Have you been over to visit my friend Lauryn at The Vintage Mom? You are going to love her down-to-earth ideas, and the way she incorporates timeless family traditions with modern day flair. Today she is sharing her Classic Greek Salad with us in the Summer Salad Series! And as you may know, because of my heritage I am particularly biased towards all things Greek {wink}! Welcome, Lauryn!
Hi, this is Lauryn! When the opportunity to participate in Making Lemonade’s Summer Salad Series arose, I jumped at it.
Summer = Salads in my book.
The CSAs and Farmers Markets are flourishing, filled with fresh, local produce. Tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, lettuce, the list goes on and on. Not to mention the never-ending supply of herbs being grown to spice life up a bit. Salads are one of nature’s finest meals and I eat them all the time during this season.
I have been reading and pinning as this series has gone on and gotten some amazing new recipes to try! But of course, I’ll always have my favorites. And one of them is a Classic, Fresh Greek Salad. I heart feta more than any other food in this world (a total exaggeration – but not by much). The more the better. I often find myself enjoying this classic on a hot summer day. I hope you enjoy it too!
Classic Greek Salad:
1 head of romaine lettuce
A handful of cherry tomatoes
10 black olives, chopped
1/4 cup chopped red onion
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
Toss all ingredients together.
Feta Greek Vinaigrette:
1/8 cup balsamic vinegar
1/8 cup vinegar
1/2 cup olive oil
1/8 cup water
juice of 1 lemon
1/8 cup diced olives
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
Just before serving toss dressing into salad.
*You will have dressing left over for another salad later in the week!
About the Author:
Lauryn is a woman out to explore, celebrate, and enjoy everything that my community and living locally has to offer. Blessed with three beautiful children and an incredible husband, our family embraces adventure while dreaming of what is to come. I spend my days in awe of my family and trying to teach my three to treat others as they would want to be treated. You can find Lauryn blogging at The Vintage Mom or on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest!
Carrie,
Can I just say that I’ve really enjoyed your summer salad series??!!! It’s been fun to see what everyone shared and to try salad recipes that weren’t in my recipe box.
Thanks so much for sharing my salad Carrie!
I’m so excited to try this dressing! I’ve never made a homemade Greek dressing before.
I hope you love it Annemarie!
We tried this recipe and it was great! I didn’t expect the kids to like the dressing, but they did. Success! Thank you. 🙂
Yum I love a good greek salad!
What a great recipe! Thanks, Lauryn! I have been obsessed with salads for a while now… this one is on my lunch list for this week! Pinning too!
Greek salads are a FAVORITE of my veggie-avoiding husband! I’ll have to make this for him. Well, and me 🙂
That salad looks AMAZING! I just published a post about how to make a homemade vinaigrette, lol. Making your own salad dressing makes ALLLL the differenct.
I love anything with feta this looks delicious.
I used to LOVE greek salad with feta. I haven’t been able to find a good vegan sub for feta