Big Fat Greek Salad - Food Wishes

[ThePhotory]

"You are the Plato of when to plate bro"
That one was beautiful

[lewreed]

Dear Chef John, I've just lost my father. You probably couldn't believe what a simple support you've been to me. More power to your elbow. Keep on feeding the hungry. From Ireland, Lewis

[chrismoore]

I have made this salad for years in the summer, but today I learned 3 new tricks. Same size veggies, salting and vinegar before oil. You are the best Chef John!

[kevinhullinger]

Made this exact recipe about 3 hours ago. It’s perfection!! I did not change a thing. Highly recommend this Big Greek Salad. Thank you Chef Jon!!

[fredbrenno]

A little tip I got from an greek chef, is actually to "marinade" the red onion in juice from half a lemon and 3-4 dl (I'm from Norway, believe it's 1, 5 cup) of water, and let it be in the solution for 15-20 minutes. it realy makes a difference and take out the sharpness from the onion :-) Love your chanel !

[CM_Burns]

In Greece, we like our salad the same way that we like our debt: as BIG as possible.

BTW Chef John, capers are optional.

[wuerzelburg]

Nice twist.
Alternatively. In the classic Greek salad served all over Greece:
- vinegar is optional if not forbidden
- the feta cheese is served as a whole in top of the salad. This way you can see that it's actual feta cheese and not cheese barrel trimmings and leftovers. Furthermore you can set the feta aside and eat it separately because it can dominate the taste of the salad.
- Dry oregano.
- No cucumber drying through salting. We want the juices. Dipping fresh Bread in this salad's juices is half of the whole satisfaction.
- No black pepper in classic Greek salad.
- Don't cut to much olives especially when they are cured in brine with vinegar. It dominates the taste over the vegetables. Olives should few in numbers and not sliced.
- A lot of good quality olive oil. Hugely important. Preferably Greek extra virgin olive oil with low acidity.

[foodtrippers]

Horiatiki, Chef John. Also - The Greeks like to use dry oregano and sprinkle it on large chunks of feta. The feta in Greece is sold in wood barrels and it's insanely good. Here's another food wish for the future - Dako salad.

[dayel]

The best part of the greek salad is dip a nice chunk of sourdough bread in the leftover juices^^
Btw, I'm from Italy, and my grandma always ate something very similar as Summer dish, basically the greek salad without feta and bell peppers and with Tuna as main protein.

[theglutenfreelab]

Brought this to a friend's house today and it was a hit! Left with an empty bowl.I used Roma tomatoes and crumbled feta. Also only had dried oregano, but it was still great. Chef John wins everytime!

[samsam]

With Chef John it's got to a point where whenever I see any other chef doing a video, I just feel like they have no idea what they are talking about.

[Reckec]

I love this salad. It is one of my favorites. (Although I like a little banana peppers and more cheese) Seeing it makes me miss one of my ex-girlfriends. We spent a wonderful summer together a few years back, attending music festivals and camping pretty much every weekend. She was Greek/Palestinian in heritage. I learned a lot that year and we had the greatest times.

[nukeyourhouse]

I just wanted you to know, Chef John, that ever since I started watching your videos a few years ago, I have started making my own Cayenne pepper powder from my own recipe. I have never used it in my dishes before watching your video. Jump to present day, I am now fermenting batches of cayenne peppers for around 3 months along with various spices and garlic. Drying them out and pulverizing them into such a delicious "Shake of cayenne" I add to almost all of my dishes. Much respect, my man.

[notquitemytempo]

Tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, feta cheese, olive oil, oregano (usually dry) is the basis.
Olives, peppers, vinegar are optional but very welcome.
Add in some crumbled rusks/crackers/sippets (paximadi in Greek) and you have a salad made in heaven. Quick, easy and delicious.

[sewfdvr]

I love Greek salad and never made one at home that I found satisfactory...now I don't have to go out. And BTW you don't know how good a Greek salad is until you reach the bottom and everything is melding together. Thank you Chef John!!

[sipzter]

Chef - My only comment of a negative nature is - No gazpacho - One must enjoy a salad such as this with really good, rustic and crusty loaf od bread...Dipped INTO the sauce. AHHHH, one of life's really enjoy and learn from ALL your videos, so thank you, this too is another superb instructional and fun video.

[BakersTuts]

_You are, after all, the culinary ballad of your big fat greek salad!_

[BurningRamen]

Anyone else notice that yellow pear-shaped tomato throughout the entire video? Just me? Oh okay. Lol!

[somedaywithamy]

We tried this recipe today and the family says it’s a keeper! Thanks for another great recipe 😋

[ithedirector]

I love you Chef John!! I always learn so many things watching your videos, and I've been cooking for like 30 something years, and my mom was a Home Ec teacher, and so was my grandma. you're simply amazing!!! thanks again and again for all your help! xoxo