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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It was delicious! Thought it was a bit wet though. Next time I would use less oil…
I absolutely love this salad and my husband is head over heels with this salad. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Simple to make and simply divine! My taste buds are dancing! Wow!
Ridiculously tasty. I added chopped chicken for a meal. The dill and feta blow my mind in this salad!
If I’m not a huge fan of really tangy/salty feta, is there a mild version you would recommend? I know little to nothing about different feta cheeses. Maybe a regular and a mild suggestion? Thank you!
I would do parmesan or cotija cheese here
I LOVE this salad!!! I’ve been topping with chopped Kalamata olives and pepperoncini slices, too. Thanks for the awesome recipe!
This has become my go-to salad. Love it! Fresh & simple. ***chef’s kiss***
Hi, can you recommend a good olive oil? The ones i buy taste somewhat rancid. I would love to try this snd so many others on your page.
Thank you.
This salad looks so good to me! l’m making up my grocery list. The hardest thing for me to do is find the best flavored to find the best feta cheese. l have found that the ones l’ve tried are too salty. l found one that is sheep cheese on amazon but it comes in a 4 lb. block packed in salt water. l’m just one person and 4 lbs. is impossible to eat up.
Delicious! I added a pinch of stevia to the dressing just to reduce how sour it is. I also added grilled chicken and cucumbers to it! I will definitely make this again!
Excellent and audacious in its simplicity. A fine salad.. it was perfect!
I don’t know how I stumbled upon this recipe/your blog but I’m so happy!! Made this salad tonight and it is so good. I’ve been adding fresh dill to my salads lately but this is the perfect combo of salad ingredients. I will be making this on repeat! Thanks and happy new year!
This was so good!
The recipe includes “one lemon.” would that be a large or small lemon?
hi Stella, how far in advance could you make this salad? thank you!
I forgot to say…I did scroll through many of the comments before posting but I couldn’t find an answer.
Absolutely delicious! Easy to make and so healthy. I will be adding this salad to my cooking rotation and make it forever. So happy to find this website!! Thank you!!