Greek salad - different options for every taste

Greek salad - foreign classics, it is popular in many countries around the world, including many of his admirers in Russia. In this article we will talk about cooking recipes Greek salad.

The second name of Greek salad - Horiatiki that the Greek language means "village salad." It is not difficult to guess, it is home to Greece, where it is prepared for all occasions - and for the festive table, and in everyday life.

We Greek salad has become popular not so long ago, thanks to its lightness and great taste he has earned the love of many chefs. He always looks nice and smart, so you can prepare for any occasions, including Christmas or any other holiday table.

Classic ingredients - tomatoes, cucumbers, feta cheese, olives, shallots and olive oil. However, today there are many variations of it: often it is added lemon juice, shallots or replace the usual sweet onions, feta - cheese and other soft cheeses, and many fans of the snacks and does not represent its own without peppers and lettuce, which the Greeks generally it is added. It is interesting that in Greece also agreed to add to the salad just peeled cucumbers, vegetables cut into very large, and before serving, stir it does not, and this is done just before eating. In general, this is one of those dishes that everyone does a little differently: someone takes away some ingredients and adding other ingredients are finely cut, makes a variety of filling, and some prefer not to retreat from the canons.

We will talk about different recipes Greek salad, which are now so much: with chicken, cheese, crackers, shrimp, Chinese cabbage, etc.

We often Greek feta cheese or replace Adygei cheese, although buy this cheese can now be in any supermarket.

Recipe Greek salad with cheese Adyg

You will need: 500g of tomatoes, cucumbers 400g, 350g bell pepper, 200g Adygei cheese on 150g onions and olives, sauce - 4 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, parsley, pepper, salt.

How to cook Greek salad with cheese Adyg. Cubes cut tomatoes, cucumbers and pepper - julienne, onion - half rings, put the vegetables in a salad bowl, and stir podsolit. Cut the cheese into cubes. For the sauce, mix all ingredients, pour over the salad, mix, top with cheese and olives whole pitted, garnish salad greens.

Very convenient lodge Greek salad portions.

Recipe Greek salad with shrimp and feta cheese

You will need: 400 g of boiled shrimp, cheese or feta 150g, 2 cucumbers and tomatoes, red onion and 1 clove of garlic and,? lemon, 3 tablespoons olive oil, 1 tsp sugar and mustard, oregano, salt.

How to cook Greek salad with feta cheese and shrimp. Rub a clove of garlic salad bowl, put chopped onion half rings, then slices of tomatoes, cucumbers, peeled shrimp, stir. Medium-sized slice of cheese, put on a salad. For the filling mix the lemon juice with butter, mustard, sugar, oregano and salt. Beat the filling, pour the salad and mix.

Between the Greek salad, prepared by the following recipe, salad and popular worldwide salad Caesar traced noticeable relationship, but still it is one of the first variation.

Recipe Greek salad with croutons

You will need: 60g feta cheese, 50g white crackers, 8-10 lettuce, 2 cucumbers, 1 large tomato, sweet pepper 1-2, 1 bunch basil? lemon 3-4 tbsp olive oil, 1 tsp balsamic vinegar, black pepper, salt.

How to cook Greek salad with croutons. Cut into cubes feta, cucumbers, peeled, seedless tomato and pepper, coarsely pick lettuce, all put in a salad bowl. For the sauce, mix the butter with chopped basil, vinegar, lemon juice, salt, pepper, whisk, pour over salad. On top of the salad to put crackers, not stirred.

For the holiday table is the perfect solution following recipe Greek Salad - puff.

Recipe puff Greek salad with minced chicken

Need: 300-400g minced chicken, 200g natural yoghurt, 150g sour cream, 4 tomatoes, pickled 3 / fresh pepper, 1 onion, 1 cucumber, olives, fennel, garlic and pepper.

How to cook Greek salad with chicken. Fry the minced meat with minced garlic until tender, cool, put the first layer. Cut the onion into rings, sprinkle with marinade of pepper, salt the, put the second layer. Cut into cubes marinated peppers - 3 layer. Chop tomatoes - 4 layer. Share on tomatoes sliced olives. Yogurt mixed with sour cream, shredded cucumber and herbs, pour the salad. Before serving, let stand.

Greek salad - it's a great snack, light, but very tasty. You can cook it on a holiday table, and all guests will love this salad, which became a classic of world because of its excellent taste and a very nice appearance.