Greek Salad Dressing Recipes

If your idea of a perfect dinner entails you gorging on gazpacho, grilled salmon, couscous and hummus, then this exotic array of delectable Greek salad dressing recipes, straight from the land of Greece, are sure to appease your greedy-guts to the hilt. The exotic Greek salad, much like all other Mediterranean delights, is packed with nutritious goodies, tastes phenomenal and is oh-so-satisfying. And the best part is that you don’t really need the culinary expertise of Gordon Ramsay to whip up a magic with your Greek salad. Just toss in some colorful juicy veggies, some greens and herbs, a little cheese, beans and corn, olives and your favorite dressing and your yummilicious bowl of healthy, nutritious, and sinfully tasty bowl of salad is ready to be devoured. Trail down these totally drool-worthy Greek salad dressing recipes and rush back to the kitchen and whip up a magic. Your tummy will love you for this treat.

Recipes For Greek Salad Dressing

Classic Style Greek Dressing

Ingredients

1½ tsp Greek Oregano (crushed)
2 tbsp Dill (dried)
¼ cup Red Wine Vinegar
¾ cup Olive Oil
Salt (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)

Instructions

In a bowl, take the oregano, red wine vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper and whisk well.
You can put all the ingredients into a shaker and then shake up the ingredients until mixed.
Drizzle the dressing over shredded lettuce and finely chopped spring onion and toss well.
Serve.

Greek Cheese Dressing

Ingredients

1 Garlic Clove
1 tsp Oregano (dried)
3 tbsp Red Wine Vinegar
6 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3 tbsp Plain Yogurt
¼ cup of Red Onion (diced)
½ cup Feta Cheese (crumbled)

Instructions

In a food processor take the cheese, red wine vinegar, garlic, oregano, yogurt, and olive oil and blend until smooth.
Transfer the mixture into a bowl and add some chopped red onions into it.
Put the bowl in the refrigerator and allow it to chill for half an hour.
This dressing perfectly complements a pasta salad or a mixed veggie salad of cucumber, tomatoes, spinach, peppers and black pitted olives.

Greek Cream And Feta Dressing

Ingredients

2 tsp Red Wine Vinegar
1 Garlic Clove (crushed and diced)
¼ tsp Oregano (dried)
¼ tsp Black Pepper
¼ tsp Salt
½ cup Feta Cheese (crumbled)
½ cup Sour Cream (low fat)
½ cup Butter Milk
1 medium Spring Onion (finely chopped)

Instructions

In a bowl, take the sour cream and buttermilk and whisk well.
Add the oregano, diced garlic, vinegar, pepper and salt into it and mix well.
Now add the crumbled feta cheese and spring onions and mix again.
You can use this dressing on a salad of lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, olives, onions and bell pepper.

Herb And Vinegar Greek Dressing

Ingredients

1½ tbsp Thyme (freshly chopped)
1½ tbsp Dill (freshly chopped)
1½ tbsp Parsley (freshly chopped)
¼ cup Dijon Mustard
¼ cup lemon Juice
2½ cups Olive Oil
1 ½ cup Yogurt
4 tbsp Red Wine Vinegar
4 Garlic Cloves (crushed and diced)
Salt (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)

Instructions

In a bowl, take the thyme, dill, parsley, mustard, lemon juice, yogurt, garlic and vinegar and mix well.
Add the olive oil and whisk until smooth.
Add salt and pepper and mix again.
You can add this salad dressing with a salad of lettuce, tomatoes, onions, olives, peppers, cheese and cucumbers.

This summer, ditch the starchy potato salad and the iceberg wedge salad and feed on yummy bites of luscious Greek salad loaded with cheese, yogurt, olive oil and all the yummy ingredients you think of. Greek salad dressings are easy to fix and tastes delicious as well.

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