Fresh & Healthy Greek Salad
By the QuiteRecipes team (Jamy & Kaïna) | Food Service Professional, Early Childhood Expert & Parents
A nutritious and crunchy Greek salad, made with fresh vegetables, avocado and Kalamata olives, enhanced by a lemon dressing.
Greek salad at its core is just a celebration of what is in season, and this version leans even harder into freshness. Ripe tomatoes, cool cucumber, briny olives, and creamy feta get a bright citrus-herb dressing and a few slices of avocado for good measure. No lettuce needed and no apology.
🥄 Ingredients
- 🫗 1 head romaine lettuce, chopped
- 🫗 1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced
- 🫗 1/2 bell pepper (color of choice), chopped
- 🫗 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, halved (or heirloom tomatoes in season)
- 🫗 1 English cucumber, sliced
- 🫗 1 avocado, peeled, pitted and sliced
- 🫗 1/2 cup Kalamata olives, sliced into thirds
- 🫗 4 oz (115g) feta cheese
- 🫗 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 🫗 3 tbsp lemon juice (from one large lemon)
- 🫗 1 garlic clove, pressed
- 🫗 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 🫗 1/4 tsp black pepper
Nutrition Facts*
*Nutritional information is an estimate and may vary based on ingredients, brands and portion sizes. Values are provided per serving.
👨🍳 Instructions
**Prepare the vegetables:** Wash and prepare all vegetables as indicated.
**Assemble:** In a large bowl, combine the romaine lettuce, onion, bell pepper, tomatoes, cucumber, avocado and olives.
**Dressing:** In a small container, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper.
**Finish:** Pour the dressing over the salad and crumble the feta cheese on top just before serving.
🎥 Video Tutorial
Fresh & Healthy Greek Salad
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About the Authors
This recipe and guide was developed, tested, and approved in our home kitchen and daily life. Jamy is a retired Food Service District Manager and Early Childhood Program Manager who spent his career overseeing multi-site restaurant operations, large-scale culinary production, and daycare menu management. Kaïna brings the ultimate real-world test: making sure it brings ease and joy to our kids on a busy weeknight.
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