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Hi, I am Gretchen Siegchrist for About.com Food, and I am going to share with you a simple recipe for Greek salad. This is a delicious, light salad with fresh ingredients that can easily be adapted to your tastes.

Greek Salad Ingredients

For this recipe, you will need:

• 4-5 large ripe tomatoes
• 1 large red onion
• 1 green bell pepper
• 1 cucumber
• 1/4 pound of feta cheese, sliced or crumbled
• 1 1/4 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• a dozen or so kalamata olives
• 1 tablespoon water

Cut and Peel the Vegetables

Begin by cutting all of the vegetables into bite-sized pieces. If the tomatoes or the cucumber have thick, tough skins, you may want to peel them. Otherwise, you can leave the skin on.

Season the Vegetables

After they have been chopped, lightly sprinkle the tomatoes, cucumber and pepper with salt. Combine the vegetables in a large bowl and toss them together with 1 teaspoon oregano and 2 tablespoons olive oil.

Add the Cheese, Olives, and Oil

Top the salad with the cheese and olives, then lightly sprinkle on the remaining 1/4 teaspoon of oregano.

Mix together the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil with the water, and drizzle this over the salad. You can serve this Greek salad by itself or as an accompaniment to a meal.

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