Souda salad
The port of Souda in Crete is the inspiration for this colourful salad, combining cucumber and tomatoes with feta cheese.
This salad is best served cold from the fridge, perfect for a hot summer's day.
This salad is best served cold from the fridge, perfect for a hot summer's day.
35K 6 4.5
Last modified on: July 7th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
1 cucumber - 2
4 tomatoes - 3
100 g feta - 4
5 tablespoons olive oil - 5
3 tablespoons lemon juice - 6
2 tablespoons dry oregano - 7
1 spring onion (scallion) - 8
chives - 9
fine (or table) salt - 10
pepper - 11
10 g black olives - 12
10 g anchovy fillet - Total weight: 995 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 28 min. | 30 min. | 58 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
The vegetables
Rinse 1 cucumber, trim off the ends but do not peel.You can cut grooves lengthways with a small knife or special tool (shown in the photo), if you prefer this look, but it is not essential.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Slice the cucumber thinly (a mandolin is the ideal tool for this).
Sprinkle the slices with fine salt, mix well and leave for to rest for 30 minutes.
Sprinkle the slices with fine salt, mix well and leave for to rest for 30 minutes.
Stage 3 - 30 min.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
The dressing
In a bowl mix 5 tablespoons olive oil and 3 tablespoons lemon juice with a little salt and pepper, then add 2 tablespoons dry oregano.Stage 6 - 5 min.
Drain the cucumber slices and discard the juices. Transfer to a salad bowl.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Drain the tomato slices and discard the juices. Add to the salad bowl.
Stage 8 - 2 min.
Add the diced feta, the finely chopped 1 spring onion (scallion) and some finely chopped chives.
Stage 9 - 2 min.
Pour the dressing over and mix well.
Stage 10
Serve garnished with an anchovy fillet or a few black olives (if your diners like them).
Remarks
You can use a small red onion instead of the spring onion. Plain olive oil can be replaced with herb olive oil for even more flavour.
And to drink?
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,152 Kcal or 4,823 Kj | 28 gr | 37 gr | 101 gr |
| 58 % | 11 % | 3 % | 15 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 116 Kcal or 486 Kj | 3 gr | 4 gr | 10 gr |
| 6 % | 1 % | <1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 288 Kcal or 1,206 Kj | 7 gr | 9 gr | 25 gr |
| 14 % | 3 % | 1 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 4.66 €
- Per person : 1.17 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Feta: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tzatziki, Greek Pesto, Cretan Bread, Tomato and courgette tart, Greek salad with chicken, ... All |
 | Black olives: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Two-olive ciabatta, Salade Niçoise, Pissaladière with puff pastry, Tomato ladybirds, Greek salad, ... All |
 | Anchovy fillet: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mixed salad stack, Tapenade, Pissaladière with puff pastry, Salade Niçoise, Baked potatoes with poached egg and tuna sauce , ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Beetroot and fried chicken salad, Veal with mushrooms and green asparagus, Salmon and leek fondue tart, Rice with spring greens, Scallops with cabbage julienne, ... All |
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