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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42 min.5 min.47 min.
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Stage 1 - 5 min.
Kalamata Salad
Roast 250 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
Cut 400 g feta into small pieces.

Stage 3 - 30 min.
Kalamata Salad
Prepare 2 kgs 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
In a bowl, pour the feta cheese and pine nuts, add finely chopped 2 spring onions (scallions).

Stage 5 - 4 min.
Kalamata Salad
Prepare the sauce by squeezing 2 lemons, add to the juice the same volume of olive oil, salt, pepper, 2 tablespoons dry oregano and chive flowers (if you have them), mix well.

Stage 6 - 2 min.
Kalamata Salad
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
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
4,693 Kcal or 19,649 Kj130 gr175 gr389 gr
235 %50 %17 %59 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
141 Kcal or 590 Kj4 gr5 gr12 gr
7 %1 %<1 %2 %
Per person
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
587 Kcal or 2,458 Kj16 gr22 gr49 gr
29 %6 %2 %7 %
% 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
How much will it cost?
  • For 8 people : 23.89 €
  • Per person : 2.99 €

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