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Multicoloured cucumber-tomato salad

Name: Multicoloured cucumber-tomato salad
Prep time: 1 h 3 min
Total time: 1 h 3 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 600 g tomato; 1 cucumber; 100 g feta; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 1 lemon; 2 tablespoons tapenade; Salt; Pepper

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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Duration

1 hour 3 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: September 16^th 2012

Step by step recipe Ingredients Duration Nutritional facts Cost Comments

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

Times for this recipe

Preparation

1 hour 3 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1

Choose your tomatoes in as many different colours as possible.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 30 min.

Multicoloured cucumber-tomato salad : Stage 2

Peel all the tomatoes and cut into quarters.

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

Stage 3

...on both sides.

Leave to drain.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 10 min.

Multicoloured cucumber-tomato salad : Stage 4

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.

Multicoloured cucumber-tomato salad : Stage 5

Cut 100 g feta into small rectangles.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 5 min.

Multicoloured cucumber-tomato salad : Stage 6

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

Stage 7 - ⌛ 3 min.

Multicoloured cucumber-tomato salad : Stage 7

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

Stage 8 - ⌛ 10 min.

Multicoloured cucumber-tomato salad : Stage 8

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.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	3 g RDI=6 %	4 g RDI=2 %	13 g RDI=19 %	156 kcal RDI=8 %	656 kJ RDI=8 %
Per person	10 g RDI=15 %	11 g RDI=4 %	38 g RDI=52 %	427 kcal RDI=21 %	1,789 kJ RDI=21 %
Whole recipe	40 g RDI=62 %	44 g RDI=17 %	152 g RDI=208 %	1,708 kcal RDI=85 %	7,155 kJ RDI=85 %