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Greek salad

This is a classy version of that perfect summer food, Greek salad. The only difficult part is the care and patience needed for dicing the vegetables.

138,755 14.3/5 for 31 ratings

Last modified on: July 13^th 2010

For 4 people, you will need:

1 1 cucumber
2 ½ onion
3 4 tomatoes
4 100 g feta
5 30 g black olives
6 4 tablespoons olive oil
7 2 tablespoons lemon juice
8 herbs of your choice
9 salt
10 pepper
Total weight: 883 grams

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Time required

Preparation	Start to finish
57 min.	57 min.

Keeping:

1 or 2 days in the fridge, folded in a plastic film

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Wash 1 cucumber, peel and slice (a mandolin is the ideal tool for this), then cut into sticks, and finally into small dice.

Put to wait in a seive.

If you prefer your cucumber softer rather than crunchy, salt lightly to tenderise and draw out some of the juice.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Prepare ½ onion and chop finely.

Stage 3 - 20 min.

Prepare 4 tomatoes and cut into small dice.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Dice 100 g feta.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Remove the stones from 30 g black olives and chop roughly.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Prepare a "citronette" (lemon) dressing, by mixing 4 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, salt and pepper.

Stage 7 - 5 min.

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl, then add the fresh herbs and mix again.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Add the dressing and mix once more.

It's ready.

Remarks

Take care to use the recommended quantity of olive oil; it's important for the end result, and ideally use Greek oil if you can.

Use a red onion if possible; they are available in the summer and are so good raw.

Nutritional information

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 4.05 €
Per person : 1.01 €

Note : These prices are only approximate

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And to drink?: If you like it, why not the famous Greek white wine Retsina? Or a fruity rosé from Provence. To accompany this salad perfectly, drink one or the other, well chilled and in the shade.

Source

Home made.

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	Black olives: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pissaladière with puff pastry, Two-olive ciabatta, Tomato ladybirds, Salade Niçoise, Souda salad, ... All
	Tomato: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mixed salad stack, Avocado and smoked salmon terrine , Tomato meat balls, Salade Niçoise, Pan con tomate, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Involtini-Style Filet Mignon , Express chilli con carne, Warm scallop and cabbage salad, Red rice pannequets, Pesto, ... All

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Your 1 comments or questions on this recipe

You have to love the classics, J.H. and this is one of my favorites when it comes to anything Greek! Thanks for sharing...I especially like your choice of Greek wine:)
Posted by Louise july 6^th 2010 at 18:46 (n° 1)

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