Bite Sized Greek Salad

I promised to bring an appetizer to a friend’s birthday gathering this week. I wanted to make something light and bite-sized. These individual Greek salads are the perfect party pickup food and per usual my kid liked being able to do the skewering! (Anything on a stick is a hit!)

: The assembly line.

: Adding cucumber.

: Olive time.

: Finishing with feta.

My kid did as much grazing as making but I can’t complain because he was eating healthy bits of cucumber and olives. I kind of got the feeling he’d eat anything on a toothpick. Except for tomatoes! Still haven’t gotten him to try them. I’m not giving up yet. Now for the recipe…

Bite Sized Greek Salad Recipe

Prep Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:
3 to 4 Persian cucumbers sliced in rounds
1 1/2 pints cherry tomatoes (buy smaller ones)
1 cup pitted Kalamata olives (halved)
1 block of feta (cubed)
1 tablespoon fresh lemon
2 tablespoons olive oil
3/4 teaspoon oregano
fresh pepper
toothpicks

Set up an assembly line with veggies and cheese in bowls. Use a toothpick to skewer the tomato, then the cucumber, then the olive (cut part facing down) and finish with a cube of feta. Stand the skewer on a platter. Repeat until all ingredients are gone. Put lemon, oil, fresh pepper (to taste) and oregano in a jar and shake shake shake. Drizzle dressing over skewers JUST BEFORE serving.

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posted by Rebecca // Jul 20th, 2010 // Appetizer, Recipes
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1 Marisa said at 3:48 am on July 21st, 2010:
Super cute! Great appetizer.
2 KJ@letsgoflyakite said at 11:02 am on July 21st, 2010:
Perfect appetizer! I think I might be able to get my kid to eat salad on a stick, especially where there is no lettuce.
3 Magi Glucker said at 11:08 am on July 21st, 2010:
Yummmmy, they looks perfect!

Magi
4 Lesley said at 4:46 pm on July 21st, 2010:
Hello! I must say, this is a brilliant idea! I've been following your blog for a couple months now, and I really love what you're doing. I plan on doing something like this with my future unborn children!! So adventurous, I just look forward to your post every day! Thank you for the wonderful recipes!
Lesley.
5 Gregg said at 5:35 pm on July 21st, 2010:
Missing a sliver each of red onion and green bell pepper, otherwise a great idea!
6 Min said at 8:36 pm on July 21st, 2010:
Gorgeous! (and I don't think they're missing a thing!)
7 Nana said at 3:33 am on July 22nd, 2010:
Very clever!
8 Savvy Housekeeping » Greek Salad Appetizer said at 9:26 am on July 22nd, 2010:
[...] Cooking with My Kid made bite-sized Greek salad appetizers. They are feta cheese, olive slices, cucumber, and a cherry tomato strung on a toothpick. Simple and seemingly delicious. I might have to do this at my next party. (Via Craft) [...]
9 Mee said at 4:24 pm on July 22nd, 2010:
Rebecca, I like your blog more with every entry. This is a brilliant idea, and how pretty are those little kebabs?
10 Sladie said at 7:06 pm on July 22nd, 2010:
I love Greek salad, but I 'm not a huge fan of Feta *read as avoids it at all costs!*

I wonder if I'd get the Greek Salad police on my tail if I replaced it with fresh mozza….
11 Cooking With My Kid on Craft Once Again | Something Massive said at 2:51 pm on July 23rd, 2010:
[...] but still interesting, and even if you don’t have a kid you’ll want to try them. This latest recipe is no exception. How brilliant are these bite-sized Greek salads? They would be a great way to get [...]
12 Klepto Files: First Edition | I Steal Good Ideas said at 4:03 pm on July 23rd, 2010:
[...] everywhere cool and crafty, including Daily Candy. Um, go Rebecca go! I’m into these Bite-Sized Greek Salads that she made this week. They look SOOO pretty. Except I don’t like olives so I’m [...]
13 Jen said at 12:19 pm on July 24th, 2010:
I'm making these for my BBQ today and I think i'll use the cuke as the base. Will add a bit more stability. Don't know if i'll add the dressing – might make for a mess since these are finger foods…
14 jen said at 2:22 pm on July 24th, 2010:
after making about 30 of these i determined that using the cuke in the bottom doesn't work so well because the middle of the cuke doesn't hold the toothpick. so feta on the bottom it is!
15 bari said at 12:33 am on July 27th, 2010:
Gonna do this for a summer baby shower! Love it, love it!!!
16 ChicagoJenn said at 3:32 pm on July 28th, 2010:
Absolutely brilliant! My 8 year old will also eat anything on a toothpick. I had some leftover toothpicks with little paper bunnies on them. I made 'shish kebobs' similar to yours (bitesized cukes/cheese/ham/tomatoes) with these toothpicks and sent her off to camp the other day. She loved it all! Now I am making my own dressy toothpicks with little stickers from my daughter's huge sticker stash. Adorable! Many thanks for this terrific recipe which really got my creative juices flowing!
17 Janis Nunez said at 11:45 am on July 28th, 2010:
My boys eat pretty much anything. Tomatoes has been one they are not to eager to eat. I started with tomato past on pizzas, then added sun dried tomatoes (they love them!), and homemade marina. Not sure what it is about a raw tomato, but the rest seem to work. Maybe tried other versions! Good luck. Fantastic looking appetizer. May use it for bunco.
18 fugatz said at 5:30 am on July 30th, 2010:
He'll eat it in other forms, just not as a tomato. I keep trying! I've never played bunco but I hear it's great. I've got to get into it!
19 Lauren said at 4:41 am on August 2nd, 2010:
Made this for a adult BBQ – great idea. Love the blog – as a cook with the skill level/patience of a child, your ideas are perfect for me!
20 Breadless BLT with Buttermilk Dressing | Cooking with My Kid: Teaching My Kid and myself the art of cooking in 365 days said at 9:53 pm on August 9th, 2010:
[...] many of you loved our Bite Sized Greek Salad post that we decided to make another fun little hand held salad! The idea really started with the [...]