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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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 5 min.
Kalamata Salad
Roast 375 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 600 g feta into small pieces.

Stage 3 - 30 min.
Kalamata Salad
Prepare 3 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 3 spring onions (scallions).

Stage 5 - 4 min.
Kalamata Salad
Prepare the sauce by squeezing 3 lemons, add to the juice the same volume of olive oil, salt, pepper, 3 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
7,040 Kcal or 29,475 Kj195 gr262 gr584 gr
352 %75 %25 %88 %
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 12 people : 35.83 €
  • Per person : 2.99 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
TomatoTomato: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mixed tomato salad, Tomatoes Macédoine , Little vegetable omelettes, Tomatoes Provençal, Moussaka, ... All
FetaFeta: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cretan-style salmon , Feta and spinach brik pie, Vegetable rosette tart, Cretan Bread, Greek salad with chicken, ... All
Pine nutsPine nuts: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chocolate mendiants, Crunchy salad, Spinach and ricotta ravioli, Greek-style stuffed courgettes, Greek Pesto, ... All
Olive oilOlive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Leek and Mimolette tart, Red mullet fillets in a quick marinade, Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat, Purple artichokes in a cheesy gratin, Ratatouille, ... All
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