OK so there’s no need for a BBQ but Greek salad is a great accompaniment to any barbecue cookout because it’s easy to prepare, healthy and the feta cheese makes it really tasty. It’s that great Mediterranean philosophy of fresh ingredients, basic flavours, a little olive oil and you can’t go wrong.
Feta cheese is made for either sheep or goats’ milk and is stored in brine so it’s a novel way to add salt and flavour to a salad. It’s also served in good bite sized chunks – something to get your teeth into.
This recipe creates one large salad, I like also to serve as individual prepared salads for better presentation and to ensure everyone gets some!
And if you’re ever in Greece, ask for Salata Therini
Ingredients:-
3 large tomatoes cut into wedges
1 cucumber, peeled and thickly sliced
1 red onion, sliced
2 green peppers cut into rings
150g or ⅓lb feta cheese
6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 dozen black olives
Sprinkling dried oregano
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method:-
Throw all the vegetables into a salad bowl, mix up the vinegar, oil, salt and pepper and drizzle over the top. Dress with the olives, feta and a sprinkling of oregano and that’s all there is to it.