Greek Salad Dressing Recipe
This homemade Greek salad dressing is incredibly simple, but packed with fresh, tangy flavor. Bonus, it is gluten free and soy free, so if youve got those dietary restrictions, weve got your back. Heres what in it:
- Extra-virgin olive oil: Since this is the base of the dressing, make sure you use a really high quality brand.
- Red wine vinegar: We prefer red wine vinegar over white, due to its deeper flavor.
- Lemon juice: This adds a bright, tangy flavor. Use fresh!
- Honey: This adds a very subtle sweetness to the dressing and helps balance out the acidity from the vinegar. Dont skip it.
- Mustard: Weve tried stoneground, yellow, and Dijon in this dressing. Dijon is our favorite, but either of the other two can be subbed in if thats all you have.
- Garlic: Freshly minced garlic adds just the right amount of zing.
- Seasonings: Dried oregano, salt, and pepper.
- Feta cheese : Sometimes we add some crumbled feta cheese to the mixture, depending on what were using it for.
How To Make Greek Salad Dressing
Simply put all of the ingredients into a mason jar with a tight-fitting lid shake vigorously until well blended and emulsified. Taste and adjust seasonings to your preference, if necessary. For ease, you can store this dressing in the same jar used to make it, then serve it from there. This way, if theres anything leftover, just give it a quick shake before using again. Plus, one less bowl to clean!
Storing Homemade Greek Salad Dressing
Keep dressing stored in a glass jar, fastened with the lid, in the refrigerator. Its normal for the oil and vinegar to separate during storage just shake the jar to incorporate everything again. Its also normal for it to solidify a bit Again, an easy fix. If your dressing does firm up, let it sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes and then shake to incorporate again.How long does Greek dressing last in the fridge? If stored properly, this homemade dressing will keep for up to 1 week.
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Greek Style Caesar Salad
My kids love this salad! I love making it because its just a little different than the salad you find at restaurants. The yogurt makes the dressing a little lighter and the grilled halloumi is a great touch. I highly recommend serving this to guests too, theyll love the fun twist on a classic salad!
Makes 8 Servings
1 cup plain full-fat Greek yogurt
2 tbsp olive oil
Juice of ½ of a lemon
2 tsp Dijon mustard
2 tbsp capers, finely chopped
¾ tsp salt
2 heads of romaine, chopped
1 can of chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 English cucumber, peeled and sliced
¾ cup croutons
Instructions
1. Prepare your dressing
In a mixing bowl add all of your dressing ingredients except parmesan and stir to combine. Once combined gently fold in your parmesan. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl add your romaine, chopped cucumber, chickpeas and dressing, Toss to coat.
Top with your halloumi and croutons.
Serve in your favorite salad bowl and enjoy!
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Delicious Traditional Greek Salad Horiatiki Salad
With spring just around the corner I couldnt not make this classic Greek salad. Its wonderful to eat year-round, but it is really ideal to enjoy in the warmer weather. In Greece this is called Horiatiki salad, which translates to village salad. Its typically made with the fresh vegetables from the gardens of local villagers. One the hallmarks of this salad youll notice right away is that there is no lettuce! This is because lettuce isnt typically grown in home gardens in Greece.
Like many Greek dishes, this one features fresh vegetables simply prepared with a light dressing and feta. One of the keys to preparing it is tossing the tomato and cucumber with a pinch of sea salt. This brings out the flavors in the vegetables by encouraging the juices to be released. Then you simply add a light, flavorful dressing and place feta on top. If you want to add lettuce or any other vegetable you have on hand you may certainly do so. As you can tell, there is always flexibility when it comes to preparing classic Greek dishes. Use what you have on hand and Im sure it will taste delicious.
We often serve this salad with grilled chicken kebabs , oregano chicken , or a lovely light fish for dinner. It makes for a wonderful light, healthy meal for the whole family. I hope you enjoy this salad and make it part of your meal plan this week!
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Whats In A Greek Salad Dressing
A traditional Greek salad dressing is really a Greek vinaigrette as it contains olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, minced garlic cloves, dried oregano and salt and pepper.
You can use virgin or extra virgin olive oil, but I think more important is the red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard and spices you use. Opt for quality ingredients like this organic red wine vinegar and Dijon mustard. And you know Im a big fan of Simply Organic spices .
Once youve got all your ingredients in a bowl, its as easy as whisking it all together. Then drizzle it on my Greek Salad, Greek Chicken Salad, or use it as a marinade on Greek Chicken Kabobs.