Chopped Greek Salad Recipe with Lemon Dressing

Chopped Greek Salad with Lemon Dressing is made with bite-sized pieces of fresh vegetables and feta cheese tossed in a homemade zesty lemon vinaigrette. It’s a cool and refreshing salad perfect for a main dish or a side salad.

Every time I make this chopped Greek salad recipe, it disappears fast! It’s the perfect combination of bite-sized pieces of crisp cucumbers, juicy tomatoes, tangy feta cheese and olives tossed in a homemade Greek dressing. And when you make your own dressing, it’s the freshest-tasting salad ever. Add a grilled chicken breast and make this salad a complete and healthy dinner salad.

Here is what you will need

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How to make a chopped greek salad

Prepare the ingredients: chop the olives, tomatoes, onions, and cucumbers into bite-sized pieces. Rinse and dry the romaine lettuce and chop it into small pieces.

Ingredient notes and substitutions

Lettuce – If you don’t have romaine lettuce, you can use any variety of lettuce in this recipe. I like curnchy romaine because it is crisp and easy to cut. Boston lettuce, green leaf, and red leaf lettuce are all good choices. You can also try a combination of lettuces too.

Onion – Any variety of onion will work in this chopped salad. I like to use red onion or sweet onions in this salad.

Olives – I like the briny flavor of kalamata olives, but they can easily be replaced with black olives or green olives.

Chickpeas – Canned chickpeas are a good choice for convenience. All that you need to do is drain, rinse and toss them into the salad. If you prefer cooked chickpeas, you can easily replace canned chickpeas with dried, cooked chickpeas.

Garlic – Fresh garlic coves can be replaced with 1/8 teaspoon of garlic powder per clove of garlic.

Fresh Oregano – If fresh oregano is not available, you can replace it with a teaspoon of dry oregano.

Lemon Dressing – Traditional Greek salad dressing contains both lemon juice and vinegar. I prefer fresh lemon juice without vinegar. If you prefer to use vinegar and lemon, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar and increase the olive oil by a tablespoon.

How to make Greek chopped salad ahead of time

This is the kind of salad that can easily be made about 2 to 3 days ahead of time. Prepare the vegetables (except the tomatoes) up to 2 days before making the salad. Store the chopped vegetables in separate airtight containers in the refrigerator.

The lemon dressing can be made up to 5 days ahead and stored in the refrigerator. Just before serving, crumble the cheese, chop the tomatoes and assemble the salad.

If you like chopped salads, give this Mexican Chopped Salad a try!

How to store leftover salad

Leftover salad can be stored for 2 to 3 days in the refrigerator in an airtight container. If you anticipate having leftovers, you can prevent a soggy salad and go light on the dressing while adding more when it’s served.

What to serve with Greek romaine ssalad

Serve Greek chopped salad as a side dish salad with your favorite entrees such as sausage and kale pasta, turkey meatloaf, crustless tomato pie, or chicken savoy

This salad is also hearty enough for a main course with the addition of more protein such as falafel, grilled chicken or shrimp.

Chopped Greek salad recipe variations

If you love epxerimenting with flavors and textures like I do, try mixing and matching the ingredients. Here are some suggestions to inspire you.

Vegan Greek Chopped Salad – omit the feta cheese and substitute the honey with an equal amount of maple syrup.

Avocado Greek Salad – For a creamy and satisfying variation, add diced avocados to the salad. They creamy texture is the perfect compliment to the Greek salad ingredients.

Watermelon Feta Greek Salad– For a summery twist, add chunks of juicy watermelon to the salad just beofre serving.

Chopped salad additions – try adding any combination of sliced pepperoncini, whole grains such as farro or quinoa or chunks of breaded air-fried eggplant.

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More salad inspiration

• Chicken Chopped Salad
• Baby Arugula Salad with Pistachios
• Cucumbers in Vinegar
• Zucchini Ribbon Salad
• Kale Caesar Salad
• Easy Black Bean Sheet Pan Nacho Salad
• Veggie Noodle Salad

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