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Recipe: Country Greek Salad

Dec 26 12:00am

Try this country Greek salad recipe this summer, the perfect season to immerse yourself in the culinary delights of the Mediterranean.

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4 large tomatoes in varying stages of ripeness
2 red onions, peeled
1 tablespoon dried oregano
handful black olives
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
150g fetta
rustic bread to serve

Roughly chop tomatoes into chunks, discarding the tough cores at the stem ends, and place in a large bowl. Slice onions into strips and add to the bowl, season lightly with sea salt and ground black pepper, then sprinkle oregano over. Add olives and oil, carefully toss to combine, then set aside for about 15 minutes to allow tomato to release its juices and flavours to develop. Crumble fetta over, gently toss to combine and serve with crusty bread. Serves 4 as an entree or accompaniment.

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1. bbrowning52 - Dec 27 02:14pm

i tried the tomato greek country salad and i'm afraid it was'nt to my liking.

2. yankeegamergal - Dec 27 07:39pm

Add some chunky slices of cucumber... make sure those black olives are kalamata olives and add that feta cheese before you toss it all together... then set it aside to set for a bit as advised above. Beeeee-yoooo-teeee-ful! :)

3. wardiej@xtra.co.nz - Jan 05 10:02am

Add a tablespoon of red wine vinegar to the olive oil and shake them together before adding it to the salad

4. mikeburns@xtra.co.nz - Jan 05 10:29am

Great to see Vegetarian recipes

5. colleen.mccready@xtra.co.nz - Jan 06 09:32am

Greek salad should have cucumber and red pepper to be authentic. I also prefer finely chopped parsley rather than oreganum

6. jillbe1 - Jan 20 01:48pm

I agree with Colleen, but also try finely chopped fresh corriander, gives a yummy fresh taste

7. annascandlyn - Jan 21 08:53am

I rekon you need to put the onion in some red wine vinegar which will semi cook them and they wont be so harsh in the salad, then just throw it all together, and you so need cucumber! or else its not greek!