Greek Tomato Salad

Dreamer in Ontario's Note:

From Simply in Season. This salad is wonderful when you can get fresh ripe juicy tomatoes from your garden.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 8 medium tomatoes, peeled and sliced
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 1 green pepper, chopped (optional)
• 1 cucumber, chopped (optional)
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil or 2 tablespoons fresh mint or 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon wine vinegar or 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1 garlic clove, minced (optional)
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, freshly shredded or 1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbles or 1/2 cup kalamata olive
• some sprigs fresh herb (optional)

Directions:

1. Combine tomatoes, onion, pepper & cucumber in a bowl.
2. Combine fresh herbs, olive oil, vinegar and garlic.
3. Pour dressing over vegetable and toss lightly.
4. Salt and pepper, to taste.
5. Garnish with cheese and/or Kalamata olives.
6. Garnish with sprigs of fresh herbs if desired.

Reviews

[Katzen]

So apparently, I can't read directions. Doesn't really matter much, this salad was fantastic, anyway! When making the dressing, I added the fresh herbs (fresh oregano, as I'd already added the basil earlier, into the salad), and I muddled it a bit in the dressing to let out some of the yummyness. I was lucky to have deliciously ripe and juicy tomatoes; a necessity for a good greek salad! I built the salad in a bowl, ending with the feta and olives (shhh... they were pitted nicoise, not kalmatta, unfortunately, which I'm sure will send me to culinary hell, but gosh, they were good - and on hand!) I then drizzled the dressing on top of the salad, took the picture, and mixed it up. ;) Simple, delicious, flavours. This reminded me of Greece, when Mom took me for a Mother-daughter trip to Santorini. Dreamer, thank you so much for a delicious salad, and for taking me back to that gorgeous island. Made for our VIP (Dreamer), for Veggie Swap 28, September.

[magpie diner]

Great little salad, easy to make and so fresh tasting. I had to omit the cuke because mine had turned, and don't use feta - so it's a really forgiving recipe to be able to sub or omit what you need to.

[SPrins]

Delicious, refreshing and easy salad. Thanks so much! Left out peppers and used feta. Delish! :O)