprig
• Onions - 1 pc.
• Pitted olives - 100 gr
• Lemon - 0.5 pcs.
• Olive oil - 3 - 4 tablespoons l.
• Salt - 3 - 4 pinches
• Ground black pepper - 2 - 3 pinches

Procedure:

1.Onion should be cut into rings.

It is advisable to purchase a sweet vegetable.

2. Rinse the cucumber and dry it with a dry towel. Cut it lengthwise into quarters. Then cut into pieces of medium thickness.

You can cut this vegetable in any way. These can be cubes or layers. The main thing is not to be too small!

3. Clean the washed peppers from internal white streaks and seeds. Cut into large pieces.

4. Cut the processed ripe tomatoes into cubes of the same size as the other foods.

5. Cut the cheese into 1 by 1 centimeter cubes, or a little more. But try to keep them the same size. Then you get a more aesthetic look.

To prevent the cheese from breaking, the knife should be dipped in cold water before each use.

6. Put all prepared food in a salad bowl.

7. Tear the lettuce into random pieces. Add it along with the pitted olives to the bulk.

8. Now is the time to prepare the perfect dressing. In a bowl, combine the juice of half a lemon with black pepper, olive oil, salt and chopped basil leaves. Mix the whole mixture thoroughly. If you like garlic, you can add one clove, grated on a fine grater.

9. There are several ways to form a salad.

The easiest way is to mix all the ingredients in a salad bowl and season with sauce.

A more original method and the most preferable one is layering. This will make it look more impressive.

Initially, gently stir the tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and onions. Arrange them on portioned plates lined with salad. Spread cheese and olives evenly on top. Just before serving, pour the sauce on top. And best of all, put it in a beautiful bowl on the table so that everyone can put it in the amount that he needs.

And I wish you a wonderful summer mood, great appetite! Be healthy!

Peasant salad in Greek

This option is fraught with a great combination of fresh vegetables and feta cheese. They can be used to decorate an everyday or festive table. It looks easy, casual. And the taste is simply irresistible. Try it!

Necessary:

• Tomatoes - 400 gr
• Fresh cucumber - 3 pcs.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Bulgarian pepper - 2 pcs.
• Pitted olives - 100 gr
• Olive oil - 4 tbsp. l
• Lemon juice or wine vinegar - 2 tbsp l
• Cheese - 200 gr
• Oregano - 1 tsp
• Salt, ground black pepper - to taste
• Parsley - 2 - 3 branches

Procedure:

1.First, rinse the bell peppers under running water. Pull the seeds out of it. Chop the vegetable into strips.

2. Peel onions, wash, cut into half rings.

3. Rinse fresh tomatoes, cut into medium-sized pieces.

4. Grind the cheese into small cubes, about 1 x 1 cm or 1.5 x 1.5 cm.

5. Rinse the cucumbers in water to remove contamination, chop into cubes. Open a jar of pitted olives, remove the liquid from it.

6. Place all ingredients in a salad bowl. Add chopped greens to them. Prepare the dressing in a separate bowl. To do this, combine oil with lemon juice, oregano, salt and pepper in it. Beat the resulting mixture lightly with a whisk.

7. Pour the prepared dressing over the salad. Mix everything with two forks, so as not to turn the chopped ingredients into porridge. Everything is ready to eat, it is advisable to serve immediately!

Admire the refreshing aroma and uniqueness of this dish.

Positive mood, bon appetit!

Peking cabbage adds freshness and lightness even more. Thanks to her, the dish looks quite airy and appetizing! Treat yourself and your family to a healthy dinner. Everyone will love it!

Necessary:

• Sweet pepper - 1 - 2 pcs.
• Tomatoes - 2 pcs.
• Peking cabbage - 200 gr
• Feta cheese - 150g.
• Pitted olives - 100 g.
• Olive oil - 3-4 tbsp. l
• Apple cider vinegar - 1-2 tbsp l
• Fragrant herbs, salt to taste

Procedure:

1.Previously, it is necessary to thoroughly rinse all vegetables with water, peel if necessary.

