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Greek salad

Traditional dish from Greece

Must Try Vegetarian

About Greek salad

dish made from tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, feta, olives, salt, oregano, and olive oil

Greek salad, choriatiki or horiatiki is a salad in Greek cuisine generally made with pieces of tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, feta cheese, and olives and dressed with salt, Greek oregano, lemon juice and olive oil. Common additions include green bell pepper or caper berries. Greek salad is often imagined as a farmer's breakfast or lunch, as its ingredients resemble those that a Greek farmer might have on hand.

Key Ingredients

  • table salt
  • olive
  • tomato
  • olive oil
  • Allium cepa
  • Cucumis sativus
  • feta

Cuisine Type

  • Greek cuisine

Dietary Information

✓ Vegetarian friendly
✓ Must-try when visiting Greece
Traditional Greece cuisine

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