A traditional Greek salad usually consists of juicy tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, and red onion. It also has super simple seasonings like salt, pepper, oregano, and some olive oil and vinegar as the dressing.
Today, we are sharing more of an American-style Greek salad that has salad greens as the base of this recipe, Kalamata olives, peppers, feta cheese, and a homemade dressing that takes it over the top.
It may not be the one of the most authentic Greek salads, but it’s full of flavor and is delicious. As far as salad recipes go, this one is one of our favorites.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make our Greek tossed green salad, you need the following ingredients:
Salad Ingredients
- romaine lettuce or any crisp lettuce
- cherry tomatoes or any fresh tomatoes (roma tomatoes also work great)
- red onion
- kalamata olives (if you don’t like them, you could use black olives)
- banana peppers (if you don’t like them, you could use green bell pepper)
- cucumbers
- feta cheese
Greek Dressing Ingredients
- extra virgin olive oil
- garlic powder
- oregano
- basil
- salt and pepper
- onion powder
- Dijon mustard
- red wine vinegar
- fresh lemon juice
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make Greek Tossed Green Salad
- In a large bowl, mix together chopped lettuce, tomatoes, onions, kalamata olives, banana peppers, and cucumbers. Top salad with feta cheese.
- Combine all simple dressing ingredients in a jar or airtight container and shake until dressing ingredients are combined.
- Add dressing to salad right before serving.
Enjoy More Delicious Green Salads
Want to add more veggies to your meals? Browse our comprehensive list of salad recipes.
- Antipasto Salad
- Apple Cranberry Walnut Green Chopped Salad
- Asian Sesame Chicken Salad
- Broccoli Salad
- Cafe Rio Steak Salad
- California Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing
- Caprese Salad
- Chicken Salad with Eggs
- Green Garden Salad
Greek Tossed Green Salad
Ingredients
Salad
- 6-8 cups chopped romaine lettuce, (or any crisp lettuce)
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, sliced or halved
- 1 English cucumber, or regular cucumber, (cut into small pieces)
- ½ red onion, thinly sliced
- ½ cup Kalamata olives, (you can keep them whole or sliced them if desired)
- ½ cup sliced banana peppers, (or green bell peppers)
- ½ cup crumbled feta cheese
Homemade Greek Dressing
- ¾ cup olive oil
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon Dijon style mustard
- ⅓ cup red wine vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix together chopped lettuce, tomatoes, onions, kalamata olives, banana peppers, and cucumbers. Top salad with feta cheese.
- Combine all simple dressing ingredients in a jar or airtight container and shake until dressing ingredients are combined.
- Add dressing to salad right before serving.
Notes
Nutrition
Did You Make This Recipe?We’d love to hear your thoughts! Leave a review or a question in the comment section below the post.
This is my favorite recipe to serve with grilled meat in the summer!