Check out the recipe: www.allrecipes.com/Recipe/267974/My-Big-Fat-Greek-Salad/

@machetedonttweet1343

4 жыл бұрын

Anchovies! you forgot the anchovies.

@thecatatemyhomework

4 жыл бұрын

@@machetedonttweet1343 Most people hate anchovies.

@sinabagherisarvestani8924

Жыл бұрын

nice video man , I like to serve it right away because the tomato starts to water so its a good idea to add the salt at the last minute if you want to keep it in the fridge , I just add olive oil and a tiny amount of balsamic vinegar , I don't like to add too much vinegar , I don't think acid goes well with milk products like feta so I only add a tiny amount , like 1 spoon

@thebastardgift

Жыл бұрын

Dinner. Tonight!

"You are the Plato of when to plate bro" That one was beautiful

Dear Chef John, I've just lost my father. You probably couldn't believe what a simple support you've been to me. More power to your elbow. Keep on feeding the hungry. From Ireland, Lewis

@happymushroom8740

5 жыл бұрын

More power to you man

@loriallen7651

5 жыл бұрын

Thinking of you, Lewis.

@marykaestner2755

4 жыл бұрын

May his memory be a blessing to you.

@jennhoff03

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so so sorry for your loss. :(

@masonw536

Жыл бұрын

I just finished making a coddle for you

“Optional, but also mandatory.”

A little tip I got from an greek chef, is actually to "marinade" the red onion in juice from half a lemon and 3-4 dl (I'm from Norway, believe it's 1,5 cup) of water, and let it be in the solution for 15-20 minutes. it realy makes a difference and take out the sharpness from the onion :-) Love your chanel !

I have made this salad for years in the summer, but today I learned 3 new tricks. Same size veggies, salting and vinegar before oil. You are the best Chef John!

Made this exact recipe about 3 hours ago. It’s perfection!! I did not change a thing. Highly recommend this Big Greek Salad. Thank you Chef Jon!!

Horiatiki, Chef John. Also - The Greeks like to use dry oregano and sprinkle it on large chunks of feta. The feta in Greece is sold in wood barrels and it's insanely good. Here's another food wish for the future - Dako salad.

In Greece, we like our salad the same way that we like our debt: as BIG as possible. BTW Chef John, capers are optional.

@SangosEvilTwin

5 жыл бұрын

would it be a crime to omit the tomato?

@Bingo2501

5 жыл бұрын

Good to see Greek people haven't lost their sense of humor!

@CM_Burns

5 жыл бұрын

Yes Alex, you go to jail long time.

@SangosEvilTwin

5 жыл бұрын

Feta Cheezz awww, I never developed a taste for tomato. I'll have to make a different salad then

@BLY99

5 жыл бұрын

Serial Snarker Alex You can get away with omitting the tomato by appeasing the Greeks through rubbing your entire body in olive oil. You can make the salad the way you want, Mediterranean salads mostly consist of chopping up what grows in your garden and throwing it on a plate with some other stuff you have laying around.

The best part of the greek salad is dip a nice chunk of sourdough bread in the leftover juices^^ Btw, I'm from Italy, and my grandma always ate something very similar as Summer dish, basically the greek salad without feta and bell peppers and with Tuna as main protein.

_You are, after all, the culinary ballad of your big fat greek salad!_

“…while I did say this step was optional, it’s also mandatory.” Love it.

Brought this to a friend's house today and it was a hit! Left with an empty bowl.I used Roma tomatoes and crumbled feta. Also only had dried oregano, but it was still great. Chef John wins everytime!

I love Greek salad and never made one at home that I found satisfactory...now I don't have to go out. And BTW you don't know how good a Greek salad is until you reach the bottom and everything is melding together. Thank you Chef John!!

Tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, feta cheese, olive oil, oregano (usually dry) is the basis. Olives, peppers, vinegar are optional but very welcome. Add in some crumbled rusks/crackers/sippets (paximadi in Greek) and you have a salad made in heaven. Quick, easy and delicious.

@happyspanners

5 жыл бұрын

Not quite my tempo that’s good, I can’t stand olives. Blergh.

