EASY 3-MINUTE MEDITERRANEAN SALAD RECIPE

Enjoy this easy Mediterranean Salad recipe, ready in only 3 minutes. Delicious, nutritious, and made with only 6 ingredients, the Mediterranean Diet has never been easier to follow.

The Mediterranean diet is world-renowned for its superior health benefits. Some of its main principles include consuming a variety of plant-based foods, avoiding ultra-processed foods, and incorporating healthy fats. The Easy 3-minute Mediterranean salad represents exactly that, by using only tomatoes, onions, whole wheat rusks, feta cheese, extra virgin olive oil, and dried oregano. The flavour combination is excellent, and includes one of my favourite pairings – feta and red onion. The texture is very pleasant too, as it combines the creaminess of the cheese and a satisfying crunch from the rusks. The final taste of the salad relies on good-quality ingredients. Feel free to add or substitute the ingredients to your preference.

This salad is something between a classic Greek salad and dakos. Besides tasting fresh and delicious, this salad is filled with valuable vitamins, nutrients, and fibre, which all promote gut health. It’s perfect for a snack, on the side of a meal, as a lunch on the go, and filling enough to be a whole meal. Try it and you will love it.

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WHY YOU WILL LOVE THIS RECIPE

• Delicious – Sometimes the simplest dishes can be the tastiest. This Easy 3-Minute Mediterranean Salad relies on good-quality ingredients to bring out the flavours. As it sits, the juice from the tomatoes melds together with the olive oil, making a refreshing dressing.
• Easy – This salad takes only 3 minutes to prepare. Simply chop the ingredients, add them to a bowl, sprinkle with dried oregano, and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. That’s it!
• Incredibly Healthy – Easy 3-Minute Mediterranean Salad is an excellent addition to any meal or is a complete meal in itself. It’s full of vitamins and minerals from the fresh tomato and onion, plus all the excellent nutrients and heart-healthy components of the extra virgin olive oil. Rounding it off is the fibre from the rusks, which promotes gut health and can make you feel satisfied for longer.
• Vegetarian – The traditional Mediterranean Diet is famous for having naturally vegetarian dishes. A diet rich in plant-based foods is associated with an incredible amount of health benefits.

INGREDIENTS FOR EASY 3-MINUTE MEDITERRANEAN SALAD

• 1 large tomato – cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1/4 red onion – peeled, thinly sliced
• 1/4-1/2 cup feta cheese
• 1/2 cup whole wheat rusks, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 tsp dried oregano
• 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

HOW TO MAKE THIS MEDITERRANEAN SALAD RECIPE

Add the cut tomato, red onion, feta cheese, rusks and dried oregano to a medium-sized bowl.
Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and mix with a spoon to combine. It is ideal to let the salad sit for a few minutes before serving so the rusks can soften a bit and absorb the oily juices.

SUBSTITUTIONS AND ADDITIONS

This is not a strict recipe! Please feel free to make any switches that suit your taste and ingredient availability. If you don’t have feta cheese, you can replace it with a hard, yellow cheese such as Greek graviera, parmesan, gouda, or omit the cheese altogether.

Additional vegetables can also be added to this salad, such as cucumber, bell peppers, and olives.

HOW TO STORE EASY 3-MINUTE MEDITERRANEAN SALAD

Easy 3-Minute Mediterranean Salad is best when eaten fresh, at the time of preparation or within a few hours. I recommend storing leftovers in the refrigerator in an air-tight glass container for a maximum of one day.

ALLERGY INFORMATION FOR EASY 3-MINUTE MEDITERRANEAN SALAD RECIPE

This Mediterranean Salad recipe is:

• Egg-free
• Nut-free
• Peanut-free
• Soy-free
• Sesame-free
• Fish-free
• Crustacean-free
• Celery-free
• Mustard-free

INTERESTED IN MORE SALAD RECIPES? TRY THESE HEALTHY MEDITERRANEAN SALAD RECIPES:

• AUTHENTIC GREEK SALAD RECIPE (HORIATIKI SALATA)
• GREEK LETTUCE SALAD RECIPE (MAROULOSALATA)
• GREEK POLITIKI CABBAGE SALAD RECIPE (POLITIKI SALATA)
• INSTANT POT GREEK TABBOULEH SALAD RECIPE
• MEDITERRANEAN BULGUR SALAD RECIPE
• GREEK CABBAGE AND CARROT SALAD RECIPE (LAHANOSALATA)
• GREEK CUCUMBER AND TOMATO SALAD RECIPE (AGOURODOMATA)

TRY THESE SIMPLE INSTANT POT GREEK RECIPES NEXT!

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