Greek Village Salad

Name: Greek Village Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Greek, salad, vegetarian
Ingredients: 4 piece ripe tomatoes, cut into wedges; 1 piece cucumber, thickly sliced; 1 piece green bell pepper, sliced into rings; 0.5 piece red onion, thinly sliced; 100 g Kalamata olives; 200 g feta, in one slab; 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 1 tbsp red wine vinegar; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 pinch salt and black pepper

Horiatiki done properly: ripe tomatoes, crisp cucumber, sweet onion and a thick slab of feta — no lettuce, no fuss.

By Mise En Place Team

Prep time: 15 minutes

Total time: 15 minutes

Servings: 4

Tags: Greek, salad, vegetarian, no-cook, summer

Ingredients

4 piece ripe tomatoes, cut into wedges
1 piece cucumber, thickly sliced
1 piece green bell pepper, sliced into rings
0.5 piece red onion, thinly sliced
100 g Kalamata olives
200 g feta, in one slab
4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tsp dried oregano
1 pinch salt and black pepper

Instructions

1. Pile the tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper and red onion into a wide shallow bowl.
2. Scatter over the olives.
3. Lay the slab of feta on top — leave it whole, that's the traditional way.
4. Drizzle generously with olive oil and the red wine vinegar.
5. Sprinkle the feta and salad with dried oregano, a little salt and plenty of black pepper.
6. Serve immediately with crusty bread to mop up the juices.