Cucumber With Feta Cheese and Mint

Jessica K's Note:

This is for the World Tour. This is from Greek Cuisine.

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4

Yield: 1.0 salad

• 1 large cucumber
• 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
• ½ cup chopped mint leaf
• 6 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• salt & pepper , to taste

Directions:

1. Wash and dry the cucumber and cut it into very thin crosswise slices. Place the slices in a salad bowl, sprinkle with feta cheese and mint.
2. In a small whisk the oil and lemon juice with the salt and pepper to make a vinaigrette made with lemon juice. Pour over the salad and toss thoroughly. Serve immediately.

Reviews

[Captain's Lady]

The flavor of this was good, but was far too oily for such a fresh dish. Next time I would half the dressing and/or add it to a couple good handfuls of spring greens for a more traditional salad.

[Chef #1309567]

This was a very refreshing dish, but I had to take out some of the oil-lemon dressing. It was a bit much. And I actually ended up using three cucumbers instead of just one.

[SunsetHappy]

This was a very refreshing little salad. I would cut back the dressing by about a half in the future as it seemed a bit oily for us, or perhaps I'll just add a big handful of spinach to lighten it up. I ended up drizzling the leftover dressing and some of the mint over kefir (Lebni) soft cheese, sprinkled with red pepper flakes and served with pita bread. That was really nice as well. Thank you for sharing!