2. Chop the cabbage into wide strips.

3. Divide the pepper lengthwise into 2 - 4 parts, cut each of them in strips across.

4. Chop the tomato into medium pieces.

5. Open the jar with olives, pour out the water.

6. Cut the cheese into cubes.

7. Put all prepared foods except feta in a bowl. Add aromatic herbs to them. Drizzle lightly with lemon juice or vinegar. Fill with oil. Stir all the ingredients, transferring the cheese to them. Salt if necessary.

Before you salt, you need to taste it. Salt may not be needed at all, as the cheese may be quite salty.

Great appetite and great summer mood!

The option with chicken is not worse than the traditional one. It turns out very nutritious. It blows with a delicious aroma, refreshing taste.

Necessary:

• Fresh cucumber - 1 large or 2 small
• Chicken fillet - 400 gr
• Feta cheese - 150 gr
• Red onion - 1 pc.
• Olives - 100 gr
• Greens - 1 bunch
• Yellow and red bell peppers - 1 pc.
• Tomatoes - 200 - 250 gr
• Olive oil - 50 gr + for frying
• Lemon juice - from 0.5 pcs.
• Oregano - 1 - 2 tbsp. l
• Black pepper, salt - to taste
• Liquid honey - 1 tsp

Procedure:

1. All vegetables must be washed, dried and peeled in advance, if required!

2. Cut the meat into large plastics, fry on both sides in a frying pan with a little oil.

3. Separate the olives from the liquid, cut each in half lengthwise.

4. Cut the tomatoes into large slices. Peeled peppers - in strips, cucumbers - in semicircles.

5. Chop the feta into cubes. Chop the onions into strips. Chop greens.

6. In a separate bowl, prepare the dressing, namely, mix lemon juice, olive oil, oregano, black pepper, salt and honey in it.

For a truly unforgettable amazing taste, use acacia honey.

7. Mix all prepared foods in a salad bowl, pour over them with dressing.

You can serve with croutons, they go well with it.

Bon appetit, warm sunny day to you!

Video - a recipe for making a delicious Greek salad

After watching the video material, everything becomes simple. You are convinced that there is absolutely nothing difficult in creating a Greek salad. Everything is done very quickly, fits into a salad bowl. Please everyone with your inspiration. Everyone will be delighted!

Bon appetit, good inspiration!

So you have considered the most interesting simple recipes. Each of them is original and attractive in its own way. Choose the one that you like the most. Use it as soon as possible. Make your loved ones happy!

Greece, welcoming to guests, is generous with culinary masterpieces. The cuisine of this country is one of the most popular, known for the variety of cheeses, meat, fish, and seasoning combinations used in the preparation of dishes. If you say that a salad called "Greek" is a world celebrity, then you are definitely not lying. What is included in a Greek salad?

How to make a Greek salad

There are many ideas for cooking a famous dish. What can you use to add variety to your Greek salad? Different types of cheeses, add the meat component and make the dish even more nutritious, experiment with canning and adding legumes. What nuances need to be taken into account when working on a culinary delight in order to make it perfect:

1. It is better if the seasoning for the Greek salad is prepared separately, and only then it is seasoned with vegetables on a plate.
2. Salt before serving, so the dish will retain its appetizing, without having time to "drown" in the juice of vegetables.
3. What else do you need for a Greek salad? Lots of different greens: chopped parsley, oregano.

Ingredients

There are many options for a culinary masterpiece from Hellas, and a significant proportion of them were presented to the world by European chefs. No matter how you modify the dish, the base that will make it recognizable must be present. There is a traditional minimum of components - these are vegetables (ordinary tomato or cherry variety, cucumber), herbs (parsley, lettuce, oregano), pitted olives and cheese. These ingredients are considered classic, but what kind of tomato or what kind of cheese you use in a Greek salad depends on your preference.

A delicious recipe for the winter will turn out with beans to roll up in jars or replenish the menu with a portion of protein in the form of chicken meat. You can use different chicken processing methods to add different flavors to a dish: roast meat, grill, or boil. must be based on olive oil, and the supplement is selected at the discretion of the hostess:

• vinegar;
• lemon juice;
• soy sauce.

