Souda salad
The port of Souda in Crete is the inspiration for this colourful salad, combining cucumber and tomatoes with feta cheese.
This salad is best served cold from the fridge, perfect for a hot summer's day.
This salad is best served cold from the fridge, perfect for a hot summer's day.
34K 6 4.5
Last modified on: July 7th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
3 cucumbers - 2
12 tomatoes - 3
10.6 oz feta - 4
15 tablespoons olive oil - 5
9 tablespoons lemon juice - 6
6 tablespoons dry oregano - 7
3 spring onions (scallions) - 8
chives - 9
fine (or table) salt - 10
pepper - 11
1.1 oz black olives - 12
1.1 oz anchovy fillet
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 28 min. | 30 min. | 58 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
The vegetables
Rinse 3 cucumbers, trim off the ends but do not peel.You can cut grooves lengthways with a small knife or special tool (shown in the photo), if you prefer this look, but it is not essential.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Slice the cucumber thinly (a mandolin is the ideal tool for this).
Sprinkle the slices with fine salt, mix well and leave for to rest for 30 minutes.
Sprinkle the slices with fine salt, mix well and leave for to rest for 30 minutes.
Stage 3 - 30 min.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
The dressing
In a bowl mix 15 tablespoons olive oil and 9 tablespoons lemon juice with a little salt and pepper, then add 6 tablespoons dry oregano.Stage 6 - 5 min.
Drain the cucumber slices and discard the juices. Transfer to a salad bowl.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Drain the tomato slices and discard the juices. Add to the salad bowl.
Stage 8 - 2 min.
Add the diced feta, the finely chopped 3 spring onions (scallions) and some finely chopped chives.
Stage 9 - 2 min.
Pour the dressing over and mix well.
Stage 10
Serve garnished with an anchovy fillet or a few black olives (if your diners like them).
Remarks
You can use a small red onion instead of the spring onion. Plain olive oil can be replaced with herb olive oil for even more flavour.
And to drink?
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 3,457 Kcal or 14,474 Kj | 85 gr | 111 gr | 302 gr |
| 173 % | 33 % | 10 % | 46 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 116 Kcal or 486 Kj | 3 gr | 4 gr | 10 gr |
| 6 % | 1 % | <1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 288 Kcal or 1,206 Kj | 7 gr | 9 gr | 25 gr |
| 14 % | 3 % | 1 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 13.98 €
- Per person : 1.17 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Feta: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Vegetable rosette tart, Greek style sandwiches, Lumberjack turnovers, Rice à la grecque, Courgette tart with mint, ... All |
 | Black olives: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pasta with cherry tomatoes, olives and feta cheese, Tapenade, Greek salad, Salade Niçoise, Two-olive ciabatta, ... All |
 | Anchovy fillet: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tapenade, Baked potatoes with poached egg and tuna sauce , Mixed salad stack, Pissaladière with puff pastry, Salade Niçoise, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pork chops with a duo of brassicas, Filo leeks and cheese tart, Cajun pork with rice., Spiced butternut gratin, Pasta with cherry tomatoes, olives and feta cheese, ... All |
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