@danielsevell5732

5 жыл бұрын

Well, that recipe does sound like my tempo! Best wishes from Greece

@justtzortz2010

4 жыл бұрын

@@happyspanners olives combined with feta is from other planet dude you should try it

@cisium1184

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not a fan of olives. But I like to seed and slice a few pepperoncini and throw those in.

With Chef John it's got to a point where whenever I see any other chef doing a video, I just feel like they have no idea what they are talking about.

@amelliamendel2227

11 ай бұрын

I love that he teaches technique along the way, which is really more important than any recipe.

We tried this recipe today and the family says it’s a keeper! Thanks for another great recipe 😋

Anyone else notice that yellow pear-shaped tomato throughout the entire video? Just me? Oh okay. Lol!

@ceecee7879

5 жыл бұрын

BurningRamen it was beautiful, especially for it's finale! #canttakemyeyesoffofyou

@samsam926

5 жыл бұрын

That was the first thing I saw in the video

@elliemayormaynot

5 жыл бұрын

I had those in my garden this summer. Very yummy.

@tdestroyer4780

5 жыл бұрын

I like eating them fresh when they're slightly warmed by the sun.

@Noodlepunk

5 жыл бұрын

I grew some one time in my garden they are really good taste like tomato candy.

Chef John I love watching you everyday. You make cooking an art...thank you!

I love this salad. It is one of my favorites. (Although I like a little banana peppers and more cheese) Seeing it makes me miss one of my ex-girlfriends. We spent a wonderful summer together a few years back, attending music festivals and camping pretty much every weekend. She was Greek/Palestinian in heritage. I learned a lot that year and we had the greatest times.

One of my favorite salads/meals/things ever!!! I Do not want wait to make this version!! Wow...simply delicious!

I'm in my 60's and my simple eating go to's are relatively heathier and more easily digestible foods = salads, soups, stews, and chowders. thanks for this one Chef John 👍

I love you Chef John!! I always learn so many things watching your videos, and I've been cooking for like 30 something years, and my mom was a Home Ec teacher, and so was my grandma. you're simply amazing!!! thanks again and again for all your help! xoxo

Yay! Love Greek salad

You make everything so easy and understandable THANK YOU!

I made this tonight. It was sublime. ♥️ Thank you for the recipe.

Thanks for this one Chef John! Wonderful!

I love that you end the videos with “as always, enjoyyyyyy” lol it makes me happy for some reason!!

I just wanted you to know, Chef John, that ever since I started watching your videos a few years ago, I have started making my own Cayenne pepper powder from my own recipe. I have never used it in my dishes before watching your video. Jump to present day, I am now fermenting batches of cayenne peppers for around 3 months along with various spices and garlic. Drying them out and pulverizing them into such a delicious "Shake of cayenne" I add to almost all of my dishes. Much respect, my man.

This looks FANTASTIC! Yum!😀

You are always my go to....love your recipes and techniques

This salad looks gorgeous. Thank you for sharing another great recipe.

Perfect timing Chef. I was planning on making Greek salad for lunch next week.

@x2Dubz

5 жыл бұрын

Who the fuck plans lunch a week in advance? I don't plan food until 5 minutes after I'm hungry

Loved it. Thanks for sharing.

So great. Thank you - I love this salad!

I’ve always made this with salad greens, but this looks much better. Some beets, warm pita, and grilled chicken and it’s a meal.

This is amazing!!! I made it today. I added Garbanzo beans for some protein. The flavors and the texture is fantastic!!

Chef 👨🏾‍🍳 John! That is beautiful!!! 🥗 I will be making it!!

Deliciouso! Thank you for sharing

Watched within the first 50 views! Love this channel and every dish you make!!

Made this today. Delicious!

Fantastic! Thank you!!

Looks Amazing!!! Love your videos!! 😁

I love how you explain every step in a fun and natural voice. I want to eat healthier, hope this Greek salad is healthy. 😊

TWO! Woah, is this unprecedented? I feel honored to be here with an unsung ballad, of your Grecian salad.

I've been saying WOW a lot when I watch your cooking videos. But this salad watching ypu pit ot toogether rates another wow!

