Classic Horiatiki Salata (Greek Village Salad)
Traditional dish · Greek
The quintessential Greek salad, Horiatiki, is a refreshing and rustic dish featuring ripe tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, sharp red onion, briny Kalamata olives, and a generous slab of feta cheese, all dressed simply with olive oil and oregano. It's traditionally made without lettuce.
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Ingredients
- Ripe tomatoes4 large
- Cucumber1 large
- Red onion1 medium
- Kalamata olives1 cup
- Feta cheese200g block
- Extra virgin olive oil1/4 cup
- Dried oregano1 tsp
- Saltto taste
- Black pepperto taste
Steps
- 1
Wash and roughly chop the tomatoes into large, rustic chunks. Place them in a large salad bowl.
- 2
Peel the cucumber (optional, but traditional for a smoother texture) and slice it into thick rounds or half-moons. Add to the bowl.
- 3
Thinly slice the red onion into rings. Add to the salad.
- 4
Add the Kalamata olives to the bowl.
- 5
Place the block of feta cheese directly on top of the salad ingredients.
- 6
Drizzle generously with extra virgin olive oil.
- 7
Sprinkle with dried oregano and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
- 8
Gently toss the salad just before serving, or serve as is, allowing diners to mix their own portions.
