Greek salad
Greek Salad
Greek Salad (pronunciation: /ɡriːk ˈsæləd/), also known as Horiatiki Salad in Greece, is a popular salad dish in Greek cuisine.
Etymology
The term "Greek Salad" is derived from its place of origin, Greece. The Greek word for this salad, "Horiatiki", translates to "village" or "rustic", indicating its humble, rural origins.
Description
A traditional Greek Salad consists of chunks of tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, onion, feta cheese, and olives, typically seasoned with salt and oregano, and dressed with olive oil. Variations may include green bell peppers or other ingredients, depending on the region.
Ingredients
- Tomatoes: A fruit that is considered a vegetable for culinary purposes. Tomatoes are a major dietary source of the antioxidant lycopene.
- Cucumbers: A widely cultivated plant in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae.
- Onions: A vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium.
- Feta: A brined curd white cheese made in Greece from sheep's milk, or from a mixture of sheep and goat's milk.
- Olives: A small oval fruit with a hard stone and bitter flesh, green when unripe and black when ripe, used as food and as a source of oil.
- Olive Oil: A liquid fat obtained from olives, a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin, produced by pressing whole olives and extracting the oil.
Related Terms
- Greek Cuisine: The cuisine of Greece and the Greek diaspora.
- Mediterranean Diet: A diet inspired by the eating habits of Greece, Southern Italy, and Spain in the 1940s and 1950s.
- Salad: A dish consisting of a mixture of small pieces of food, usually vegetables or fruit.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Greek salad
- Wikipedia's article - Greek salad
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