Greek Salad in Lettuce Cups

These vegetarian lettuce cups stuffed with healthy Greek Salad are the perfect bite-sized appetizers to serve at dinner parties or wedding receptions!

With these vegetarian lettuce cups, I'm not exactly reinventing the wheel and posting the most unique recipe you've ever seen, but I wanted to revisit this classic crowd-pleaser a little bit.

Greek salad is such an easy and tasty salad that pretty much everybody loves because it's so versatile.

You can easily adjust it to your taste by adding a little bit more of that and a little bit less of that - onions, tomatoes, bell pepper, olives...and maybe something else?

I've heard that the most traditional recipe, the one used in the small Greek villages, does not call for lettuce contrary to lots of recipes out there.

The one I'm sharing today is kind of a middle ground because the lettuce is actually used as a cup or a wrap, to make individual vegetarian lettuce cups that can be served as appetizers.

These healthy Greek Salad Lettuce Cups are perfect for gatherings or simply if you want to jazz things up a little 🙂 Enjoy!

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Greek Salad in Lettuce Cups

These vegetarian lettuce cups stuffed with healthy Greek Salad are the perfect bite-sized appetizers to serve at casual dinner parties or wedding receptions! 

Course Appetizer, Salad

Cuisine Mediterranean

Keyword dinner party ideas, easy appetizers, Greek Salad recipe, healthy appetizers, summer recipes, vegetarian lettuce cups, wedding reception recipes

Prep Time 20 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 261 kcal

Ingredients

• 1 small red onion sliced thinly
• 4 Roma tomatoes ripe, roughly chopped
• 2 Lebanese cucumber the small ones or 1 Continental cucumber (the long ones), peeled and roughly chopped
• ½ green bell pepper
• ½ cup Kalamata olives pitted (about 15 olives)
• 3.5 oz feta cheese 100 g, cut into cubes
• 8 to 12 lettuce leaves I used iceberg lettuce

Dressing

• 1 tsp dried oregano
• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
• ¼ cup fresh lemon juice about 1 large lemon
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• sea salt to taste

Instructions

1. Place onion in a bowl of icy cold water and soak it for ten minutes to make it less sharp.
2. In a large bowl, combine tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, olives, feta cheese, and drained onion.
3. Prepare the dressing by mixing all the ingredients together in a medium bowl. Pour over salad and toss to combine. Season with salt to taste.
4. Scoop a few tablespoons of the salad in prepared lettuce leaves (do not overload) and serve.

Nutrition Facts

Greek Salad in Lettuce Cups

Amount Per Serving (1 /4th)

Calories 261 Calories from Fat 189

% Daily Value*

Fat 21g32%

Saturated Fat 6g38%

Cholesterol 22mg7%

Sodium 547mg24%

Potassium 464mg13%

Carbohydrates 14g5%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 7g8%

Protein 5g10%

Vitamin A 900IU18%

Vitamin C 32.6mg40%

Calcium 172mg17%

Iron 1.1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.