Salad with Homemade Greek Dressing
This Salad with Homemade Greek Dressing is just a simple green salad that really showcases a homemade dressing that is delicious on a variety of different salads! This Greek dressing is amazing on a green salad with tomatoes, red or green onion, Kalamata olives, and a bit of feta and extra black pepper. Chick peas are an excellent addition too. The dressing is also fabulous on a pasta salad as well as on a classic cucumber, tomato and red onion salad.
The unusual ingredient that really makes this Greek dressing sing is using the vinegar/juice from a jar of pepperoncini peppers in place of regular wine vinegar. That vinegar/juice from the pepperoncini jar gives the dressing a unique taste. Briny, salty, slightly spicy. So flavorful!
This simple Greek dressing is so versatile that I try to always have it on hand in the fridge. Love it drizzled over shrimp gyros! Great on coucous with cucumbers, tomatoes, feta, red onion, and parsley for a quick Tabbouleh inspired salad. I also will occasionally add in a couple tablespoons of crumbled feta or finely grated Romano cheese to the dressing. This brings a little extra something when using it for a simple salad of tomato, chopped shallot, and mozzerella balls. Truly a flavor packed and versatile dressing!
Do you like salads such as this Salad with Homemade Greek Dressing? For a few other salad ideas, check out my Favorite Italian Green Salad with Avocado, my Twisted Green Salad with Jalapeno Ranch, and my Chopped Salad with Salami and Mozzerella!
Salad with Homemade Greek Dressing
Ingredients
Salad Ingredients
- Iceburg and/or Romaine lettuce torn into bite sized pieces
- 1 tomato seeded and chopped
- ½ to 1 small red onion finely chopped
- Kalamata olives amount to taste, chopped
- ¼ cup feta cheese crumbled
Greek Dressing
- ½ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup vinegar/juice from a jar of pepperoncini peppers
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 2 cloves garlic minced; I use the premeasured frozen minced garlic cubes from Trader Joe's
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼-½ teaspoon kosher salt to taste
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- For the salad, place the lettuce, tomato, onion, and olives in a large bowl.
- For the dressing, add all dressing ingredients to a mason jar or other jar with a tight fitting lid. Shake vigorously to combine. Drizzle over salad and top with crumbled feta and additional black pepper. Store leftover dressing in the refrigerator for up to a week. Enjoy!