Greek salad recipes

How to cook attractively, tasty and right? A simple and sophisticated recipe is within the power of everyone. Most of the ingredients can be simply washed and chopped. Even heat treatment does not need to be done. The main point: do not spare the herbs and dressings - the aroma of the dish depends on this, which will go well with the side dish and hot.

Classical

Do you want to cook a classic Greek salad, without any frills, as in the photo from the restaurant? The traditional version is light in every sense: both in the processing process and in taste. The classic look of the dish is also called "rustic", because the inhabitants of small settlements in Greece worked hard and tried to cook in the kitchen as quickly as possible.

Ingredients:

• tomatoes - 4 pcs.;
• cucumber - 1 pc.;
• red onion (or any other sweet) - 1 pc.;
• red bell peppers - 3 pcs.;
• olives - 15-20 pcs.;
• pickled capers - 1.5 tsp;
• cheese (soft consistency) - 200 g;
• lemon juice - 2 tbsp. l .;
• olive oil - 3 tbsp. l .;
• salt.

Cooking method:

1. The entire portion of vegetables must be washed, the husks are removed from them, and the bell peppers are taken peeled from the core and seeds.
2. Cut tomatoes and cucumbers into slices, pepper and onion into half rings.
3. Add olives, capers, season everything with salt, olive oil, sour lemon juice.
4. Cut the cheese into slices and place on top.

With feta cheese

Finely chopping this kind of cheese is difficult, you need a special knife for it, otherwise the product will crumble. In order for the fermented milk product to remain intact in appearance, you need to lay it on top of the vegetables, but do not stir. The Greek feta salad recipe uses spices, but in small quantities so that this dish is not too salty.

Ingredients:

• fresh tomatoes - 3 pcs.;
• cucumber - 1 pc.;
• bulgarian pepper (red) - 2 pcs.;
• pitted olives - 30 g;
• feta cheese - 150 g;
• olive oil - 3 tbsp. l .;
• apple cider vinegar - 1.5 tbsp l .;
• salt.

Cooking method:

1. Wash all the vegetables, peel the stalks, and additionally free the pepper from the seeds.
2. Cut the olives into halves, and all the vegetables into small squares.
3. Mix the vegetable mass with olives, season with oil, spices, vinegar (replaced with lemon juice). Divide in portions to prepare to serve.
4. Cut the cheese into cubes and place on top of the dish. You can serve.

With cheese

The spicy-tasting feta cheese is a very appetizing type of cheese, salty. Try to add a little salt to the vegetables. Cut the fermented milk product into strips or cubes, and put either on top of vegetables or mix with them. Cheese and Olives Greek Salad recipe can be supplemented with many foods that suit your taste.

Ingredients:

• feta cheese - 150 g;
• fresh cherry tomatoes - 7-8 pcs.;
• pitted olives - 50 g;
• cucumbers - 2 pcs.;
• prunes - 2 pcs.;
• sweet red pepper - 1 pc.;
• red onion - 0.5 pcs.;
• olive oil - 3 tbsp. l .;
• salt, oregano, pepper - to taste.

Cooking method:

1. Squeeze the cheese a little, cut into large strips.
2. Prunes need to be soaked in cold water so that they will not lose the brightness of their taste. To do this, leave the washed prunes in a bowl at liquid room temperature, cover and leave for 2.5 hours. After the soaking time has elapsed, drain the water, dry the dried fruit and cut into pieces.
3. The entire volume of vegetables, after they have been washed and cleaned of excess seeds, stalks, cut into large cubes, tomatoes - in halves.
4. Mix all the ingredients, season with oil, season with a little salt and serve on plates, garnishing with herbs on top.

With fetax

The fermented milk product of this variety goes well with vegetables, and its pieces will not be too soft. The original fetax is easier to find on the shelves of stores in our country than feta. Changing the cheese will affect the flavor, but your receptors will love the change. Greek salad recipe with can be supplemented with different herbs, which will refresh the dish.

Ingredients:

• fetaxa - 150 g;
• cherry tomatoes - 2-4 pcs.;
• fresh cucumbers (medium) - 2 pcs.;
• olives - 10 pcs.;
• Peking cabbage leaves - 3-4 pcs.;
• olive oil - 4 tbsp. l .;
• spices to taste;
• wine vinegar - 0.5-1 tbsp. l.

