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    Home / Recipes / Salads and Dressings / Keto Greek Salad with Dressing

    Keto Greek Salad with Dressing

    January 2, 2024 by Keto Cooking Christian 16 Comments

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    Crisp and colorful mix of fresh veggies tossed in a homemade vinaigrette dressing, makes this classic Greek Salad a quick and easy side that pairs well with any protein.

    Keto Greek Salad with Dressing in white bowl with parsley and tomatoes in background
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    • ❤️ Why You'll Love This Greek Salad Recipe
    • 🛒 Ingredients for Keto Greek Salad
    • 🔪 How to Make Keto Greek Salad
    • ☑️ Storage Instructions
    • 💡 Tips for Making Greek Salad
    • 🔄 Substitutions and Additions
    • 🍴 What to Serve with a Greek Salad
    • Is There Lettuce In a Greek Salad?
    • Can I Make Keto Greek Salad in Advance?
    • Is Greek Salad Keto?
    • What are the Carbs in Greek Salad?
    • What is the dressing made of in a traditional Greek salad?
    • What are the ingredients in a Greek salad?
    • What is the difference between a Greek and Mediterranean salad?
    • 🍽️ More Keto Salads

    ❤️ Why You'll Love This Greek Salad Recipe

    • Cool crisp cucumbers and chopped bell peppers
    • Sweet juicy tomatoes, briny Kalamata olives and sweet red onion
    • Chunks of creamy feta cheese
    • Tossed in a classic homemade Greek dressing
    • Fresh, colorful and healthy salad
    • Easy to make in less than 15 minutes
    closeup of greek salad in white bowl white crumbled feta cheese

    One of the best parts of summertime salads is being able to use beautiful in season vegetables. They have such vibrant colors and the flavors stand alone without having to have a heavy or complicated dressing.

    This traditional Greek salad, also known as Village Salad, could not be easier to make. This is a wonderful Mediterranean style, no fuss, salad that starts and ends with the freshest of ingredients!

    Keto Greek Salad with Dressing in black serving spoon over salad

    From fresh ripe tomatoes and cucumbers to a simple olive oil and red wine vinegar dressing. It all comes together to create the easiest and most refreshing Keto side dish. If you like these same flavor, be sure to also try Mediterranean Cucumber Salad, Mediterranean Sheet Pan Shrimp or Baked Cod with Greek Salsa.

    🛒 Ingredients for Keto Greek Salad

    • English cucumber
    • Cherry tomatoes
    • Yellow bell pepper
    • Kalamata olives
    • Red onion
    • Feta cheese
    • Olive oil
    • Red wine vinegar
    • Swerve confectioners
    • Dried oregano
    • Dijon mustard
    • Salt
    • Pepper

    *Exact measurements are listed in the recipe card below.

    🥣 Recommended Tools

    • Mixing bowl
    • Bullet blender, immersion blender or mini chopper

    🔪 How to Make Keto Greek Salad

    In a large mixing bowl, add in the cucumbers. 

    glass bowl with sliced cucumbers

    Then add in the tomatoes, yellow pepper, red onion, Kalamata olives and feta cheese.  Then set aside.

    greek salad ingredients in glass bowl

    In the bowl of a bullet blender, mini chopper or immersion blender, add in all the dressing ingredients.

    greek salad dressing in mini blender

    Blend until fully combined.

    salad dressing being poured over greek salad

    Pour over the salad and gently toss, making sure everything is well coated.

    greek salad being toss with 2 silver spoons

    You can chill it in the fridge for an hour before serving or serve right away.  Add a dusting of dried oregano, chopper parsley or mint right before serving.

    Keto Greek Salad with Dressing in white bowl with parsley and tomatoes in background

    You can also crumble a few cubes of the feta cheese over the top as well.

    ☑️ Storage Instructions

    This salad is best eaten within a few hours of making it, but you can put leftovers in an airtight container and store overnight. The vegetables won't be as crisp and will start to soften,but will still have great flavor.

