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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This is such a great, simple and tasty recipe. I’ve been making it almost nightly since trying it. It goes well with a lot of the main dishes on this site too. Thank you for this recipe!
I am obsessed with recipe since I tried it! It’s so simple and delicious! Thank you!
Made it once, making again! everyone loved it! Love your recipes, your reels and the fact they are quick and easy and authentic is a bonu! I’m going to try they 3 ingredient yogurt cake, and either the zucchini lasagna or zucchini brownies. Oh and the tzatziki sauce 🙂 Thank you Stella!
Hi Claudia, That’s awesome! I’m glad it was a win with everyone! Thank you for trying out my recipes and supporting the blog!
Can’t wait to try! You can’t really meal prep this as a side can you? I would think it would get wilted. Maybe prep the salad part and separate the dressing to mix in when ready to eat?
Oh my gosh how refreshing!! This salad tastes better with every bite. I did sprinkle with the littlest amount of white sugar because the lemon & oil was slightly too sour for me and WOW!!!
Hi Robyn, thanks for sharing your feedback – will try sugar or honey next time!
delicious and light! I didn’t have dill on hand so I used parsley from my garden and it was fantastic! a new staple
Hi Tessa, so good with parsley! love the feedback!
Delicious!!!
Hi Cleo, oh yes!
My favourite salad of all time!
Hi Julie, I love to read that! Thanks for the rating!
Probably become a staple here, like your feta orzo soup!!
HI Stephanie, same here too!
I made this for the 4th and it was enjoyed by all, even all three of my brothers! I did add a little honey to tame the fresh lemon juice, but again it was a great hit.
Hi Karen, happy it was enjoyed by all!
wow wow wow!
love it!
Favorite salad. Make it at least one a week
Hi Chantel, I can’t blame you!
Light, fresh and delicious!!! I added 1/2 a bunch of dill instead and it turned out just to my liking! So quick and easy to make, the whole family loved it!
Hi Autumn, Glad you liked it so much!
This has become our go-to recipe for every day dinners. We love it and it’s so easy to make.
Hi Elizabeth, thanks so much for trying it!
I made this recipe for a covered dish. I added 1/2 tsp of minced garlic. LOVED it!! Got many requests for the recipe. Thanks.
Hi Christine, Sounds amazing with the garlic! thanks for sharing!
I found this recipe last year and got addicted to it, and I waited all winter for fresh dill to come back in season just so I could have this again! Soo tasty. I add a bit of sugar and cracked pepper to the dressing and it tastes so amazing