Khoriatiki Salata (Country Salad)

This crunchy, colourful salad will bring back memories of sun-drenched days in the Mediterranean. And the good news is that you can assemble it in just a few minutes.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cucumber, halved lengthways, deseeded and sliced
• 7  ounces feta cheese, crumbled
• 1⁄2 small red onion, very thinly sliced
• 1⁄2 small  red pepper, chopped
• 1⁄2 romaine lettuce, shredded
• 2  large eggs, hard-boiled, coarsely chopped
• 4 1⁄2 ounces arugula
• 12  black olives (try delicious Kalamata ones)
• 1  tablespoon capers
• 2  tomatoes, chopped
• 3 -4  tablespoons olive oil
• 1⁄2  small  lemon, juice of
• 1  pinch  each  salt & freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1. Place all the salad ingredients in a large bowl.
2. Add the olive oil, lemon juice and salt and pepper.
3. Serve at once as a main course or side salad or as a starter with pita bread.