Mediterranean Salad Flavors (Printable)

Fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, feta, and onion tossed in olive oil create a vibrant Mediterranean salad.

# What You Need:

→ Vegetables

01 - 4 medium ripe tomatoes, diced
02 - 1 large cucumber, diced
03 - 1 small red onion, thinly sliced

→ Cheese

04 - 5 oz feta cheese, crumbled or cubed

→ Olives

05 - 3.5 oz Kalamata olives, pitted and halved

→ Dressing

06 - 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
07 - 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
08 - 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
09 - Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

→ Optional Garnish

10 - Fresh parsley or mint, chopped

# How-To:

01 - In a large salad bowl, combine the diced tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, and Kalamata olives.
02 - Gently add the crumbled or cubed feta cheese, taking care not to break it up excessively.
03 - Whisk together the extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, dried oregano, salt, and freshly ground black pepper in a small mixing bowl.
04 - Pour the dressing over the salad mixture and toss gently until evenly coated.
05 - Optionally, garnish with chopped fresh parsley or mint and serve immediately.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • Ready in 15 minutes with zero cooking, perfect for when you want something fresh but have no energy left.
  • The salty feta and briny olives balance each other in a way that makes you want to keep eating without realizing it.
  • It tastes even better the next day after the dressing has had time to settle into everything.
02 -
  • Don't make this salad more than an hour before eating it, or the vegetables start breaking down and the whole thing becomes watery and soft.
  • The dressing should taste slightly too sharp on its own—it mellows once it touches the vegetables, so resist the urge to add more vinegar at the end.
03 -
  • Pat your tomatoes dry with a paper towel before cutting them—less water in the bowl means the dressing doesn't get diluted.
  • If you're using a watery cucumber, scoop out the seeds with a spoon before dicing it, which sounds fussy but genuinely changes the texture.
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