Tomato, Feta Cheese & Kalamata Olive Salad : Tomato Salads & Other Recipes

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: crumbled goat cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Ricotta is less expensive while still providing creaminess.

kalamata olives

🥗Healthier: green olives

💰Cheaper: black olives

Black olives are often cheaper and still add a briny flavor.

Introduce the salad and mention it's a variation on a Greek salad.

Select an Armenian cucumber and demonstrate how to seed it by cutting it in half and partially peeling it.

Cube the seeded cucumber into chunky pieces.

Cut the top off a medium-sized tomato, create a flat side, and dice it, mentioning the seeds inside.

Show that cherry tomatoes can be used whole or halved for texture.

Add the diced tomatoes and cubed cucumbers to a bowl.

Use a firmer style of feta cheese and add it to the bowl, mentioning softer French feta should be added at the end.

Add red onion to the mixture.

Include halved pitted kalamata olives to the salad.

Add a generous amount of chopped parsley and fresh oregano to the bowl.

Explain that the salad can be refrigerated without dressing for a while.

Make the dressing directly in the bowl, adding about 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar.

Season the salad with salt and black pepper before tossing.

Toss the salad well to combine all ingredients, emphasizing the importance of this step.

Taste the salad and adjust seasoning with more lemon juice, salt, and pepper as needed.

Plate the salad and suggest it can be served alone or with grilled meats.

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