Greek Salad

Name: Greek Salad
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 1 tsp. dried oregano; 100 g Kalamata olives; Salt, to taste; 1 green pepper, deseeded and sliced; 125 ml extra virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp. red wine vinegar; 300 g feta cheese; 2 kg firm, ripe tomatoes, quartered; 2 red onions, sliced; 1 large cucumber, cut into 2.5cm batons

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Real Greek

By Tonia Buxton

Published 2016

About

Classic and rustic, our Horiatiki Salata, also known as a village salad, is brought to the table at every mealtime in Greece or in just about any Greek restaurant anywhere in the world. The secret to making this chunky, colourful but simple salad lies in the freshest ingredients and finest Greek olive oil. This is The Real Greek salad…

Ingredients

2 kg firm, ripe tomatoes, quartered
1 large cucumber, cut into 2.5cm batons
2

Europe
Greece
Mediterranean
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Place the tomatoes, cucumber, onions and green pepper in a large serving bowl.
Whisk together the olive oil and red wine vinegar. Season with salt. Drizzle as much or as little as you like over the chopped salad, tossing through to coat.
Cut the feta into 4 slabs.
To serve, sprinkle half the oregano over the salad, then top with the feta, spri