Chopped Vegetarian (No Lettuce) Greek Salad

This vegetarian (& can easily be made vegan) no-lettuce chopped Greek salad is one of my absolute favorites. The flavors immediately take me back to the Mediterranean sun that I am desperately craving during this Portland winter.

Traditional Greek salads don’t have lettuce

It’s probably what I love the most about a Greek salad – no lettuce! While I do love lettuce now, growing up I did not. My mom would make these chopped Greek salads and I would scarf them down, I liked them so much. What’s not to love? It’s refreshing and the flavors are so good, I especially love the saltiness from the olives, feta cheese and capers.

Another benefit of no lettuce? This salad is also fantastic for meal prep. I’ve made a huge batch and then stored it for over 4 days and it was perfect. even on day 4. If you are going to meal prep, leave off the cheese until you are ready to eat.

What you’ll need for a chopped Greek salad

This Greek salad is pretty much as simple as it gets. The ingredients can be found at all major grocery stores. I always have kalamata and capers laying around, I go through them pretty quickly so I like to buy them at Costco.

I never measure out exactly how much of everything but I promise, the ratios don’t have to be exact. Throw in as much of each ingredient as you want, just be careful with the red wine vinegar, its strong so you really only need a drizzle.

What you’ll need:

• cucumbers
• cherry tomatoes
• red onion
• bell pepper
• kalamata olives
• capers
• feta cheese
• red wine vinegar
• salt and pepper
• fresh dill

How to make a chopped Greek salad

There are 4 steps to making this salad:

1. Chop up all your veggies. Traditionally, Greek salads have larger chunks of vegetables but I find it easier to eat when you chop of your vegetables on the smaller side, but do whatever you prefer.
2. In a bowl, mix vegetables, olives and capers. Drizzle with red wine vinegar and season with salt and pepper to taste.
3. Plate and sprinkle with feta cheese and fresh dill.
4. Enjoy!

Want more salad recipes?

Check out my Elote Kale Salad with Crispy Chickpeas or my chop salad with falafel

Please let me know how this recipe turns out for you in the comments! I hope you love this salad as much as I do.

Chopped Vegetarian (No Lettuce) Greek Salad

This vegetarian (& can easily bemade vegan) no lettuce chopped Greek salad is one of my absolute favorites. The flavors immediately take me back to the Mediterranean sun that I am desperately craving during this Portland winter.

4.2 from 52 votes

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Prep Time 10 mins

Total Time 10 mins

Course Salad

Cuisine Mediterranean

Servings 2

Ingredients

  

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• 2 cucumbers
• 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes
• 1/4 cup red onion
• 1 bell pepper
• 2 tablespoons kalamata olives
• 1 tablespoon capers
• 1 oz feta cheese
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• salt and pepper to taste
• fresh dill to taste

Instructions

 

• Chop up all your veggies. Traditionally, Greek salads have larger chunks of vegetables but I find it easier to eat when you chop of your vegetables on the smaller side, but do whatever you prefer.
• In a bowl, mix vegetables, olives and capers. Drizzle with red wine vinegar and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Plate and sprinkle with feta cheese and fresh dill.
• Enjoy!

Notes

• You can meal prep this and it will stay fresh for up to 5 days in the fridge. I would leave the red wine vinegar and feta off and add that when you are ready to consume. 
• Serve this with your favorite protein! We love to add chickpeas or shrimp to it. You can also add some quinoa to bulk it up. 

Keyword dinner, greek, healthy, lunch, meal prep, salad

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