Fresh Tomato and Feta Cheese Salad

Submitted by ugogirl

"We went camping with 7 other couples one weekend, and each of us brought a dish to pass to go with the grilled meat. One of my friends brought this delightfully light, tasty and refreshing salad. It's a great side-dish to help use up the last of the season's fresh, home-grown tomato crop. The salad bowl was emptied quickly with most of us wishing for more!!"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup plain low-fat yogurt
• 4 large fresh tomatoes, cored and wedged
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 garlic clove, finely minced
• 3 scallions, finely minced
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon fresh oregano, finely chopped (or 1 teaspoon dried)
• pepper, to taste
• 3 ounces feta cheese, crumbled

directions

1. Set yogurt in a fine strainer to drain for 30 minutes. Discard liquid.
2. Meanwhile, toss tomatoes with salt in a bowl, set aside 15 to 20 minutes until liquid accumulates.
3. Whisk all other ingredients, except feta cheese, together. Pour over tomatoes and juice and toss. Let stand 5 minutes.
4. Place feta on top of tomatoes and serve.

Reviews

[SarahBeth]

This was great for lunch! On another reviwers suggestion I added a bit of mint to my dressing. I did use dried oregano. I also chopped my tomatoes a little smaller. I used a sundried tomato basil feta and it was just wonderful! Great light salad that is hearty at the same time! I paired this with some grilled chicken and it was great! Made Zaar Chef's ABC tag!

 

[BabyKEsq]

I liked the flavors in this recipe. I drained away the juices from the tomatoes by coring them, salting and then allowing them sit for a few minutes over the sink in a collander -- to avoid the soupiness others mentioned. I topped with a few sliced peppercinis too, to spice it up, and next time will try it with a little cucumber.

 

[Neever]

This was a very tasty salad, and quite a departure from our normal tomato salads. Our tomatoes were very juicy too, so next time i think I would drain them a little before mixing in the dressing, because we didn't like the salad quite that wet.

 

[Sarah Saad]

This was an excellent salad! Try using mint instead of oregano as it gives a wonderful cool taste in yogurt dressings.

 

[mianbao]

We really enjoyed the flavor of this dish. It turned out to be more of a soup than a salad, however. So it was eaten with a spoon. Other than scaling the recipe for a smaller yield and peeling the tomatoes, I stayed with all ingredients and directions. I did drain the yogurt longer than specified. I think it could have been that my quite ripe tomatoes were a particularly juicy variety. Nonetheless, it was delicious. Thank you for sharing the recipe.