<P> Greek salad or Horiatiki salad (Greek: χωριάτικη σαλάτα choriatiki salata (xorˈjatici saˈlata) "villages' salad", "rustic salad" or θερινή σαλάτα therini salata (θeriˈni saˈlata) "summer salad") is a salad in Greek cuisine . </P> <P> Greek salad is made with pieces of tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, onion, feta cheese (usually served as a slice on top of the other ingredients), and olives (usually Kalamata olives), typically seasoned with salt and oregano, and dressed with olive oil . Common additions include green bell pepper slices or berries of capers (especially in the Dodecanese islands). Greek salad is often imagined as a farmer's breakfast or lunch, as its ingredients resemble those that a Greek farmer might have on hand . </P> <P> Outside Greece, "Greek salad" may be a lettuce salad with Greek - inspired ingredients, even though the original dish is distinguished by the absence of lettuce . Meanwhile, the variant without lettuce may be called horiatiki, "country salad", "peasant salad", or "village salad". Lettuce, tomatoes, feta (often served in multiple cube - shaped cuttings mixed with the vegetables), and olives are the most standard elements in an American - style Greek salad, but cucumbers, peperoncini (pickled hot peppers), bell peppers, onions, radishes, dolmades, and anchovies / sardines are common . In Detroit, for example, Greek salad includes beets, and in the Tampa Bay Area, it often includes potato salad . Dressings containing various herbs and seasonings are frequently used in the U.S. This style of Greek salad is rarely encountered in Greece . </P> <P> Various other salads have also been called "Greek" in the English language in the last century, including some with no apparent connection to Greek cuisine . A 1925 Australian newspaper described a Greek Salad of boiled squash dressed with sour milk; a 1934 American newspaper described a mayonnaise - dressed lettuce salad with shredded cabbage and carrots . </P>

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