Best Greek Salad Recipe with Lettuce and Easy Homemade Greek Dressing

This Greek salad recipe is my go-to when I need one big bowl that feeds the whole family, loaded with crisp salad greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, black olives, artichoke hearts, mushrooms, red onion, salty feta, and crumbled bacon. It isn't a traditional no-lettuce Greek salad, but it's the hearty, crowd-pleasing version that disappears first at every cookout, potluck, and holiday meal. The real star is the easy homemade Greek dressing, a bright lemon and red wine vinegar vinaigrette that you make ahead so the flavors have time to come together. Toss everything right before serving, and you have a fresh Mediterranean salad that works as a side dish or a light dinner.

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Cook's Tips for the best Greek salad dressing

This easy Greek salad dressing is best prepared in a blender or food processor, but if you don't have access to one, you can pour all the ingredients into a pint-sized mason jar with a lid and then shake it vigorously.

Keep it in a sealed jar in the fridge for up to a week. The olive oil may firm up when cold, so let it sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes and shake well before using.

Storing leftover Greek salad with lettuce

Store the dressing separately. Keep the homemade Greek dressing in a sealed jar in the fridge for up to a week. The olive oil may firm up when cold, so let it sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes and shake well before using.

To store leftovers, keep the salad undressed. Store the undressed salad in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days, and add dressing just before serving.

Keep the bacon crisp. Store crumbled bacon in its own container and sprinkle it on right before serving.

Dressed leftovers. Once tossed with the dressing, the greens get slimy quickly, so enjoy leftovers within a day.

Do not freeze Lettuce, cucumbers, and tomatoes do not hold up in the freezer.

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