Cooking method:

1. Rinse and dry vegetables, herbs. Cut the tomatoes, cucumbers into large cubes, and tear the cabbage leaves with your hands. Put everything on a plate.
2. Squeeze the olives from the liquid, cut into rings. Add to vegetables.
3. Cut the cheese into slices or large slices, mix with the rest of the ingredients, season with vinegar, oil, salt.

With Chiken

There are many variations of this dish in the world; photos of culinary magazine pages are often full of this famous name. Cheese is the main nutritional highlight of a meal, but why not complement it with a low-calorie meat product? A Greek salad with fried chicken can be either a main course of a dinner, or an addition to a side dish or a hot dish.

Ingredients:

• chicken meat - 500 g;
• soft cheese - 70 g;
• cherry tomatoes - 2 pcs.;
• cucumbers - 2 pcs.;
• onions - 0.5 pcs.;
• olives - 10 pcs.;
• olive oil - 3 tbsp. l .;
• balsamic vinegar - 2 tbsp l .;
• white croutons (can be flavored with garlic or bacon) - 2 tbsp. l .;
• salt, pepper - to taste.

Cooking method:

1. Start the step-by-step process with the protein part: cut the chicken into cubes, marinate in any way convenient for you. When the flesh is well marinated, grill or pan until the sides are golden.
2. Rinse all vegetables well, peel and cut: onions - in half rings, cucumbers - in pieces.
3. Cut the pitted olives into rings.
4. Mix everything and season with oil, balsamic and spices.
5. Chop soft cheese (feta cheese, feta or fetax) with a knife (cubes or slices). Place the cheese on top of the vegetable mass, along with the croutons and whole washed cherry tomatoes. The dish can be served and eaten.

With beans

An experienced hostess or a novice cook is equally important the result of her labors in the kitchen. Canned Greek salad for the winter with beans for all women - both the most experienced in the kitchen and beginners. Delicious, aromatic, simple product will become an appetizer or addition to your favorite side dishes. Even from the photo of the twists, you can see how bright, appetizing it is.

Ingredients:

• beans - 1 kg;
• fresh tomatoes - 2.5 kg;
• white onion - 500 g;
• carrots - 1 kg;
• yellow pepper - 1 kg;
• sugar - 190 g;
• vegetable oil (sunflower or olive) - 2.5 tbsp.;
• salt - 3 tbsp. l .;
• table vinegar - 1 tsp;
• pepper - 2 tsp

Cooking method:

1. Soak the beans overnight, drain the water in the morning.
2. Chop the whole assortment of vegetables: onions - into half rings, tomatoes - into small slices, peppers and carrots - into strips.
3. We put vegetables, beans, all dressings and spices specified in the recipe into a container for cooking. After stirring, set a small fire and bring to a boil. From this point on, the mixture should cook for about two hours.
4. When all the vegetables are stewed, put the mass in a sterilized container, roll up the lids.

How to season a Greek salad

You can make a Greek salad dressing if you find olive oil too easy for a dish. Olive oil will definitely serve as an integral part for dressing, but you will be able to change the taste to the most piquant. What sauce for Greek salad to cook:

1. Olive oil, vinegar (wine, balsamic, apple) in a 2: 1 ratio.
2. Olive oil - 5 tbsp l., lime juice - 1 tsp., a little oregano, pomegranate juice - 1 tbsp. l., spices - to taste.
3. Soy sauce - 1 spoon, oil - 3 tbsp. l., spices.
4. For those who like to season dishes with mayonnaise: mayonnaise - 1 tbsp. l., lemon (lime) juice - 1 tbsp. l., olive oil - 2 tbsp. l., honey in liquid form - 0.5 tsp, a few grams of chopped parsley. The calorie content of such a dressing is high.

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The most important thing about Greek salad is fresh produce, not slicing or serving. The Greeks usually cut their salad into large chunks, and the olives are put directly with the bone, moreover, the Greek ones, with an oily taste. The main herb in the salad is oregano and basil is taken a little.

