How To Make An Authentic Greek Salad (Horiatiki)

Learn how to make an authentic Greek salad in minutes. We tell you everything there is to know about Greek salad (called Horiatiki, or Horiatiki Salata, in Greece).

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Greek salad is the most well know Greek dish. Even so, there are many misconceptions about it: which ingredients go in a Greek salad? Is Greek salad healthy? Which olives should be used in a Greek salad? What's a Greek salad?

In this video we explain everything you should know about this dish. How it is used in Greece, what ingredients should and should not be used and we show you how to make a perfect, traditional, authentic, homemade Greek salad step by step. It's yet another Greek food you can make at home!

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[homewithemma]

Nice to have proper traditional Greek knowledge 🙏🇬🇧

[zuzanakohutova]

I just got back from my holiday in Greece and wanted make my own Greek salad at home. Watching this was priceless and sooo many things suddenly make sense :) Loved this video!

[sylviagerritsen]

Funny you said capers, as you were listing the ingredients I was thinking ‘mine’s not gonna be traditional because I’m going to throw in some capers’. I just thought it would go perfectly with the other ingredients. I’m having tuna and Greek salad for dinner tonight. I have awesome tomatoes because I’m in Perth Western Australia and it’s mid summer. Yum it’s 2:30 and I want dinner NOW. THANK YOU

[bogdan-]

Greetings from Romania, really nice explaining done in the video. Came to this video because when I was in Greece I ate at least once a day a Greek salad that every time it was delicious. In Romania if you order it from a restaurant it’s crap, cheese is wrong, too little tomatoes, no green pepper…
At least we are lucky that we are close to Greece and we can buy all the original ingredients, but you have to DIY :))

[GladysJeannette]

Thank you so much!! Best explanation on how to stay traditional. I dont like when people mess up the OG recipes. THANK-YOU Again!!

[andreafederer]

I live in the south east of Italy, really close to Greece, and that crunchy plant that you’re talking about grows everywhere here...I remember my grandma used to make a delicious salad out of it, but I didn’t know it was used in the Greek salad as well! That’s amazing I never thought of putting it in my Horiatiki! Thank you so much I’ll try it eheheh by the way, in my dialect it’s called “Brucacchia” at least, my grandma calls it that way

[rkeirle]

Best informative video I’ve seen on Greek salad. I wish I had been born in Greece, love love love the mainland and the islands. The Greek salad was always a favourite with almost every meal.
I make mine the same as you, though the tomatoes are not great here in the uk. But it is helped by the fact that I have a good supply of Greek oregano, the stuff from the mountains. Thank you for your video and your love of a wonderful dish.

[danhooper]

You are so funny. I love this. Thank you for sharing.

[auroragranados]

Great job, pretty informative in a nice, funny way. I love it 🥰

[jaymyers]

I love your video! I operate a restaurant on a military base where they train pilots, so I work at serving healthy food. I have been adding mediterranean dishes to our menu and appreciate your input!

[sylviagerritsen]

Interesting about the cheese. Have had stuff that looks like feta but hated it. I always only buy Greek feta cheese because it tastes better, now I know why. Thanks for the explanation

[jataly]

Thank you for your fantastic explain video...!😍

[halsaleh]

Excellent video! I’ve just made myself a big bowl of Horiatiki salad with some special Greek extra virgin olive oil “THE GOVERNOR” which made it extra special! 😋

[henriettalowe]

I will make one tomorrow. That looks so good. Not keen on olives but I love evoo. I will have to take another stab at the olives.

[meikaarnold]

Your so right about the tomatoes. I had a salad just like yours minus the capers and itvwas incredible.. The mix if the tomatoes and oilive oik with all tbe other ingredients was incredible. Best salad i ever tasted and im dreaming of it! Ive tried to recreate it (accept i dont like green peppers. I use red or orange) but without those tomatoes and oil its not the same.. I have to go back!

[salondejaris]

You had me cracking up the whole video😂. U made me take my cucumber out my salad and take off the skin ‼️. Thanks for teaching me how to make a proper Greek Salad 👍☺️

[dainasworldnumbers]

You are going to think I’m crazy, but up until a few days ago I was making my Greek salad with romaine lettuce like I had seen other people on line make. Then I saw a traditional Greek woman make a salad with no lettuce and I thought, that looks so much better. I’ve been making my salad like this for the past few days and will never go back. Thank you for clarifying this for me. Ygeia!

[emchammer]

Restaurant near me puts anchovies in their "greek" salad and it is delicious. Never liked them but it was quite tasty with the salad.

[Sunshineandhydrangeas]

I went to Greece back in March and fell in love with this salad. I made it today, and it was absolutely delicious! I used the olive oil and dried oregano that I bought there. Now, I just need to figure out where to reliably get some more Greek olive oil, because I am running out of what I bought in Greece! We have nothing close to it in my part of the USA. Most places I have checked have been “currently unavailable” to me.

[evavillarreal]

I loved your video, exactly what I was looking for, I appreciate the advice!! I had been skipping horrible recipes.. I was in Greece only once..years ago 🫣.. but I remembered that delicious flavor and few ingredients far from those fake Greek salads made by fancy chefs. My only concern now is to find good tomatoes. Thank you! Greetings from Mexico.
Ps. someone who to Greece ate a salad with watermelon, is that traditional? Is it with feta cheese as well?