My mom made this salad and it was absolutely delicious. I will ask her to make another one today.

Chef John may not have come up with the salad's name, but he is the inventor of the optional yet mandatory step. Take a bow, sir.

Nice twist. Alternatively. In the classic Greek salad served all over Greece: - vinegar is optional if not forbidden - the feta cheese is served as a whole in top of the salad. This way you can see that it's actual feta cheese and not cheese barrel trimmings and leftovers. Furthermore you can set the feta aside and eat it separately because it can dominate the taste of the salad. - Dry oregano. - No cucumber drying through salting. We want the juices. Dipping fresh Bread in this salad's juices is half of the whole satisfaction. - No black pepper in classic Greek salad. - Don't cut to much olives especially when they are cured in brine with vinegar. It dominates the taste over the vegetables. Olives should few in numbers and not sliced. - A lot of good quality olive oil. Hugely important. Preferably Greek extra virgin olive oil with low acidity.

Just made this and it was a humongous hit. Adults and kids devoured it ❤️

Amazing. Very tasty. Best Greek Salad I've ever tasted outside of Greece. 👍🏾👌

Thank you so much for the salad now I know what to bring to every party.

So colorful and fresh. I bet with the cucumber and vinegar, it smells great too! This is definitely one I'll be making at sone point.

I love your humor and love your channel!!!

I made this for family a couple of nights ago, fantastic salad, great combination of ingredients, red wine vinegar, olive oil, paprika just perfect!

Looks wonderful!

Chef, I just made this beautiful salad. Thank you for the recipe. And yes, salting the cucumbers and letting them sit for a bit made a wonderful bit of difference.

Dear Chef John: 1) I don't know if the English cucumbers are bitter but here in Drapetsona, Greece are sweet so we don't have to extract any of their juices. In the end we have more of the gazpacho-style juice and we use more bread (toasted of course) to clean the bowl. 2) I was expecting to add AND dried oregano! As you always say, it's totally another flavor. Actually, if some old Greek lady tells me that they used to dry the oregano just to put it on this salad, I wouldn't be surprised. 3-and most important) TOMATOES IN THE FRIDGE? Letting the salad 10-15' -outside the fridge- is the best you can do for all those flavors. But chilling the tomato? You'll end up with a beautiful Greek salad without its main ingredient! (You know we love you - @Teletai_Mpouk)

@chemicalpoisons

5 жыл бұрын

Οι Τελεται Μπουκουρας βλέπουν τον Γιάνναρο;!

@alkinoosmpoukouras

5 жыл бұрын

Εδώ και πολλά έτη. Ήγγικεν η ώραν όμως για ζεσθαθούν λίγο τα αίματα. Αρκετά με τα... ψυγεία!

@wlee9888

5 жыл бұрын

What happens to chilled tomatoes?

@alkinoosmpoukouras

5 жыл бұрын

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@kilroyscarnivalfl

5 жыл бұрын

I don’t think it’s that they are bitter, but just full of water, and salting adds flavor while drawing out some of the water. Whereas eggplant may be salted to extract the bitterness, a little salting gives flavor and keeps the cucumber from making a lot of soupy liquid in the final dish.

Love your cooking 🤩

I made this today and it was incredible!

Beautiful! I love colorful food, that lets me know that it’s healthy - I tell those that are trying to improve their diet, the more colorful your food is, the more flavors you’ll have!!!

John, I made this as an entree salad for Saturday night dinner for my wife & I. We loved it and I think it renewed her love for me. ;-) Thanks, man.

I'm Greek and I make my salads almost exactly like this.... I prefer to only let it sit for about 5-10 minutes in the fridge and I use lemon instead of vinegar. It's also great to add quinoa (which is totally un-Greek, but really fantastic too :)

“This step is optional but also mandatory “ 🤣

after all is said and done, this Greek salad is #1!

Great video. Never knew about the salt and rinse trick for cucumbers. More salad videos please!

Great salad. Loved the fresh oregano in it. I didn't add any extra salt except for what I used to salt the cucumbers, and it was PERFECT. Thanks.

