Name: Greek Salad Dressing
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 1/2 teaspoon onion powder; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 6 tablespoons olive oil

This Greek salad dressing is a simple oil and vinegar dressing that comes together in less than 5 minutes: the perfect easy vinaigrette for salads.

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After traveling to the Greek island of Santorini, Alex and I were struck by the effortless simplicity of the food. The bright sun and ocean breeze makes everything you eat taste better. That classic combination of tomatoes, cucumbers and feta in a Greek salad is simple yet a revelation at the same time. For this Greek salad dressing, we wanted to capture the simplicity of the flavors and approach to life in this sun-drenched country. It’s zingy, lemony and altogether the perfect versatile dressing for salads of all kinds. Here’s how to make it!

Ingredients for Greek salad dressing

Making homemade salad dressings since they are 1. very tasty 2. don’t have preservatives or added ingredients 3. are pretty quick to make! And this Greek salad dressing is the perfect easy vinaigrette for salads. The flavor is nuanced and subtle; it doesn’t overpower a salad, but accentuates it. The ingredients are usual suspects of a Mediterranean-style vinaigrette recipe:

Olive oil: Extra-virgin olive oil is the basis of this healthy dressing.
Vinegar & lemon juice: This dressing uses two types of “acids”: both red wine vinegar and fresh lemon juice, which make regular appearances in Greek cuisine. Using both gives an added complexity.
Dijon mustard: A touch of Dijon mustard to gives a little more zing.
Oregano: The main flavor herb-wise is dried oregano. It’s also very common in Greek cuisine and gives it that Greek flair.

How to make the perfect emulsion

To make an emulsion for this Greek salad dressing recipe, simply whisk it by hand. In order to get the oil and vinegar to incorporate well, here are a few tips:

Use a medium sized bowl. Don’t use a small bowl! A medium-sized bowl allows for enough movement of the whisk. (Trust us, we’ve done it in small bowls before and it’s almost impossible to get the oil and vinegar to meld.)
Add the olive oil gradually. The other tip for reaching an emulsion is adding the olive oil little by little. We add it tablespoon by tablespoon and whisk in between until the oil fully incorporates.

Storing Greek salad dressing

In this Greek salad dressing recipe, the olive oil and vinegar do tend to separate after the initial whisking and during storage. This is okay: simply whisk again before serving! If you prefer a vinaigrette that doesn’t separate, try our Italian Dressing, Homemade Vinaigrette, or Balsamic Vinaigrette dressings.

Ways to serve Greek salad dressing

This Greek salad dressing recipe is perfect on any type of salad that you throw together! Here are a few ideas of how to use it:

Romaine, tomatoes, Kalamata olives, and feta crumbles
On a Greek Salad, but traditionally it’s just a few drizzles of oil & vinegar
California Salad with Chickpeas & Dill
Chopped Salad with Feta
Easy Chickpea Salad
Easy Salad Bar Ideas

How would you serve this Greek salad dressing recipe? Let us know in the comments below!

Other Mediterranean recipes

A salad with this dressing would be perfect alongside some of our Mediterranean-style recipes! Here are a few of our favorites:

Greek Grilled Portobello Burger This incredibly flavorful grilled portobello burger is served on focaccia bread with feta and tzatziki, a Greek cucumber dill sauce.
Greek Pizza or Mediterranean Pizza Topped with feta cheese, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, and spinach, these pizzas feature sun-drenched ingredients.
Falafel Burger Eat this falafel burger in a pita with tzatziki: yum!
Mediterranean Bulgur Salad Also called tabbouleh, this tangy and tasty Mediterranean salad features bulgur wheat, garlic, tomatoes, lemon, and lots of fresh parsley.

This recipe is…

This Greek salad dressing recipe is vegetarian, gluten-free, vegan, plant-based, and dairy-free.