{"id":6850,"date":"2018-12-09T00:12:15","date_gmt":"2018-12-09T00:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/?p=6850"},"modified":"2023-07-12T17:01:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T17:01:45","slug":"traditional-greek-salad-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/misc\/traditional-greek-salad-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Traditional Greek salad recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mrericsir\/45323059375\/in\/dateposted\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4892\/45323059375_dafe838ccf.jpg\" alt=\"Greek salad\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quick, what do the following salads have in common: fruit salad, egg salad, and waldorf salad?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s right &#8212; no lettuce. A traditional Greek salad (or &#8220;horiatiki&#8221;) also has no lettuce despite what countless recipes and restaurant menus here in America would have you believe. It&#8217;s a very simple and satisfying salad, and you don&#8217;t have to worry at all about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ecoli\/2018\/o157h7-11-18\/index.html\">the latest lettuce scare.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Greece this salad is practically a given at any restaurant. Every time I&#8217;ve visited Greece it&#8217;s been one of my go-to meals. Here&#8217;s how to make your own meal-sized serving of Greek salad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ingredients and prep<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Small or half of a medium sized ripe tomato, sliced into big wedges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Half a green pepper sliced lengthwise into strips<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A few slices of cucumber *<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Couple of small cubes of red onion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Half slab or a few of chunks of feta<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Olive oil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Red wine vinegar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dried oregano<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kalamata olives, unpitted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>* Personally I prefer to skip or go easy on the cucumber. Up to you.<\/em><br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Steps<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wash and prep the vegetables as described above<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Put the vegetables in a bowl<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drizzle olive oil and red wine vinegar over the vegetables<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Place the feta on top of the veggies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sprinkle some oregano on top<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To eat the salad, cut the cheese and veggies into smaller chunks with a knife and fork and eat them together. If you&#8217;re used to cheese plates at fancy restaurants and wine bars this should be pretty familiar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A word of caution: the olives are meant to be eaten separately, don&#8217;t injure your teeth on the pits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Greece these salads are usually served in a larger quantity than this, intended for the entire table. They&#8217;re never mixed, instead served with a large spoon or fork for everyone to remove the cheese and vegetables as they wish, transferring them to their own plate. You don&#8217;t need a separate plate for the serving size described above, just something to keep in mind for large quantities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also many restaurants in Greece serve meals with bread. It&#8217;s completely optional, but the bread can be used to soak up any extra olive oil and vinegar in your salad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick, what do the following salads have in common: fruit salad, egg salad, and waldorf salad? That&#8217;s right &#8212; no lettuce. 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