Cucumbers, shallots, and olive oil are often used in salad. In general, various tricks and variations are allowed here. After all, Greek salad is a simple version of a rustic salad made with the most basic ingredients found in every village house.

Often, instead of shallots in recipes, sweet salad onions or even regular onions are taken. You can substitute olive oil for sunflower oil. Olives, olives are better to take pitted. If there is no oregano and basil, they can be replaced with simple lettuce leaves or any fresh herbs from the garden - the main thing is that it will be a summer and light salad.

An important ingredient, feta cheese, can be found everywhere today, but as a last resort it can be replaced with Adyghe cheese, feta cheese.

Classic Greek Salad

Ingredients:

• cucumber - 2 pcs.;
• bell pepper - 1 pc.;
• tomato with dense pulp - 2 pcs.;
• medium-sized Crimean blue onion - 1 pc.;
• olives and olives large and pitted - 20 pcs .;
• olive oil - 2-3 tbsp l .;
• feta cheese - 80-100 gr.;
• oregano - ½ tsp dry grass;
• lemon juice - 1-1.5 tbsp. l .;
• salt, pepper - to taste.

Cooking process

Wash all vegetables. Cut the cucumbers and tomatoes into large pieces (2-2.5 cm). Cucumbers can be pre-peeled if the skin is too tough.

Chop the blue onion into half rings. Pepper to remove seeds and white membranes, cut into squares of 2-2.5 cm. Olives and olives can be left whole or cut in half.

Pour vegetables into a salad bowl, season with salt and pepper to taste. Gently mix everything with two large spatulas.

Beat olive oil with lemon juice, add oregano to it, rubbing the grass with your fingers a little. Season the salad with the resulting sauce.

Cut the feta cheese into large pieces, similar to vegetables, and put on top of the salad. Top with a pinch of oregano. Salad ready.

Options for preparing ingredients for Greek salad

Onion

Onions can be pre-pickled before adding to the salad. The easiest way is to chop the onion and cover it with a mixture of vinegar (3 parts) and sugar (2 parts) with a pinch of salt. Let stand for half an hour, put in a colander and add to other vegetables.

To reduce the bitterness, you can chop the onion finer or mix the two varieties - white and blue onions in the desired ratio of 1: 2 or 1: 1.

Cucumbers

Cucumbers can be cut figuratively or, for example, alternating between peeled and left pieces. A zebra cucumber looks beautiful in a salad, when each piece in the salad looks white and green.

Tomatoes

It is better to experiment with tomatoes not with slicing, but with a combination of different varieties and colors. Cherry tomatoes look great in salad. They need to be cut in half. The colors combine well red and orange fruits. It looks spectacular, in addition, rich and slightly acidic orange tomatoes will add meatiness to the salad, reducing the sourness. If desired, tomatoes can even be peeled by scalding them with boiling water.

Pepper

With pepper, the multicolor option is also suitable. In this case, it is better to cut the fruits of different colors into a thin strip, and not into cubes. For those who like to experiment, there is an unusual idea: peel the vegetable from the peel with a sharp knife or pill. This option is for those who want to add elevation and delicate taste to the dish, it is also perfect for serving Greek salad on a festive table.

How to replace feta cheese

Usually, in Russian cuisine, feta cheese is replaced by salted feta cheese; a product made from goat's milk is especially suitable.

As a last resort, you can take large pieces of processed cheese with a strong flavor of herbs or smoked meats. Salad in this case needs a little more salt.

Another option for Greek salad is with Dutch cheese. Only the pieces need to be made smaller. This recipe is no longer a classic, but it may well please, especially men.

How to season a Greek salad

The classic Greek salad is seasoned with a mixture of lemon juice, olive oil and fresh or dried oregano herb. But if for some reason you cannot find these components or you want to diversify the taste of your favorite dish, the option of mixing other spices and herbs is also allowed. For example, you can add to the dish coarsely torn lettuce of different varieties (curly, Iceberg), cut strips of wild garlic. It is allowed to include thyme and parsley according to your taste.

As a bold idea, housewives who love experiments can be offered to season a portion of Greek salad with honey-mustard sauce.

