Vegan Greek Salad

This vegan Greek salad is sure to be your new favorite green salad. Made with Romaine lettuce, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, kalamata olives, vegan feta, and my easy homemade Greek dressing, this salad is bursting with flavor.

A top view of a vegan Greek salad in a wooden salad bowl.

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Why make this recipe

You’ll never get bored of this easy Greek salad. Whip up a batch of my vegan Greek dressing, then add your favorite veggies, olives, and vegan feta.

You can even add chickpeas, chickpea croutons, or crunchy quinoa for more protein and a little crunch.

Ingredients and substitutions

Romaine Lettuce – or any other crisp lettuce hearty lettuce.
Veggies – I always use cherry tomatoes and diced cucumber, but you can also add other veggies like red onions, broccoli, carrots, or avocados.
Kalamata Olives – this adds a ton of authentic Greek flavor to the salad.
Vegan Feta Cheese – you can use storebought vegan feta from a company like Violife, or make tofu feta using my recipe.
Croutons – (optional) Look for vegan croutons at the many major grocery stores by looking for plain varieties without cheese. You can also make homemade croutons or crispy chickpea croutons.

Vegan Greek Dressing

Mustard – you can use yellow mustard, spicy brown mustard, or Dijon mustard. Mustard is a key ingredient to get the dressing to emulsify, you can not omit this from the recipe.
Balsamic Vinegar – I like the flavor of balsamic vinegar, but you can also use red wine vinegar.
Oregano – for a classic Greek flavor. You can also swap this with Italian herb seasonings.
Garlic Powder – this adds a little more flavor, you can also use fresh finely minced garlic.
Sugar – you can also use agave nectar or maple syrup. Feel free to adjust the amount to suit your taste.
Salt – for flavor.
Light Olive Oil – you can swap this for any other neutral-flavored oil that you want to use.

Helpful tools

A large bowl for the salad.
A small bowl and a whisk to mix the dressing.
A salad spinner is helpful to wash and dry the lettuce.

How to make Greek salad

A full printable version of this recipe with ingredient measurements is available at the bottom of this post.

Make the Greek dressing

Step 1 – Add the vinegar, mustard, sugar, oregano, garlic powder, and salt to a bowl. Stir well with a whisk.

Step 2 – Slowly add the light olive oil while stirring constantly. (This will emulsify the dressing keeping it from separating and making it thick and creamy.) Stir until all of the oil is incorporated.

Mustard, balsamic, herbs, and sugar in a bowl to make Greek dressing. — Add all the ingredients except for oil and stir.

The base ingredients stirred with a whisk while adding oil to make vegan Greek dressing. — Add all the ingredients except for oil and stir.

Prepare the salad

Step 3 – Wash, dry, and chop 3 heads of Romaine lettuce and add it to a large salad bowl.

Step 4 – Add 1 cup of diced cucumber, 1 cup of halved cherry tomatoes, 1/2 cup of kalamata olives, 1/2 cup of vegan feta, and 1/2 cup of croutons or chickpeas.

Step 5 – Drizzle the dressing over the salad. Mix well and serve immediately.

Vegan Greek dressing being poured over Greek salad.

Pro Tips

You can prep the salad and the dressing ahead of time, and mix just before serving.
The Greek dressing will keep well in the fridge without separating for up to 1 week.

Storage

Refrigerate: You can prep the veggies ahead of time and keep them in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve the salad, then add the dressing just before serving.

A vegan Greek salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, and vegan feta drizzled with vegan Greek dressing on a white plate.

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