Simple Greek Salad Skewers

Cherry tomatoes, cucumber, and red onion tossed in a homemade Greek vinaigrette mini skewers with a little square of feta cheese to make Simple Greek Salad Skewers.

Cherry tomatoes, cucumber, and red onion are tossed in a homemade Greek vinaigrette and layered on mini skewers with a little square of feta cheese.

I’m so happy it’s finally produce season! Once the weather gets warmer, so many of my favorite foods come into season: berries, corn, and, one of today’s major ingredients, tomatoes. Using fresh produce in my summer cooking adds so much heartiness to each dish, not to mention, it makes everything so refreshing.

Today’s recipe is the perfect culmination of hearty vegetables and powerful flavors. I introduce to you my Greek salad on a stick, or more eloquently called my simple Greek Salad Skewers!

Greek Salad

Greek salad is one of my favorites of all time, mostly because of all the veggies and the salty feta cheese. Oh and that dressing, guys…it’s so simple yet so flavorful! I love this salad so much and I don’t even need to serve it with a protein – it’s satisfying enough for me with the veggies and feta cheese.

Summer Party Food

But serving salad at your summer parties is tough. Greens take up a lot a space on a plate and they you gotta worry about using utensils on paper plates and just forget about it. It’s just too much work.

So that’s why I thought serving a version of this salad on little skewers would be a killer alternative. Plus you can totally let the kids pop up on a stool and do the assembling for you. 😉

How to Make Veggie Skewers

To make these salad skewers, I obviously couldn’t incorporate every ingredient on the skewers so I picked my favorites: cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, feta cheese, and Greek vinaigrette. I know kalamata olives are a major part of Greek salads, so feel free to add them if you like. 

You can use toothpicks if you don’t have access to mini bamboo skewers.

Homemade Greek Vinaigrette

I first tossed the veggies in my homemade Greek vinaigrette and let them marinate together for a little to get the flavor all up in the veggies, maybe 1 hour or so. 

The vinaigrette

Once the veggies are layered on, I finish them off with a cube of feta on the bottom. The cube shape helps the skewers stand on its own, but don’t feel bad about laying them flat if the skewers get too top-heavy to stand up.

Tips for Making Simple Greek Salad Skewers

Here are a couple more tips to help you make and serve these gorgeous simple Greek salad skewers:

1. If you are not planning to serve these skewers right away, do not assemble the skewers yet. The veggies tend to dry out and lose all that yummy vinaigrette if they sit out too long. You can, however, prep the veggies and the feta separately and simply assemble right before serving.
2. The recipe below has my own recipe for Greek vinaigrette, but you can substitute your own recipe or ever use a store-bought dressing, if you feel like it. However, I can guarantee that the one I’ve provided has a killer amount of flavor 🙂

There you have it – your new go-to recipe for the summer. You’re guests are going to love this new take on Greek salad, especially because they won’t need to worry about the utensils!

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