    💡 Tips for Making Greek Salad

    • This is not a make ahead type of salad. The texture of this Greek salad is crisp and is best served right away or within a few hours, as I mentioned above.
    • To save time though, you can prepare all the ingredients ahead of time, and just wait to dress the salad until you're ready to serve it.
    • I recommend gently tossing the salad, so that most of the feta cheese cubes retain their shape. Crumbling a few of them over the salad does add a nice contrast in texture.
    • Use the freshest ingredients. Since this salad uses mostly fresh vegetables, making sure they are perfectly ripe and not overripe, which can make the salad soggy.
    closeup of greek salad in white bowl white crumbled feta cheese

    🔄 Substitutions and Additions

    • Make it a meal: If you want a more complete meal, add grilled shrimp, chicken or steak over the top of the salad.
    • Olive oil: Avocado oil, or light olive oil can be used to substitute the olive oil if you'd prefer.
    • Olives: Kalamata olives are used in this recipe, but if your local grocery store has an olive bar, a mixed variety of olives, you can use what you like.
    • Cheese: Don't tell any of your Greek friends, but chards of fresh parmesan cheese works really well with the other flavors in this salad. I can't help it, I'm Italian! Goat cheese is also a nice creamy substitute, though again, not Greek, but still delicious.
    • Tomatoes: If you can't find cherry tomatoes, you can use any tomato that you like, just be sure to cut them around the same size as the other ingredients.
    • Cucumbers: I don't recommend using regular cucumbers, as the skins tend to be waxy. English or baby Persian cucumbers work best in this salad. The skins on both are nice and thin, making them perfectly edible, and the seeds are also so small, you won't have to scoop them out. If you are in a pinch and can't find either, simply peel the cucumbers and be sure to scoop out the seeds before slicing.
    • Fresh herbs: As I mentioned earlier regarding a garnish, chopped mint is actually a wonderful addition to this salad. If you happen to like mint, I recommend adding about a tablespoon and mixing it into the salad before serving. Fresh lemon thyme is also a great addition, though not as classic Greek as mint is.
    • Peppers: I chose to use yellow bell pepper in this salad, but you can use red, orange or even green if you'd like. You can also add in some pepperoncini for a kick of heat.
    Keto Greek Salad with Dressing in white bowl with parsley and tomatoes in background

    🍴 What to Serve with a Greek Salad

    Greek salad would be perfect on the side of just about any protein, but here are some of my favorite options:

    • Garlic Butter Steak Bites
    • Paprika Chicken Thighs
    • Citrus Glazed Salmon
    • Air Fryer Steak
    • Mediterranean Mahi Mahi

    Is There Lettuce In a Greek Salad?

    Nope! In a traditional Greek salad, there's no green leafy stuff. But with all the robust flavors in this low carb Greek salad, you won't miss it!

    Can I Make Keto Greek Salad in Advance?

    You can certainly prepare the vegetables in advance. Pre-chop all the veggies and put them in individual containers or zip lock bags then within an hour of serving, put all the ingredients in a bowl and toss with the dressing.

    This Keto oil and vinegar dressing recipe can be made up to an hour in advance. Just mix it up and leave it sitting on the counter until you're ready to use it. Give it a good mix and pour over the salad.

    Keto Greek Salad with Dressing in white bowl with veggies in background

    Is Greek Salad Keto?

    If you look over the list of ingredients in this recipe, one thing should stand out. Every ingredient is Keto-friendly. And the salad uses all traditional ingredients without having to make any alterations.

    What are the Carbs in Greek Salad?

    Though it has about 4 net carbs per serving, all of of which are from health veggies, making this salad a nutrient power house. If you're curious about the nutritional value of olives, cucumbers, tomatoes or any of these ingredients, Healthline has so many wonderful articles for you to check out.

    Keto Greek Salad with Dressing in black serving spoon over salad

    What is the dressing made of in a traditional Greek salad?

    Traditionally either red wine vinegar or fresh lemon juice mixed with olive oil makes up the base for Greek dressing.

    What are the ingredients in a Greek salad?

    Classic Greek salads have cucumbers, peppers, Kalamata olives, red onion, feta cheese, oregano and tomatoes, some also have pepperoncini.

    What is the difference between a Greek and Mediterranean salad?

    Both salads are very similar, using a lot of the same ingredients. The Greek salad ingredients, which I mentioned above, are fairly classic and kept to those ingredients alone.

    Mediterranean salad has much of the same ingredients, but can also include other ingredients from that region like artichoke hearts, chickpeas for example, and even lettuce.

