The Great Undressed Greek Salad: horiatiki

Author: Melissa Goodman Status: published Published: Jun 02,2008 license cc-by-nd tags: 2007, Salad, The, effort, July, Greek, Great, lycopene love: the tomato in all its glory!, GiftedGourmet2008, 0   Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

Horiatiki Salata
(Greek tomato, cucumber & olive salad)
Yield: 4-6 servings

INGREDIENTS PREP AMOUNT
Tomatoes seeded, diced 3-4 each
Cucumber peeled, seeded, cubed 1 each
Onion, red halved, sliced thinly 1 each
Olives, Kalamata 1/2 cup
Feta cheese cubed or crumbled 1/2 cup

Olive oil 1/2 cup
Vinegar, red wine 1/4 cup
Garlic minced 1-2 cloves
Oregano, fresh or dried minced or crumbled 2 Tbsp or 2 tsp
Salt & pepper to taste

Toss all vegetables, olives and cheese together in a bowl.
Beat dressing ingredients together well with a fork.
Toss dressing with vegetables. Let set 30 minutes and serve.

VARIATIONS
A head of chopped Romaine lettuce is often tossed in.
Add a chopped green or red bell pepper if you like.
Don't use canned, pitted olives. If you can't find Kalamatas, any good quality black olive will do.

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