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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 16^th 2012

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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: 1,090 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1

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Choose your tomatoes in as many different colours as possible.

Stage 2 - 30 min.

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Peel all the tomatoes and cut into quarters.

Arrange the tomatoes on a wire rack, sprinkle with fine salt...

Stage 3

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...on both sides.

Leave to drain.

Stage 4 - 10 min.

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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.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

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Cut 100 g feta into small rectangles.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

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Prepare the dressing by mixing 4 tablespoons olive oil, 1 lemon, salt and pepper in a bowl.

Stage 7 - 3 min.

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Tip the tomatoes and cucumber into the dressing, then mix thoroughly to help the vegetables absorb it.

Stage 8 - 10 min.

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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.

Remarks

You can vary this recipe to your own taste: add herbs, spices, etc.

Keeping

About an hour, once ready to serve.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,137 Kcal or 4,760 Kj	29 gr	42 gr	95 gr
57 %	11 %	4 %	14 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
104 Kcal or 435 Kj	3 gr	4 gr	9 gr
5 %	1 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
284 Kcal or 1,189 Kj	7 gr	10 gr	24 gr
14 %	3 %	1 %	4 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Fish, Mustard

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 4.44 €
Per person : 1.11 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Tomato: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato and courgette tart, Shakshuka, Guacamole, Crab and smoked salmon club sandwiches , Thin summer tart "à la grecque", ... All
	Feta: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Greek-style stuffed courgettes, Feta in olive oil with herbs, Tomato and courgette tart, Feta and spinach brik pie, Kalamata Salad, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Greek Pesto, Fried egg in bread, Preserved lemons, Spinach fritters, Beef braised in reduced red wine, ... All
	Lemon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to prepare purple artichokes, Lille style chicken, Brussels sprout salad, Paella, Caesar salad, ... All

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