Chopped Greek Salad is a beautiful salad that will impress guests at your next party or large gathering. I made this salad for a large party recently, and everyone commented on how pretty it was. Chopped salads are great for entertaining because they are easy to eat (no large pieces of lettuce to cut).
We’ve been hosting a lot of parties recently, and I’m learning to give up control on making everything myself. It’s a weight lifted off my shoulders, especially when people RSVP so last minute or don’t RSVP at all. For a recent party, the guest list doubled from 25 to 50 within a week. Instead of worrying about the main course, I catered that part of the menu, and was able to increase the amount of food by simply making a phone call. How liberating!
I was able to focus on making a few salads to round out the meal. This Chopped Greek Salad was one of the salads I made for our barbecue themed menu. I was going to toss the salad just before serving, but everyone was oohing and aahing about how pretty this looked. So, I served the dressing on the side, and let everyone dig in themselves.
We eat with our eyes, so try making this beautiful composed Greek salad for your next gathering.
Chopped Greek Salad
Beautiful presentation for a entertaining. Pickled onions had a unique twist.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup red onion chopped
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 5 heads romaine lettuce hearts trimmed, chopped
- 1 cup kalamata olives pitted, cut into halves or thirds
- 1 English cucumber chopped
- 12 ounces feta cheese crumbled
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes cut into halves or thirds
- sea salt
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
Lemon Mustard Vinaigrette
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 3/4 cup olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
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Place onion and vinegar in a small bowl. Let sit 15 minutes to pickle.
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Place chopped lettuce in large serving bowl.
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Place olives in center of bowl on top of lettuce.
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Arrange chopped cucumber around olives.
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Arrange crumbled feta cheese around cucumbers.
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Place tomatoes in a bowl and season lightly with salt. Add red bell peppers and drained pickled red onion. Toss together. Arrange around feta cheese.
Lemon Mustard Vinaigrette
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Place garlic, lemon juice and mustard in blender. Blend until combined, then add olive oil gradually with blender on. Blend until emulsified. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with Chopped Greek Salad
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angiesrecipes says
The colour and freshness are just making me HAPPY 🙂