Authentic Greek Salad

This delicious Authentic Greek Salad is served with a traditional Greek salad dressing and perfect for a low carb or ketogenic diet! *This recipe was originally published in April 2016, but has been update with better pictures and a better recipe!*

MyLow Carb Greek Salad Recipe

 You might think that making a low carb Greek salad requires omitting certain ingredients, but really it doesn't.  I love making this low carb Greek salad because you can serve it as a side dish or it can a meal on its own.

The traditional Greek salad dressing that I use, along with the feta cheese, ensures that you stay full quite a long time even though the salad mostly contains vegetables.

When I feel like a light lunch, or if I feel like I overate during the day, I like to stick to this low carb Greek salad because it fills you up right away, tastes delicious and you just feel refreshed after eating it!

I recommend eating this authentic Greek salad with either some sliced pieces of chicken from this dutch oven roasted chicken or served with these delicious spinach and feta stuffed chicken breasts.

I find that this low-carb Greek salad is best served with chicken dishes as the flavors and spices go so well with that kind of protein.

Carbs in Greek Salad

The carbs in Greek salad come solely from the vegetables used.  Primarily the red onions and tomatoes.  But every single ingredient in this authentic Greek salad recipe has carbs.  From the feta cheese, olives, lettuce to cucumber, carbs are just inevitable.

However, since the carbs are coming from healthy vegetables, I don't mind eating them in small or big amounts.  If you do mind the carbs, however, feel free to limit the red onions and tomatoes.

I think three servings for this recipe is quite generous and each serving has about 10g of net carbs.

Traditional Greek Salad Dressing

Traditional Greek salad dressing is incredibly easy to make.  There are many variations you can make, but this here is a simple recipe that I like to stick to.

I like to use a combination of red wine vinegar and olive oil for this dressing along with some spices. I have made it with different kinds of vinegar, but red wine vinegar is so far my favorite.  If you don't have any on hand, feel free to use white vinegar or white wine vinegar.

In a pinch, I have used rice vinegar before, it's a little different, but it'll do the job.  I think either white or red wine vinegar are used for authentic Greek salad recipes.

This traditional Greek salad dressing doesn't use any hard-to-find spices.  Just a bit of salt, pepper, oregano and garlic and you are good to go.  You can use this dressing to marinade chicken thighs or breasts, top it over any kind of salad, and even grill veggies or fish with it.

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Authentic Greek Salad

This healthy greek salad recipe comes with a homemade greek salad dressing recipe. It's easy to make and is served over lettuce. It's the best low carb and keto salad you'll want to make for lunch or dinner!

Course Appetizer, Lunch

Cuisine Greek

Keyword greek salad

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Servings 3 servings

NET Carbs 9.6g

calories 291kcal

Protein 7.68g

Fat 24.06g

Cook Ashley

Ingredients

• ▢ ½ red onion
• ▢ ½ small cucumber
• ▢ 24 kamalata olives
• ▢ 2 small tomatoes
• ▢ ½ cup (90 g) feta cheese
• ▢ ½ head romaine lettuce

Traditional Greek Salad Dressing

• ▢ 3 tbsp olive oil
• ▢ 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
• ▢ 2 tsp oregano
• ▢ 3 cloves garlic
• ▢ ¼ tsp salt
• ▢ ¼ tsp black pepper

Instructions

For the dressing

• Mince the garlic clove.
• In a small bowl, mix in the olive oil, vinegar, oregano, garlic, and salt and pepper.

For the salad

• Peel the red onion and slice in rings. Cube the cucumber and slice the tomatoes. Cover your salad bowl with shredded lettuce.
• Place the onions, cucumber, tomatoes, olives over the lettuce.
• Crumble the feta cheese over everything.
• Spoon the dressing over the salad.

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Nutrition Facts

Authentic Greek Salad

Amount Per Serving (1 serving)

Calories 291 Calories from Fat 217

% Daily Value*

Fat 24.06g37%

Saturated Fat 7.06g44%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1.7g

Monounsaturated Fat 11.26g

Cholesterol 27mg9%

Sodium 740mg32%

Potassium 199mg6%

Carbohydrates 11.8g4%

Fiber 2.2g9%

Sugar 4.43g5%

Protein 7.68g15%

NET CARBS 9.6g19%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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