Made this it was great thx

Love Greek salad also ad fresh lemon to mine. Like watching what you cook. Joanne

You are a rock star! I like the Greek recipes - a Mediterranean diet is a healthy one for us all. Thank you.

awesome salad recipe

A Greek grandma that lived near me before used to replace some of the oregano with fresh dill, idk if that's a personal thing or what but it really tastes great too

It's making my mouth water!

Chef John. I have just put this salad together, as well as cooked your roasted Greek chicken, minus the potatoes, and my GOD! Every bite is exploding with flavor! I’ll definitely be making these regularly for years to come. Thank you

Chef - My only comment of a negative nature is - No gazpacho - One must enjoy a salad such as this with really good, rustic and crusty loaf od bread...Dipped INTO the sauce. AHHHH, one of life's joys........I really enjoy and learn from ALL your videos, so thank you, this too is another superb instructional and fun video.

What I learned from making this dish: I like red wine vinegar. (I normally HATE vinegar.) I learned what a pepperoncini was. Never ever buy whole olives with the pit still inside. I learned I can tolerate raw red onion a lot better than I thought. (I normally don't like raw onion AT ALL) Thanks Chef John!

It looks so good!!!!!!

Chef John as a Greek I should say that Greek "village" salad should be chunky and rustic and messy, like our economy. Love you chef John!

@ptosky

5 жыл бұрын

As a fellow Greek.... mwahahahaha! have a cookie παλικάρι!

@skylar_kada

5 жыл бұрын

U guys have the best humour, don’t you! 😂 💀

@0418adrie

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@justtzortz2010

4 жыл бұрын

@@skylar_kada you're welcome to join our madness sweetheart

I learned a lot, thank you so much!

Woww, gotta try this

Yummy! So good and so easy to make.

Great video as always Chef John! This salad is so great to take into work, it's got me through a lot of night shifts for sure, it's so refreshing and healthy. My husband who travels with his job also always packs plenty of this in a cooler bag. Every single ingredient in this Greek salad is so delicious. The cherry tomatoes add such a lovely sweetness and with the Greek olives, oregano and feta cheese ... Scrumptious! :) 🍅🍅🍅

looks amazing. heres a nice tip, discard the middle part of the cucumber before dicing it up (its the softer part with the seeds), that way the salad becomes even more crunchy. thats how they do it in the restaurants in my country. also, refrigirate your vegetables before cutting, that way you dont need to let the salad rest in the fridge.

I appreciate you Chef John

μπράβο, chef John!

I made this for dinner tonight! adding leftover diced, grilled chicken & crusty croutons to soak up the yummy dressing was all it took to have an amazing main dish salad for a holiday weekend!

@kathyjohnson2043

5 жыл бұрын

and the salad was best right after being made.

I have only made like 2 or 3 dishes you have shown, but I still love watching your videos

@orangeradios

5 жыл бұрын

My family loves it when I make his recipes!

I've been eating this for 10 years and it's amazing! If I could I'd eat it every day :) Nice one Chef John

Love you chef 👨‍🍳

I have been making this salad a lot since moving to Sweden because it is delicious and so easy to make and cheap ingredients. One thing I picked up was using feta that is marinating in oregano infused olive oil... You can always add more oregano if need be and if you add too much oil.. using citrus to cut through the thickness of the oil adds a really nice freshness to the salad. It is a huge hit for everyone that eats it.

Yay Chef John!!!

Man that looks wonderful!

Mmmmmmmm i love salad and this looks soooo good

One of the best recipes I've seen on KZread

Solid timing considering tomorrow is national Gyro day. Stay Greek.

@nativedoll3557

5 жыл бұрын

Philip Gallagher Opa!!

John you have me drooling 🤤

I'm going to try this try recipe Big fat Greek salad looks good

I love the old salt and rinse. It’s my favorite way to eat cucumbers. We made the bread and butter pickles a few weekends ago and we probably ate half the cucumbers just plain salted.

Looks amazing ! I’m definitely making this and adding some fresh parsley and oregano or maybe some dill. Also I always rinse my onion after cutting it up to mellow it a bit . I love onions 😍.

Very colorful! ! Yum..