This Mediterranean olive salad is tangy, super healthy and delicious. A salad with olives is a great way to add a punch of flavor. You can make this a green olive salad, a black olive one, or a mix like I do here! One of our favorite easy Lebanese side salads.
My olives of choice are Kalamata olives. Commonly used in Greek food, their salty, briny flavor is delectable alongside the feta and crisp veggies. Instead of slicing large tomatoes, I use cherry tomatoes because they release less water into the salad than larger tomatoes would.
How to make this Lebanese olive salad:
- Make sure all you ingredients are prepped and ready. The olives should be drained, the carrot and cucumber shredded, the green bell pepper and tomato diced, the parsley chopped and the green onions thinly sliced.
- Combine all these salad ingredients in a large bowl and stir to combine.
- In a separate small bowl or in a jar, mix together all the dressing ingredients.
- Drizzle the dressing on the salad (right before serving), and toss to combine. Enjoy!
What to serve this zingy green olive salad with:
This goes well with so many things. We sometimes have it as part of a mezze spread, alongside hummus, labneh and all that good stuff.
You can also serve this with any rice dish and it’ll be delicious, or alongside some Arabic grills. This will be liven up any simple protein dish, anything from grilled fish or chicken, to lamb chops etc.
I also enjoy this on it’s own for a light lunch!
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