Greek Tomato Salad

Submitted by Greekgal

"This recipe is used in Greece when lettuce is out of season."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 15-20

ingredients

• 8 firm roma tomatoes, cut into 1-inch chunks (or other type small)
• 2 cucumbers, peeled, cut in half and seeds scooped out with a spoon and cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 1 large red onion, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch chunks
• 1 (12 ounce) jar kalamata olives, drained
• 1⁄2 - 3⁄4 lb feta cheese, drained and cut into 1/2-inch cubes

• DRESSING

• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar or 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, balsamic is better
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice (fresh)
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled and minced finely
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1⁄8 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1⁄4 cup olive oil

directions

1. Mix together the ingredients for the dressing and pour over olives and feta cheese and let sit while preparing the other ingredients.
2. Once you have the tomatoes, cucumbers, and red onion prepared, pour the dressing, along with the olives and feta cheese over them and toss to mix. You can serve immediately, or you might want to chill if for a while and then serve it.

Reviews

[Larawithoutau]

Delicious! I had a little dish right after I made it (with balsamic vinegar), and can't wait to taste it later after it marinates a while. Great way to use up the tomatoes and cucumbers we have in our garden! I had a yellow banana pepper (little spicy), so I added about half of it chopped fine to give the final dish a little kick. Thanks for sharing, we will be having this often when we're in peak season.

 

[run for your life]

Very good! Made as is but omitted the olives as we don't really care for them. Thanks for posting!

 

[Hazeleyes]

Delicious! I used the balsamic vinegar.. served this salad with roasted chicken. Thanks!

 

[Docs Mom]

So refreshing!! I really loved the dressing; I used red wine vinegar. I had an abundance of cherry tomatoes, so that is what I used slice in half. I will be making this again!

 

[Caroline Cooks]

YUMMO! This salad dressing reminds me of my fav salad at Panera Bread. LOVED this one with a Greek flare. I marinated all for about 1 hour. (only could find Feta crumbles at the market. :-) Made for the Northern Mediterranean event in Cooking Photos. BTW, this would be tasty mixed with lettuce or diced in a pita, too. So many possibilities, so little time.