Greek Salad with Tzatziki Dressing
It’s summer and the markets are inundated with fresh delicious tomatoes. I was lucky enough to receive a large bag of ripe beefsteak tomatoes from my Dad’s backyard garden so I enjoyed creating different tomato recipes all week.
This is a slightly different take on the Classic Greek Salad. I used a tzatziki sauce to dress the tomatoes to make them a little richer. This hearty salad could be used as a side dish and served family style, or as a light main course.
Greek Salad with Tzatziki Dressing (printable recipe)
Salad
- 5-6 ounces of your choice of greens (I used part romaine and part arugula)
- 1/4 of a small red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 large beefsteak tomatoes or heirloom
- 1/3 cup feta cheese, crumbled
- 1/4 cup of kalamata olives, halved lengthwise
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper
Tzatziki Dressing
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 1/3 cup cucumber, seeded and finely diced
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
- 1/2 tablespoon mint, chopped
- Salt and pepper
For the dressing, combine all ingredients and season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
On a large platter, pile on greens and red onion then dress with lemon and olive oil. Lay tomato slices across the top of the greens and then season with a little salt and pepper. Spoon tzatziki dressing down the center of the tomatoes and then sprinkle the entire salad with the feta and olives. Enjoy!
Serves 2 as a main and 4 as a side dish