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Horiatiki (Greek Salad)

Name: Horiatiki (Greek Salad)
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Greece
Ingredients: 2 Tomato; 1 Cucumber; 1/4 Red onion; 100g Feta cheese; 10 Black olives; 3 tbsp Olive oil; 1 tsp Oregano

Side Dish

⏱ 15 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

A whole slab of feta cheese crowns this authentic Greek salad — notably lettuce-free.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

True to its name meaning "village salad," this dish grew from humble rural ingredients. Tomato, cucumber, onion, and olives are topped with a whole, uncrumbled slab of feta cheese — the authentic style, which interestingly contains no lettuce or leafy greens at all. Simply dressed with generous olive oil and a sprinkle of oregano, the sweetness of fully ripe tomatoes is what truly makes the dish — a taste of the Greek sun.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a taverna terrace overlooking the Aegean Sea, savoring this salad while gazing at the blue water — the sun-ripened tomatoes taste especially sweet.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Tomato 2
Cucumber 1
Red onion 1/4
Feta cheese 100g
Black olives 10
Olive oil 3 tbsp
Oregano 1 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the tomato into large wedges, the cucumber into rough chunks, and thinly slice the red onion.
Arrange the tomato, cucumber, onion, and olives colorfully on a plate.
Place a large, uncrumbled slab of feta cheese in the center.
Drizzle generously with olive oil over everything.
Sprinkle with oregano.
Season with salt and pepper to finish.

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