Multicoloured cucumber-tomato salad
This salad is a good way to enjoy tomatoes at the height of their season, and all the different varieties available with their different flavours and colours.
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Last modified on: September 16th 2012
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
600 g tomato - 2
1 cucumber - 3
100 g feta - 4
4 tablespoons olive oil - 5
1 lemon - 6
2 tablespoons Tapenade (optional) - 7
salt - 8
pepper - Total weight: 1,120 grams
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Time required
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 1 hour 3 min. | 1 hour 3 min. |
Keeping:
About an hour, once ready to serveAt what time?
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1
Choose your tomatoes in as many different colours as possible.
Stage 2 - 30 min.
Stage 3
...on both sides.
Leave to drain.
Leave to drain.
Stage 4 - 10 min.
Meanwhile, Peel 1 cucumber and slice thinly (you can groove the skin if you wish first, but this is just for appearance).
Sprinkle with fine salt in batches and mix well to distribute the salt evenly.
Sprinkle with fine salt in batches and mix well to distribute the salt evenly.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Cut 100 g feta into small rectangles.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Tip the tomatoes and cucumber into the dressing, then mix thoroughly to help the vegetables absorb it.
Stage 8 - 10 min.
Arrange on a plate, mixing up the colours and placing the feta between the tomatoes.
Pour a spoonful of the remaining dressing over the top and add a little tapenade if you wish.
Pour a spoonful of the remaining dressing over the top and add a little tapenade if you wish.
Remarks
You can vary this recipe to your own taste: add herbs, spices, etc.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 4.74 €
- Per person : 1.19 €
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Tomato: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato tart, Mixed salad, Fried eggs with tomatoes, Mixed tomato salad, How to peel tomatoes using a flame, ... All |
| Feta: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lumberjack turnovers, Greek salad, Vegetable rosette tart, Feta in olive oil with herbs, Mediterranean toast, ... All |
| Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gisèle's Pasties, Tzatziki, Scallops with crunchy vegetables and wine sabayon, Tomatoes Provençal, Italian style gratin, ... All |
| Lemon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Quick bramble jelly, Vol-au-vent, Light herb sauce, Parcels of fish fillet in spinach, Soufflée omelette with cheese, ... All |
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