Truly Yummy Greek Salad
Gluten free Greek salad. Recommended ingredients Belazu Early Harvest extra virgin olive oil or Belazu Crete Gold extra virgin olive oil, Odessa Greek Feta 100% sheep cheese, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, green pepper, Kalamata olives, garlic, dried oregano, Belazu Cabernet Sauvignon red wine vinegar.
Equipment
- 1 Large salad bowl
- 1 Pair of salad servers
- 1 Small jar with lid such as a Kilner jar or an empty clean jam jar
Ingredients
Salad
- 400-500 grams cherry tomatoes or 4 large vine tomatoes
- 1 red onion
- 1/2 cucumber
- 1 green pepper
- 200 grams block of feta optional, recommend Odessa Greek Feta 100% ewe's milk
- 250 grams Kalamata olives whole or pitted
Salad Dressing
- 1 clove of garlic, crushed
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1½ tbsp red wine vinegar recommend Belazu Cabernet Sauvignon Vinegar
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil recommend Belazu Early Harvest extra virgin olive oil or Belazu Crete Gold extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Add all the dressing ingredients to a jar, pop the lid on and shake well until combined. Set it aside to let the flavours deepen. The longer it sits, the better it tastes. If possible, prepare the dressing at least a day in advance to allow the garlic to mellow and the oregano to fully infuse.
- Prepare all the salad ingredients in the following way.
- Slice the cherry tomatoes in half or if using, quarter the vine tomatoes.
- Slice the red onion into half moon rings about ½ cm thick.
- Slice the cucumber in half vertically and then slice into ½ cm pieces.
- Cut the green pepper into ½ cm strips then each strip into half.
- Drain and rinse the Kalamata olives.
- Dice the feta block into 2 cm cubes.
- Place all the ingredients into a salad bowl, pour over the dressing and gently mix to avoid the feta from crumbling.
Notes
You can enjoy the salad immediately or cover it with cling film and store it in the fridge.
It will stay fresh for up to four days, with the flavours improving over time.
Before serving, let it sit at room temperature for 5 - 10 minutes and give it a gentle mix.
This Truly Yummy Greek Salad pairs perfectly with BBQ meats, especially lamb kebabs or burgers, and is just as enjoyable on its own or tucked inside a gluten free pitta bread.