Kalamata Salad


Kalamata Salad
The Kalamata salad (a Greek city in the Peloponese) is made of tomatoes, feta cheese and pine nuts roasted with a lemon, olive oil and oregano sauce.
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Last modified on: August 14th 2022
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 45 min.
Cooking: 5 min.
All in all: 50 min.
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Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.
Kalamata Salad : Stage 1
Roast 125 g pine nuts in a small pan over medium heat for 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown.

Let cool.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 3 min.
Kalamata Salad : Stage 2
Cut 200 g feta into small pieces.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 30 min.
Kalamata Salad : Stage 3
Prepare 1 kg tomato, sprinkle them with fine salt, and let them stand (about 1 hour) in a fine sieve to drain.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 3 min.
Kalamata Salad : Stage 4
In a bowl, pour the feta cheese and pine nuts, add finely chopped 1 spring onion (scallion).

Stage 5 - ⌛ 4 min.
Kalamata Salad : Stage 5
Prepare the sauce by squeezing 1 lemon, add to the juice the same volume of olive oil, salt, pepper, 1 tablespoon dry oregano and chive flowers (if you have them), mix well.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 2 min.
Kalamata Salad : Stage 6
In the salad bowl, add the tomatoes, pour the sauce over them, mix well, your Kalamata salad is ready.
Remarks
Of course, to be really "from Kalamata" it would be necessary to add to the salad some olives from this beautiful city...
Keeping: To be enjoyed during the day.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe70 RDI=30 %90 RDI=8 %190 RDI=30 %2,360 RDI=120 %9,870 RDI: 120 %
Per 100 g3 RDI=1 %5 RDI=1 %10 RDI=2 %140 RDI=7 %590 RDI: 7 %
Per person20 RDI=6 %20 RDI=2 %50 RDI=7 %590 RDI=30 %2,470 RDI: 30 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 11.95 €
  • Per person : 3.00 €

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