🥗🧀 Grandma’s Greek Salad (Crisp, Bright, and Full of Freshness)
SaladsBalkan RichardObradovic Jun 10, 2025 10
Description
This is the salad grandma would make when she wanted everything to feel like a vacation. Crisp cucumbers, ripe tomatoes, briny olives, and creamy feta – all tossed in olive oil and oregano. It’s fresh, it’s simple, and it tastes like the Mediterranean sun.
Ingredients
🥒 2 cucumbers, sliced
🍅 3 tomatoes, cut into wedges
🧅 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
🫒 1/2 cup Kalamata olives, pitted
🧀 150 g (5 oz) feta cheese, cubed
🌿 1 tsp dried oregano
🫒 3 tbsp olive oil
🍋 Juice of 1 lemon
🧂 Salt and pepper to taste
Preparation
1️⃣ In a large bowl, combine 🥒 cucumber, 🍅 tomatoes, 🧅 onion, 🫒 olives, and 🧀 feta.
2️⃣ Drizzle with 🫒 olive oil and 🍋 lemon juice.
3️⃣ Sprinkle with 🌿 oregano, 🧂 salt, and pepper.
4️⃣ Toss gently, and serve immediately.
Total Time
🛠️ Prep: 10 min
🕒 Total: 10 min
Nutritional Value
🔥 220 kcal
💪 Protein: 6 g
🧈 Fat: 18 g (7 g saturated)
🍞 Carbohydrates: 12 g
🧂 Sodium: 450 mg
Advice
Use the ripest, juiciest tomatoes you can find for that sweet, natural flavor. This salad gets better as it sits, so feel free to prepare it a bit ahead.
Status
Classic Greek salad – fresh, simple, and full of flavor.
🥒 A taste of summer in every bite.
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