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    • Grilled Shrimp Salad with Apricot Vinaigrette
    • Keto "Big Mac" Cheeseburger Salad
    • Zucchini Noodle "Pasta" Salad
    • Easy Broccoli Salad with Bacon
    • Classic Cobb Salad with Ranch
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    Keto Greek Salad and Dressing

    Crisp and colorful mix of fresh veggies tossed in a homemade vinaigrette dressing, makes this classic Greek Salad a quick and easy side that pairs well with any protein.
    5 from 78 votes
    Author: Julianne
    Servings 6
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    PREP 10 minutes mins
    TOTAL 10 minutes mins

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    Ingredients
     

    For the Salad

    • 1 English Cucumber, sliced into half moons
    • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
    • ⅔ cup yellow bell pepper, sliced
    • ⅔ cup Kalamata olives, pitted
    • ⅔ cup red onion, sliced
    • 6 ounces feta cheese, cubed

    For the Dressing

    • ⅓ cup olive oil
    • 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
    • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
    • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
    • 1 clove garlic, minced
    • 1 teaspoon monk fruit/allulose
    • 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
    • Pinch of salt and pepper

    Instructions
     

    • In a large mixing bowl add in the cucumbers. Then add in the tomatoes, yellow pepper, red onion, Kalamata olives and feta cheese. Then set aside.
    • In the bowl of a bullet blender, mini chopper or immersion blender, add in all the dressing ingredients. Blend until fully combined.
    • Pour over the salad and gently toss, making sure everything is well coated.
    • You can chill it in the fridge for an hour before serving or serve right away. Add a dusting of dried oregano, fresh chopped parsley or mint right before serving. You can also crumble a few cubes of feta over the top as well.

    *Make sure to scroll up and read the post for substitutions, additions and helpful tips for making this recipe.

    Course Salad, Side Dish
    Cuisine Mediterranean
    Calories 323kcal
    Nutrition Facts
    Keto Greek Salad and Dressing
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    323
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    30
    g
    46
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    6
    g
    38
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    5
    g
    2
    %
    Fiber
     
    1
    g
    4
    %
    Sugar
     
    1
    g
    1
    %
    Protein
     
    5
    g
    10
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    *Nutritional data is provided as a courtesy and is accurate to the best of my knowledge. You can verify it using the nutrition calculator of your choice. All data is based on net carbs, without sugar alcohol: Swerve, Erythritol, Monk Fruit or Allulose.

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    *Originally published on June 6, 2020, updated on January 2, 2024 with new photos and helpful tips.

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    1. Priya Srinivasan

      June 17, 2024 at 4:37 pm

      5 stars
      Such a gorgeous salad with simple ingredients. Made this today and it was a hit with my boys too. Olives, feta and cukes, a beautiful melody of flavors, a keeper recipe!!!

      Reply
      • Keto Cooking Christian

        June 18, 2024 at 1:31 pm

        That's so great to hear. I'm so happy you enjoyed it.

        Reply
    2. laura

      June 17, 2024 at 3:32 pm

      5 stars
      This salad is perfect to make when my keto friends come over. While it is keto, everyone can eat it and they love it.

      Reply
      • Keto Cooking Christian

        June 18, 2024 at 1:31 pm

        Oh yes, all my non-Keto friends love it too.

        Reply
    3. Kristin

      June 17, 2024 at 2:25 pm

      5 stars
      This was a perfect side dish for our barbecue this past weekend!

      Reply
      • Keto Cooking Christian

        June 18, 2024 at 1:32 pm

        That's awesome! So glad you enjoyed it.

        Reply
    4. Giangi Townsend

      June 17, 2024 at 11:09 am

      5 stars
      This is now one of my favorite salad recipes. The dressing is a perfect match.

      Reply
      • Keto Cooking Christian

        June 18, 2024 at 1:32 pm

        I love that dressing too. Plus, it's so easy to make.

        Reply
    5. Gwen

      June 17, 2024 at 8:33 am

      5 stars
      I eat Keto so this was the perfect salad and it is delicious!

      Reply
      • Keto Cooking Christian

        June 17, 2024 at 8:58 am

        Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

        Reply
    6. Linda Crimmins

      April 04, 2024 at 4:54 pm

      5 stars
      One of my favorite salads

      Reply
      • Keto Cooking Christian

        April 05, 2024 at 10:27 am

        Thanks so much. It's one of mine as well.

        Reply
    7. Caitlin Walbrun

      February 14, 2022 at 8:18 pm

      Yum! Made this tonight with some Mediterranean inspired chicken. It was a great compliment and actually the highlight of the meal. Someone on pinterest commented that it was too heavy on the vinegar. Personally, I disagree and thought it was well balanced as is, but different strokes. I will definitely be making this again and again!

      Reply
      • Keto Cooking Christian

        February 15, 2022 at 4:38 pm

        I think it has the perfect amount of vinegar as well. I am glad you enjoyed it.

        Reply
    8. Lori W

      June 15, 2020 at 8:36 pm

      5 stars
      I’ve made this twice so far and it is amazing. I love everything about the flavors in this traditional Greek Salad.

      Reply
      • Keto Cooking Christian

        June 15, 2020 at 10:39 pm

        Aww, that's so nice to hear!

        Reply

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