Classic Mediterranean Chopped Salad
This fresh and rustic Mediterranean Chopped Salad is loaded with the classic Greek flavors of crunchy cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, feta, oregano, and fresh mint. This salad is light and healthy- perfect for summer! It’s super easy to make, and I love it for a quick, healthy side dish!
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Recipe Ingredients: Mediterranean Chopped Salad
For the dressing:
For the salad:
Ingredient Notes, Substitutions & Additions
Cucumber: A nice big English cucumber works best, but I also like using the cute little mini cucumbers, too (Persian cucumbers).
Additions: Sun-dried tomatoes and chickpeas make delicious additions to this salad.
Fresh mint: The fresh mint in this salad really makes it shine! Don’t leave it out!
Lettuce: This salad is more of a chopped cucumber salad and doesn’t include lettuce, but you can certainly add chopped romaine for even more veggies!
Expert Tips
- Storage: This salad holds up pretty well in the fridge for about 3 days. Store in an airtight container.
- Red onion: Soak the red onion in some cold water for a few minutes if you want to avoid a harsh onion taste.
- Cutting the veggies: The key to a good chopped salad is to try and chop the veggies in similar sizes- not only for easy eating, but it looks pretty too! The exception is the onion, which I like to chop a bit more fine.
- Good quality olive oil: The better the olive oil, the better the salad! I love using cold pressed extra virgin olive oil. There are so few ingredients in the dressing that a good quality olive oil really shines.
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Thank you! ~ Casey
Classic Mediterranean Chopped Salad
Ingredients
For the dressng
- 1/4 cup good-quality extra virgin olive oil
- 1/8 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 garlic clove, grated or finely chopped
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/8 tsp EACH sea salt and black pepper
For the salad
- 1 English cucumber, diced or 7-8 mini Persian cucumbers
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1/2 cup red onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup kalamata olives, sliced
- 1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
- 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped
Instructions
- Make the dressing: In a small bowl add the oil, red wine vinegar, oregano, garlic, salt and pepper. Whisk until combined.
- Assemble: To a large bowl, add the vegetables, olives, feta cheese, and mint. Toss with the dressing until combined. Refrigerate for an hour or two or serve right away.
I love this salad in the summer for a quick healthy side dish! I know you’ll love it, too! XO~ Casey