Easy Greek Side Salad

Simple Greek Salad with Lettuce packed with flavor

Chopped cucumbers and tomatoes sprinkled with Greek seasoning and tossed with Romaine lettuce and crumbled feta cheese, this Easy Greek Side Salad is so delicious and simple to make. The tomatoes and cucumbers are seasoned with Greek spices and left to marinate, creating an amazing dressing. Pair it with baked or grilled Lemon Herb Chicken Breasts for a simple and healthy summer dinner.

My friend, Catherine Washburn, shared this Greek salad with me when she was doing Weight Watchers. I was intrigued by the dressings’ flavor and asked, “What is the dressing in this salad?” She said she does not use a salad dressing but mixes a specific seasoning with the tomatoes and cucumbers. Then you let it sit in the refrigerator for a couple of hours or overnight, and the marinated mixture ends up making its own salad dressing. You can drizzle a little olive oil on the mixture, but you don’t need it.

This salad is the perfect side dish for all the tomatoes and cucumbers from your summer garden. You can make as little or as much as you want. You can add slivered red onion and/or sliced Kamalata olives, but Catherine just did cucumber, tomato, feta, and lettuce. Half the time when I start the process of making this salad, I end up eating half of the tomato-cucumber mixture because it’s so good and a yummy snack all on its own. 🙂

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Tips for Making Easy Greek Side Salad

Make sure to let the cucumber-tomato mixture marinate in the seasoning for at least 2 hours or overnight for it to make the dressing. It will last a couple of days in the refrigerator if you want to start making it ahead of time.
You can drizzle a little olive oil on the tomatoes and cucumber, but you don’t need it.
Add slivered red onion and/or sliced Kamalata olives to the salad if desired.
After adding the lettuce, it is not going to last more than a couple of hours before it starts to wilt, so serve the salad immediately once all mixed together.
Making equal amounts of chopped tomatoes and cucumbers, this salad is easy to make as little or as much as you want.

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Easy Greek Side Salad

Prep time

2 hours

Total time

2 hours

Chopped cucumbers and tomatoes sprinkled with Greek seasoning and tossed with Romaine lettuce and crumbled feta cheese--you're going to love this fresh and healthy salad.

Author: My friend, Catherine Washburn

Recipe type: Greek/Salad/Side Dish

Serves: 4 servings

Ingredients

1 cucumber, peeled and cut into half-moons
2-3 Roma tomatoes, diced into ¼- to ½-inch pieces
½-3/4 tsp Cavender's All-Purpose Greek Seasoning
1 Romaine lettuce heart or 2 cups iceberg lettuce, chopped
¼-1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
Red onion slivers (optional)
Kalamata olives, sliced (optional)

Instructions

In a medium-sized mixing bowl, add the chopped cucumber and Roma tomatoes.
Sprinkle the tomatoes and cucumber with Cavender's Greek seasoning. Toss the mixture and taste to see if there's enough seasoning. Add more seasoning if needed and toss again. Cover with plastic wrap or a lid and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight to create a fair amount of juice at the bottom.
Next, chop the Romain lettuce heart and add it to the cucumber-tomato mixture.
Sprinkle the crumbled feta cheese on top and add red onion slivers and sliced Kalamata olives, if desired. Toss till well combined.
Serve immediately. Once all tossed together, the lettuce is not going to last more than a couple of hours before it becomes wilted.
Enjoy!