Classic Greek Salad

The classic Greek salad is perfect either as a light lunch, or as a side to a main meal. You can pack so much nutrition into one bowl and it looks and tastes great. These ingredients are all staples of the super-healthy Mediterranean diet. This recipe serves 2 people, so halve the ingredients if you are preparing just for yourself.

Ingredients

• 85g of feta cheese, cut into cubes
• 3 vine-ripened tomatoes, halved
• 1/2 cucumber, sliced or cubed
• 55g of black olives
• 1/2 green pepper
• 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 tsp of dried oregano
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tbsp lemon juice

Method

1. Put your feta, tomatoes, red onion, cucumber, pepper and olives into a salad bowl
2. For the dressing, whisk the olive oil, lemon juice, pepper and oregano
3. Drizzle the dressing over the salad ingredients and mix until evenly dispersed. 
4. Serve and enjoy!