Honey mustard sauce: an unusual and tasty dressing option

Take in a 1: 1: 2 ratio of mustard of medium or low pungency (with seeds), honey and olive oil. Mix everything and beat with a whisk. If the sauce is too thick, add more oil. Serve with salad in a separate gravy boat.

You can also vary the dressing for Greek salad by adding other oils (mustard, corn, sesame), bread crumbs, or toasted salty croutons for flavor. For lovers of a strong taste, you can put garlic passed through a garlic press in the sauce.

If you're using lightly salted cheese like feta cheese or Dutch cheese for your salad, try the recipe for dressing with soy sauce, which is traditionally salty and rich.

Ingredients:

• olive oil - 2 tablespoons spoons;
• soy sauce - 1 tbsp spoon;
• apple cider vinegar - 1 tbsp spoon;
• mustard (medium or low pungency) - 1 tsp.

Whisk all ingredients to prepare the sauce. Serve the dressing separately in a gravy boat.

Greek salad with oregano, dill and mint: a step-by-step recipe

Ingredients:

• cucumber - 2 pcs.;
• cherry tomatoes - 300 gr.;
• yellow sweet pepper - 1 pc .;
• handfuls of olives and olives;
• mint leaves - to taste;
• wine vinegar (can be replaced with apple cider) - 1 tbsp. l .;
• vegetable oil - 3 tbsp. l .;
• oregano - 1 tsp;
• salt to taste;
• salad onions - 1 head;
• dill and lettuce to taste;
• feta cheese - 200-300 g.

Cooking process

Wash and dry all vegetables from excess water. Cut the cucumbers into medium slices. Cut the cherry tomatoes in half or 4 pieces. Place the cucumbers and tomatoes in a deep dish.

Cut the pepper into large strips. It is advisable to take yellow peppers so that the colors in the dish combine beautifully.

Add pepper to cucumbers and tomatoes. Cut the onion into thin half rings and disassemble into thin strips. Add to the dish, mix everything gently.

Finely chop mint leaves, dill and other herbs, add to the total mass in the dish. Salt and pepper the salad, put olives or olives, mix everything.

Making salad dressing

Pour 3-4 tablespoons of olive oil (or other vegetable) into a deep bowl, add a teaspoon of wine vinegar to it. Stir and add half a teaspoon of oregano. Mix everything thoroughly.

Season the salad with the ready-made dressing, leaving a little, a little more than a teaspoon. Stir the salad.

Put lettuce leaves on a serving dish, put half of the whole mass of vegetables from the bowl on them. Spread the salad evenly throughout the dish.

Cut the cheese into cubes the size of the olives. Put some of the cheese in a cup with the remaining dressing and roll the cheese in it, so the pieces will not stick together. In addition, such pieces look beautiful.

Gently put the cheese with a part of the dressing on a dish to half of the salad. Place the other half of the vegetables on top of the cheese. Carefully level everything. Put the remaining cheese in the bowl where the salad was, add a spoonful of olive oil, sprinkle with oregano on top and mix everything.

Put the cheese with oregano in the salad, spread it over the surface. Sprinkle a little oregano on top of the whole hill of lettuce. In total, the entire salad will take about 1 teaspoon of oregano. Serve the Greek salad.

Greek salad tips and tricks

The portioned serving of salad, practiced in restaurants in Greece, is interesting. It is extremely laconic: the client receives a deep plate of vegetables, where there is no sliced ​​cheese. All the cheese is placed in one piece on top of the vegetable slices. Thus, the client himself decides how he will eat it.

Likewise, the sauce is now almost always served in a separate container with each serving. So everyone will determine for himself how much and when he needs to add the dressing to the Greek salad.

This is very convenient for the hostess. As long as the salad is not seasoned, it will keep better. You can cut vegetables a few hours before the arrival of guests, and pour the sauce already before serving. Moreover, if possible, you need to fill the salad after serving in portions, so that guests do not suffer with putting salad on their plates and distributing the sauce.

Sometimes very large pieces of vegetables and cheese are mixed in a salad without much stirring. Many people do not like serving in large pieces, but it has its advantages: those who do not like onions or olives will easily remove them.