Name: Greek salad with olive salsa
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6 (as a side)
Ingredients: 250g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved; 2 vine-ripened tomatoes, cut into wedges; 1 small red capsicum, cut into 2cm squares; 250g punnet baby cucumbers, cut into long thin wedges; ½ cup pitted mixed olives; ½ small red onion, roughly chopped; ¼ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves; 1 Tbsp oregano, leaves finely chopped; 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil; ¼ cup pitted kalamata olives, finely chopped; Extra ½ small red onion, finely diced; 200g Greek-style feta, cut into thin batons; ALL ROUNDER DRESSING; ¼ cup red wine vinegar; 1 tsp honey; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; Sea-salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to season

Get your Greek on with a salad fit for Zeus, then zing it along with an olive salsa.

Ingredients

250g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved

2 vine-ripened tomatoes, cut into wedges

1 small red capsicum, cut into 2cm squares

250g punnet baby cucumbers, cut into long thin wedges

½ cup pitted mixed olives

½ small red onion, roughly chopped

¼ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves

1 Tbsp oregano, leaves finely chopped

1 tsp extra virgin olive oil

¼ cup pitted kalamata olives, finely chopped

Extra ½ small red onion, finely diced

200g Greek-style feta, cut into thin batons

ALL ROUNDER DRESSING

¼ cup red wine vinegar

1 tsp honey

1 tsp Dijon mustard

Sea-salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to season

Method

Put all dressing ingredients in a 500ml jar. Secure lid and shake well until combined. Season with salt and pepper.

Put tomatoes, capsicum, cucumber, mixed olives, onion, parsley and dressing in a large bowl and toss well to coat. Arrange on a serving platter.

To make olive salsa, combine oregano, olive oil, kalamata olives and extra onion in a small bowl.

Scatter salad with feta, then spoon olive salsa over the top. Serve.

Does a Greek salad contain lettuce?

A Greek salad does not traditionally contain lettuce in it, but if you would like to bulk up your recipe then adding it in works just fine. Our best recommendation would be iceberg, butter lettuce or baby spinach.