Maroulosalata (Greek Lettuce Salad)
This maroulosalata was my mom’s and grandmother’s go-to salad growing up. I actually was not a fan of it as a child. I think it’s because as a child I was adverse to herbs or anything that was outside of my usual flavor comfort zone. Now, I can devour the entire bowl all by myself! A great dish to serve with this is my Lemon Pepper Chicken Skewers!
The ingredients are so simple and fresh here and yet the flavor is one hundred percent. The feta, dill and lemon really stand out and will make this a staple in your rotation. Simply add to it your favorite protein and you have a complete meal. I love to make this with my Greek Yogurt Marinated Chicken Thighs or my Lemon Garlic Parmesan Chicken. Other add ins include air fryer salmon, tuna fish, chickpeas, or rotisserie chicken.
One major aspect of this salad is the thin chop of the romaine lettuce. It defines the salad, so please do not rough chop it if you want to keep it authentic and get the dressing in everywhere. My mom and yiayia also taught me to massage the chopped lettuce with my hands. It softens the fibers and makes the salad easier to chew and digest. This process is actually quite therapeutic and enjoyable. If you like this salad, you will love my Creamy Prasini Salata aka Greek Green Salad.
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Maroulosalata
Equipment
Ingredients
Instructions
- Rinse your lettuce clean then THINLY SLICE. Dry well in your salad spinner.
- Whisk together the oil, lemon juice and salt until smooth and thick.
- Place the first 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Pour the dressing over the salad. Toss all together and massage/scrunch the greens with your hands to infuse with the rest of the ingredients and break down its rough characteristics.
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My mouth has been watering to try this since I read the recipe a few weeks ago. The fresh simple, ingredients come together in a delicious way! I made the recipe as written. I plan to try it with 1/2 the olive oil since both my husband and I thought that was a little heavy and I think this would also be very good with some sliced black olives and sliced salami. I also thought it would be good on sub sandwiches. Anyway- even with the oil- I enjoyed it again for breakfast. Thanks for sharing this yummy salad recipe.
Best salad ever! I swap the cheese for Parmesan or Asiago but it’s delicious and filling and super easy to make! 10/10!!
Tasty, simple, healthy. Everything you want.
Delicious, fast, and COLD–perfect for dinner during a heat wave! Need to make it more substantial? Toast some pine nuts or walnuts for extra protein, go heavy with the feta. Was a hit with my meat-eating family AND my vegetarian dinner guests.
I make this salad ALL THE TIME!! A family and friend FAVORITE!!
Good! My book club loved it.
I had all the ingredients here so I thought why not! This salad was so crisp and refreshing! I woke up thinking about it! 😂. Made exactly as written but I also think adding avocado would be delish!
Tried this tonight and it was great. Simple, fresh, light. Perfect for a lazy summer dinner. Thanks for sharing.
This was absolutely delicious. Will be on a regular rotation.