Greek salad


Greek salad
This is a classy version of that perfect summer food, Greek salad. The only difficult part is the care and patience needed for dicing the vegetables.
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Last modified on: July 13th 2010
For 12 people, you will need:
  • 1 cucumbers 3 cucumbers
  • 2 onion 2 onion
  • 3 tomato 12 tomatoes
  • 4 feta 300 g feta
  • 5 black olives 90 g black olives
  • 6 olive oil 12 tablespoons olive oil
  • 7 lemon juice 6 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 8 herbs of your choice herbs of your choice
  • 9 salt salt
  • 10 pepper pepper
  • Total weight: 2,650 grams

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Preparation: 60 min.
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Stage 1 - 10 min.
Greek salad
Wash 3 cucumbers, peel and slice (a mandolin is the ideal tool for this), then cut into sticks, and finally into small dice.

Put to wait in a seive.

If you prefer your cucumber softer rather than crunchy, salt lightly to tenderise and draw out some of the juice.

Stage 2 - 5 min.
Greek salad
Prepare 2 onion and chop finely.

Stage 3 - 20 min.
Greek salad
Prepare 12 tomatoes and cut into small dice.

Stage 4 - 5 min.
Greek salad
Dice 300 g feta.

Stage 5 - 5 min.
Greek salad
Remove the stones from 90 g black olives and chop roughly.

Stage 6 - 5 min.
Greek salad
Prepare a "citronette" (lemon) dressing, by mixing 12 tablespoons olive oil, 6 tablespoons lemon juice, salt and pepper.

Stage 7 - 5 min.
Greek salad
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl, then add the fresh herbs and mix again.

Stage 8 - 2 min.
Greek salad
Add the dressing and mix once more.

It's ready.
Remarks
Take care to use the recommended quantity of olive oil; it's important for the end result, and ideally use Greek oil if you can.

Use a red onion if possible; they are available in the summer and are so good raw.
And to drink?
If you like it, why not the famous Greek white wine Retsina? Or a fruity rosé from Provence. To accompany this salad perfectly, drink one or the other, well chilled and in the shade.
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, folded in a plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe70 RDI=30 %90 RDI=9 %280 RDI=40 %3,150 RDI=160 %13,200 RDI: 160 %
Per 100 g2 RDI=1 %3 RDI=0 %10 RDI=2 %120 RDI=6 %500 RDI: 6 %
Per person6 RDI=2 %7 RDI=1 %20 RDI=3 %260 RDI=10 %1,100 RDI: 10 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 12 people : 12.15 €
  • Per person : 1.05 €

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  • You have to love the classics, J.H. and this is one of my favorites when it comes to anything Greek! Thanks for sharing...I especially like your choice of Greek wine:)
    Posted by Louise july 6th 2010 at 18:46 n° 1
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