Mediterranean Tomato Salad (full recipe video) - V is for Vino

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: goat cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta

Goat cheese offers a similar tangy flavor with fewer calories.

black olives

🥗Healthier: green olives

💰Cheaper: canned olives

Canned olives are more affordable and widely available.

Wash the tomatoes.

Slice the tomatoes in half.

Place the tomatoes on a baking sheet, cut side up.

Drizzle olive oil over the tomatoes and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Add minced garlic and chopped red onion on top of the tomatoes.

Roast the tomatoes in the oven until soft.

Chop the cucumber and set aside.

Let the roasted tomatoes cool slightly.

In a large bowl, combine the roasted tomatoes, cucumber, crumbled feta cheese, and black olives.

Add fresh basil leaves and sprinkle with oregano.

Drizzle with lemon juice and toss gently to combine.

Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.

Serve at room temperature or chilled.

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