Name: Ina Garten’s Greek Salad is a Classic Dinner Recipe For a Reason
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 hothouse cucumber, unpeeled, seeded and sliced ¼-inch thick; 1 red bell pepper, large-diced; 1 yellow bell pepper, large-diced; 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, halved; ½ red onion, sliced in half-rounds; ½ lb feta cheese, ½-inch diced (not crumbled); ½ cup Kalamata olives, pitted; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tsp dried oregano; ½ tsp Dijon mustard; ¼ cup good red wine vinegar; 1 tsp kosher salt; ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper; ½ cup good olive oil

Prep Time

20 min

Yields

6 servings

You’ve probably made more than your fair share of meal-sized salads over the years, but leave it to Ina Garten to perfect the craft of salad-making. That’s right: forget everything you thought you knew about whipping up a classic Mediterranean salad and recreate this must-try Greek variation from The Barefoot Contessa.

Crunchy cucumbers, ripe tomatoes, plump olives and creamy feta cheese pair beautifully with Ina’s mouth-watering homemade vinaigrette made up of garlic, Dijon mustard, oregano, olive oil and red wine vinegar. We guarantee you’ll make this simple show-stopper on repeat. Bon appetit!

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ingredients

Salad

hothouse cucumber, unpeeled, seeded and sliced ¼-inch thick

red bell pepper, large-diced

yellow bell pepper, large-diced

pint cherry or grape tomatoes, halved

red onion, sliced in half-rounds

lb feta cheese, ½-inch diced (not crumbled)

cup Kalamata olives, pitted

Vinaigrette

cloves garlic, minced

tsp dried oregano

tsp Dijon mustard

cup good red wine vinegar

tsp kosher salt

tsp freshly ground black pepper

cup good olive oil

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directions

Notes

Rest time: 30 minutes.

Step 1

Place the cucumber, peppers, tomatoes and red onion in a large bowl.

Step 2

For the vinaigrette, whisk together the garlic, oregano, mustard, vinegar, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Still whisking, slowly add the olive oil to make an emulsion. Pour the vinaigrette over the vegetables. Add the feta and olives and toss lightly. Set aside for 30 minutes to allow the flavors to blend. Serve at room temperature.

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