This Easy Greek Salad Skewers Recipe comes together in just minutes, and is sure to be a hit at any party. Bonus: This delicious finger food is not only gluten free, it’s low carb & keto friendly!
Right now, I’d love to share my Greek salad skewers recipe!
This recipe came about as a way to use up a big block of feta that we’d had on hand, and it’s been a favourite ever since!
We marinate the feta cheese in a Greek vinaigrette. This was designed around our favourite Greek dressing for the actual salad this light appetizer was inspired by.
A few other ingredients are threaded onto skewers with the marinated cheese, and boom - you’ve got the perfect appetizer!
Bake this as a small batch for a family dinner or small cocktail party, or in larger batches for social gatherings.
I particularly like these Greek salad kebabs for warmer weather get togethers - BBQs, picnics, pool parties, even summer wedding receptions, baby showers, or bridal showers.
As low carb, easy appetizers, these are a perfect way to provide an option for a wide range of people with dietary restrictions - they’re very low carb - keto friendly! - AND gluten free.
Oh, and as far as the carb count goes?
After subtracting the 1 gram of fiber, these skewers come in at only 1 gram of net carbs per skewer!
I love them as-is, but you could also serve these tasty bites with my Homemade Tzatziki Sauce!
Ingredients
This recipe uses super simple ingredients that should be easy to find in almost any grocery store.
A few notes for you:
Marinated Feta
Before setting up to thread your Greek salad kabobs, you’ll want to get your marinated feta together. For that, you’ll need:
Feta cheese - Look for a creamy feta cheese, not overly crumbly. You want the large cubes to stay on the stick without falling apart!
Note: You can use bocconcini - mini mozzarella balls - if you can’t find a good Feta option.
Extra virgin olive oil
Red wine vinegar (you can use lemon juice)
Dried Oregano (You can use 1 ½ teaspoon fresh oregano leaves if you prefer)
Dijon mustard
Garlic clove
Fresh Ground Black Pepper
Sea salt or kosher salt
Skewers
Finally, there’s the simple greek salad skewers, which only need 3 additional ingredients:
English Cucumber - you can use 1 inch pieces of baby cucumbers if you prefer.
Grape Tomatoes - you can use cherry tomatoes if needed
Kalamata Olives - you can use other Greek olives or even black olives, if you prefer - just make sure they’re pitted!
Bamboo Skewers
I like to use wooden skewers, rather than metal skewers for appetizer skewers. They look better and are more comfortable to eat with, IMHO.
For this particular recipe, I like to use roughly 6-inch bamboo skewers.
As pictured, I used - 5.9" Acrylic Gem End Bamboo Skewers:
I used the ones with the green gem, to play up the “Greek” theme.
How to Make Greek Salad Skewers
The full recipe is in the recipe card at the end of this post, here is the pictorial walk through.
Marinated Feta
In a small bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, garlic, oregano, and mustard. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
Use a sharp knife to cut feta cheese into 15 cubes or so (The number of cubes will determine how many skewers you’ll get). Blot lightly with a paper towel, then transfer to the bowl of marinade.
Gently toss to combine feta and marinade, making sure every cube of feta is coated.
Cover with plastic wrap - or transfer to an airtight container - and chill for at least 1 hour.
Greek Salad Skewers
Cut the cucumber into ¼-1/2" slices, then cut each cucumber slice in half.
Thread skewer ingredients onto a 6-inch skewer - 1 piece of cucumber, 1 pitted olive, a piece of feta cheese, a tomato, another olive, then finishing with a second piece of cucumber.
Repeat with remaining ingredients.
Should be used within a day or two.
More Low Carb Skewer Recipes!
Looking for more excuses to serve low carb / keto food on a stick? Here are some fun ideas for you!
Antipasto Skewers
Berry Skewers with Keto Mojito Cheesecake Dip
Fajita Chicken Kebabs
Greek Chicken Souvlaki
Greek Salad Skewers
Jambalaya Skewers (Skip the rice!)
Muffaletta Skewers
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Greek Salad Skewers
Equipment
- 15 Bamboo skewers
Ingredients
Marinated Feta
- 2 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 ½ tablespoon Red wine vinegar
- 1 Garlic clove pressed or minced
- ½ teaspoon Dried Oregano
- ¼ teaspoon Dijon Mustard
- Salt and Pepper
- 8 oz Feta Cheese drained
Greek Salad Skewers
- 1 English Cucumber
- 15 Grape Tomatoes or cherry tomatoes
- 30 Pitted Kalamata Olives
Instructions
Marinated Feta
- In a small bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, garlic, oregano, and mustard. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Cut feta cheese into 15 cubes or so (The number of cubes will determine how many skewers you’ll get). Blot lightly with a paper towel, then transfer to the bowl of marinade.
- Gently toss to coat the cheese in marinade. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour.
Greek Salad Skewers
- Cut the cucumber into ¼-1/2" slices, then cut each slice in half.
- Thread skewer ingredients onto bamboo skewers - 1 piece of cucumber, 1 olive, a feta cube, a tomato, another olive, then finishing with a second piece of cucumber.
- Serve immediately, or cover and chill until use. Should be used within a day or two.
Notes
Nutrition
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