The Best Greek Peasant Salad (Horiatiki)
 
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A delicious salad, loaded with ripe summer vegetables, Greek feta cheese and a simple vinaigrette.
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Recipe type: Summer Salad
Cuisine: Greek
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
  • 2-3 med. ripe and juicy tomatoes, cut in wedges
  • 1 med. sweet banana pepper, or, half of a green bell pepper, sliced in ribbons
  • 1 sm. English cucumber, or, 2 Persian cucumbers, peeled and cut in “coins”
  • ¼-½ sm. red or mild white onion, thinly sliced
  • 12 whole Kalamata olives
  • 1 tsp. small capers (optional)
  • 5 oz. Greek Feta cheese
  • 1-2 med. pepperoncini (optional)
  • ½ tsp. Greek dry oregano
  • VINAIGRETTE
  • ½ cup extra olive oil
  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
  • ½ tsp. dried Greek oregano
  • 1 tsp. sea salt
Instructions
  1. Place all vegetables in a large bowl and gently combine.
  2. Add the olives and capers and place the chunk of Feta cheese in the center. (Do not cut in pieces). Add the pepperoncini, if using. Sprinkle with the oregano.
  3. For the vinaigrette, place everything in a glass jar and shake well to incorporate all the ingredients. Pour about half of the vinaigrette over the salad. Reserve the rest or adjust if needed. Do not be afraid to coat the salad really well with the simple vinaigrette.
  4. Use thick slices of fresh, crusty bread to mop up the delicious juices.
Notes
- A Greek peasant salad is usually dressed with just some extra virgin olive oil, salt and oregano. If vinegar is used, it is always red wine vinegar.
- Banana peppers are very mild, if you prefer a stronger flavor, use green bell peppers. I had yellow peppers on hand and that's what I used in the photo.
Recipe by Marilena's Kitchen at https://marilenaskitchen.com/the-best-greek-peasant-salad/