Greek salad (horiatiki)

The real Greek salad, with no lettuce: tomatoes, cucumber, pepper, red onion, olives and a generous slab of feta. Fresh, sunny and very simple, it lets good ingredients shine.

Preparation: 15 min  |  Cooking: 0 min  |  Servings: 4  |  Difficulty: Very easy

Calculated per serving from the Anses Ciqual 2025 values for each ingredient, based on the quantities in the list. Household measures (spoonfuls, pieces) use average weights. 333 kcal · 10 g protein · 11 g carbohydrate · 28 g fat

Ingredients

• 4 tomatoes
• 1 cucumber
• 1 pepper
• 1 red onion
• 100 g black olives
• 200 g feta
• 3 tbsp olive oil

Method

1. Cut the tomatoes, cucumber and pepper into large chunks.
2. Slice the red onion.
3. Add the olives and lay the whole slab of feta on top.
4. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with oregano.

Nutritional benefits

This salad is a concentrate of Mediterranean vegetables that are rich in water, vitamins and antioxidants and low in calories. The feta provides protein and calcium, while the olive oil and olives supply good fats. Low in carbohydrate, it is a fresh, balanced salad that is typical of the Mediterranean diet.

Variations and substitutions

• With mint or parsley.
• With capers.
• Vegan: plant-based feta or avocado.
• With pitta bread on the side.

Storage and making ahead

Best fresh; keeps for 1 day. Season just before serving.

💡 Good to know

A true horiatiki contains no lettuce and the feta is laid on whole, not crumbled: simplicity and good ingredients above all.

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Foods in this recipe: tomatoes · cucumber · pepper · onion · black olives.

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