Greek Salad (and dressing) for One
I don’t want to make you feel bad, but please please please stop buying salad dressing.
We got back from a trip to Mexico yesterday with Miles’ cousin and his girlfriend (and Hunter!) where we ate our weight in chips and guacamole, and el pastor tacos. It was awesome!
I was definitely craving a healthy salad for my lunch today. I have a lot of beautiful oregano in my garden right now which made this dressing super fresh and flavorful. If you don’t have fresh oregano you can use dried (about 1/2 tsp), but let it rehydrate a bit in the dressing before you use it.
There’s really no excuse for buying salad dressing. It is expensive and usually packed with sugar. Here is a recipe that will just make you a single serving of dressing that is better than anything you can buy in a bottle.
Have fun!
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 Tbsp vinegar of choice (red wine vinegar is nice)
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 tsp fresh oregano, finely chopped
- 1 sprig fresh thyme, finely shopped
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp fresh ground pepper
- 1/8 cup red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 small tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 1-2 cups chopped english cucumbers
- 2 Tbsp crumbled feta, or about 2-3 inches of feta from a block, crumbled
- 4-6 pitted kalamata olives, sliced
- In a medium bowl whisk together oil, honey, vinegar, herbs, salt and pepper.
- Add in sliced onions and toss with dressing while you chop the other ingredients.
- Add cucumbers, tomatoes, olives and feta on top of the onions.
- Toss together and enjoy immediately.
- Top with grilled chicken for a more filling meal!
March 31, 2017 @ 6:49 pm
I make this salad daily but never use honey. No need for it if you use good quality olive oil. Preferably imported from Italy. And fresh oregano. If it is too tart from the vinegar just drizzle a little water into the dressing.
April 2, 2017 @ 4:47 pm
Loved the dressing! Can you provide a recipe for a larger amount using dried herbs if fresh herbs unavailable?
April 2, 2017 @ 5:07 pm
Sure!
January 19, 2018 @ 10:55 am
This salad dressing is excellent! I make a larger amount, every week, and often use dried herbs.
January 19, 2018 @ 6:29 pm
Nice!! Glad you like it:)