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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.
35 K 5/5 (2 reviews)
50 min.
Easy
11.95 €
4 people
10 IngredientsLast modified on: August 14th 2022
125 g pine nuts
200 g 
1 kg 
1 
1 
5 tablespoons 
1 tablespoon dry oregano
chive flowers (optional)
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 45 min.
Cooking: 5 min.
All in all: 50 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.
Roast 125 g pine nuts in a small pan over medium heat for 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown.
Let cool.
Let cool.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 3 min.
Cut 200 g feta into small pieces.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 30 min.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 3 min.
In a bowl, pour the feta cheese and pine nuts, add finely chopped 1 spring onion (scallion).
Stage 5 - ⌛ 4 min.
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.
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 recipe | 70 RDI=30 % | 90 RDI=8 % | 190 RDI=30 % | 2,360 RDI=120 % | 9,870 RDI: 120 % |
| Per 100 g | 3 RDI=1 % | 5 RDI=1 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 140 RDI=7 % | 590 RDI: 7 % |
| Per person | 20 RDI=6 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 50 RDI=7 % | 590 RDI=30 % | 2,470 RDI: 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 11.95 €
- Per person : 3.00 €
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Tomato
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Feta
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Pine nuts
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Olive oil
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