Does a true Greek salad have ham in it I have been told yes by some and no by others I am confused please help

Answer 1

A traditional Greek salad doesn't contain ham (or any other meat, for that matter). The "base" of the salad is tomatoes and cucumbers, and it's topped with things like olives, capers, peppers and onions. The "universal" addition is feta cheese, which is Greek in origin; that's probably where the confusion comes from.

Traditionally, Greek salad doesn't contain any lettuce or other sort of greens, but if you order a Greek salad at a restaurant, it'll probably contain spinach (or possibly lettuce, or a combination). That's because restaurants have "Americanized" the traditional recipe to make it seem more familiar. If ham (or some other meat) is added to it, you're eating a Greek-inspired chef's salad! (which sounds pretty good, BTW)

Answer 2

True Greek Salad

Answer 3

A salad can have ANYTHING in it. Thats the beauty and versiatality of salads. But NO I have never seen HAM in a Greek salad.

Answer 4

i LOVEEEEEEEE greek food and been to a lot of greek restaurants but have NEVER seenham in a salad, actually not in any european salds except for potatoesalads but NOT green leaf salads. greek salad hat fetacheese ( not from cowsmilk), black olives, tomatoes, and if ya like u can put some mild peppers on it, and is usually served with a balsamic or oil/vinegar dressing

Answer 5

Absolutely NOT!
I have seen some recipes that have lettuce in them (!) and whatever else you might think of.
Not that some ingredients added might not taste good, just they are not part of the original Greek recipe.
Greek salad, or "horiatiki" as we call it has the following ingredients: tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, green peppers, feta cheese, olives, olive oil and vinegar, parsley and oregano. This is the basic recipe. In some places they also add coppers and anchovies and this is still part of the tradition. Anything else is not traditional.

Answer 6

No.The reason is in that region ( Mediterranean) the only ham is prosciutto.A salt cure ham ( pork,only)Besides Greek people eat a lot of lamb nor pork.So, ham in a Greek salad.No.

Answer 7

technically, a true greek salad is cucumber, tomatoe, feta cheese, kalamata olives and olive oil with a little oregano on top.

My greek salad is romaine lettuce, tomatoes, mushrooms, kalamata olives, red onion circles, banana peppers (peppericinis) and lots of feta cheese.

My dressing I make myself and I use olive oil (extra virgin) with some vinegar, and lemon juice. Add dill and oregano and I like to put feta cheese crumbles in mine. I dont have measurements, I just do it to taste...

anyway, hope this helps you out :)

Answer 8

A friend from Rhodes taught me many years ago. She was very specific.

tomato
cucumber
bell pepper
black olives (good ones with pits)
feta
purple onion
oregano ( and/or other seasoning like that)
red wine vinegar
olive oil
NEVER put lettuce in it. Never heard of ham in it.

This recipe might be specific to Rhodes or to her family.

Answer 9

No. There is no meat in a Greek salad.

Answer 10

I've seen anchovies in it, but never ham. Although, many Greek salads I've seen don't meat in them at all.