Greek village salad

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Greek village salad

QUANTITY : 4-6 persons

PREP TIME : 15 mins

COOK : 0 mins - ready to eat

DIFFICULTY : Easy

Simple, fresh and absolutely delicious, original Greek village salad

Ingredients

4-5 large tomatoes (ripe)

1 cucumber

1 sweet pepper (green)

1 large onion (red)

Garnish: salt (sea, to taste)

Garnish: oregano (dried, Greek
rigani)

Garnish: Olive oil (top quality extra virgin, to taste)

113g feta cheese, (Greek, sliced or crumbled)

Optional: pepper

1 dozen Greek olives (Kalamata, green Cretan olives, etc.)

1 tablespoon of grape vinegar or balsamic

Method

Wash and dry the tomatoes, cucumber and green pepper. Clean off the outer skin from the onion, wash and dry.

Cut the tomatoes into bite-sized irregularly shaped chunks, removing the core. Salt lightly. Slice the cucumber into 1/4-inch slices, cutting slices in half. Salt lightly. Slice the pepper into rings removing the stem and seeds. Salt lightly. Slice the onion into thin rings.

Combine the tomatoes, cucumbers, green pepper and onion in a large salad bowl. Sprinkle with oregano, pour olive oil over the salad, and toss.

Just before serving, place the feta on top of the salad, either as one slice or crumbled, and sprinkle the cheese with oregano (and pepper, if desired). Toss in some olives.

Mix a little bit of oil with the vinegar or balsamic and drizzle over the top.

Quantity is for 4-6 people. If are less people reduce ingredients accordingly

Kali Orexi (Good appetite) !

Notes

It’s super simple to make a delicious Greek Village Salad, is a summery mixture of fresh tomatoes, cucumber, olives and feta cheese etc. Tasty even at the winter months.