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My Version of Horiatiki - A Rustic Greek Salad

A Greek salad of onions, tomatoes, green bell peppers/ capsicum, cucumber topped off with some olives and a slab of Feta cheese.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine greek
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 5 medium tomatoes , chopped
  • 2 small cucumbers , quartered lengthwis and chopped
  • 1 large green bell pepper capsicum , sliced thinly
  • 1 large onion (the red kind) , thinly sliced
  • 3 tbsps extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp red or white wine vinegar
  • 1/4 tsp dried oregano
  • to taste Salt
  • to taste freshly crushed black pepper
  • 200 gm Feta cheese cut into slabs 4
  • some olives , whole or sliced (Kalamata, if you have them)

Instructions
 

  • You can cut the salad ingredients, either into chunks or slices. I personally prefer to have bite sized pieces of vegetables and fruit in my salads. Mix together the tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, onion and salt in a large bowl. Be a little less generous with the salt as the Feta is quite salty.
  • If serving as a main dish then divide the vegetables equally between two salad bowls/ plates, otherwise transfer the vegetables to a largish but somewhat shallow salad bowl. Scatter the olives and gently place the Feta slabs (2 for each plate or all four on the salad) and sprinkle the dried oregano on top.
  • Drizzle the vinegar and then the olive oil over the salad. Serve immediately with crusty bread on the side. If not served right away the salad will become soggy. This serves 2 as a main meal or 4 to 6 as a side dish.