Greek Salad with Baked Feta and Tzatziki

Greek salad is a delightful, fresh treat – add baked feta, tzatziki and a quality loaf of bread and you’ve got a fabulous weeknight meal!

This meal was entirely inspired by my honeymoon. We went to Kos, and the food there was absolutely divine (the smell of fresh dill always takes me back).

Kos is a self-sufficient island outside tourist season (when the population more than triples) and so they grow a huge amount of beautiful, fresh fruit and vegetables. The Aegean sea is teeming with all sorts of delicious seafood and on every hillside there are sheep and goats, from whose milk is made rich, salty feta.

Greek salad is a staple which we ate almost every night when we were there. I hope you enjoy it – I’ve tried to make it as authentic to Kos as possible.

Ingredients, Substitutions and Variations

• For the salad – the Greek salad itself is simple – tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, black olives, lemon juice. Because it’s so simple, the quality of ingredients really shines through. If you’re in the U.K. like me, I’d recommend splashing out on your tomatoes – those watery salad tomatoes won’t cut it here.
• For the tzatziki– the tzatziki needs cucumber, Greek yoghurt, garlic, lemon juice and dill. The more garlic the better!
• For the baked feta – the baked feta just needs feta, olive oil and thyme. Try to use a good quality olive oil, if you can.
• To serve – get some delicious bread to serve this with. I got a black olive sourdough loaf – it was perfect.

Top tips

1. Salt your cucumber For the tzatziki, it’s important to salt your cucumber before adding to the yoghurt. This draws out the excess water and intensifies the cucumber flavour.
2. Chop it up You can chop the vegetables for your Greek salad into as large or as small chunks as you like – it’s personal preference.
3. To serve Serve this as a meal in its own right, or alongside a moussaka for a Greek feast.

Greek Salad with Tzatziki and Baked Feta

Harriet Young

May 15, 2024

A delicious, vegetarian Greek style meal with Greek salad, baked feta and tzatziki.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Greek

Servings 4 People

Calories 394 kcal

Ingredients

 

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For the salad:

• 6 large tomatoes
• 1 large red onion
• ½ cucumber
• 185 grams pitted black olives
• ½ lemon

For the tzatziki:

• 250 grams Greek style yoghurt
• ½ cucumber
• ½ lemon
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 10 grams fresh dill

For the baked feta:

• 200 grams feta
• 10 grams fresh thyme
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

To serve:

• 1 Fresh loaf of bread

Instructions

 

• For the salad, chop the tomatoes into small chunks and thinly slice the cucumber and red onion. Tip into a bowl with the olives and mix. Squeeze in the juice of half a lemon.
• For the tzatziki, peel the cucumber and thinly slice. Put it in a colander and sprinkle over the salt, and leave for a few minutes over the sink.
• Meanwhile, for the baked feta, put the feta on a large sheet of baking parchment on a baking tray and top with the olive oil and thyme. Scrunch the baking parchment loosely around it and pop in the oven at 160 degrees for 5-10 minutes, until softened and warm.
• Back to the tzatziki – tip the cucumber into a bowl and pour over the olive oil. Finely chop the garlic and add to the bowl, then squeeze in the lemon juice. Pour in the yoghurt and dill; mix. Have a taste and adjust the levels of salt/lemon juice if needed.
• Let everyone help themselves! Grab a hunk of bread and pile it up with salad, soft feta and top with the cooling tzatziki.

Nutrition

Calories: 394kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 18gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 48mgSodium: 1655mgPotassium: 714mgFiber: 6gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 2338IUVitamin C: 50mgCalcium: 412mgIron: 2mg

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