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🥗 Cook's Illustrated Horiatiki Salata (Greek Salad)

Cook's Illustrated Horiatiki Salata (Greek Salad)

🍽 Serves ⏲ Total Time
4 45 minutes

🧂 Ingredients

  • 🍅 1.75 lbs tomatoes
  • 🧂 0.5 tsp salt
  • 🧅 0.5 red onion
  • 🧊 some ice water
  • 🍷 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 🌿 1 tsp oregano
  • 🧂 0.5 tsp pepper
  • 🧂 0.75 tsp salt
  • 🥒 1 cucumber
  • 🫑 1 green bell pepper
  • 🫒 1 cup Kalamata olives
  • 🧽 2 Tbsp capers
  • 🧂 some salt
  • 🧂 some pepper
  • 🧀 8 oz feta
  • 🌿 some oregano
  • 🫒 1 Tbsp olive oil

🍳 Cookware

  • 1 colander
  • 1 large bowl
  • 1 small bowl
  • 1 small bowl
  • 1 serving platter

📝 Instructions

Step 1

Cut tomatoes into ½" thick wedges. Cut wedges in half crosswise. Toss tomatoes and ½ teaspoon salt together in a colander set in large bowl.

Step 2

Drain for 30 minutes. Place sliced thin red onion in small bowl, cover with ice water, and let sit for 15 minutes. Whisk red wine vinegar, oregano, pepper, and remaining ¾ tsp salt together in second small bowl.

Step 3

Discard tomato juice and transfer tomatoes to now-empty bowl. Drain onion and add to bowl with tomatoes. Add vinegar mixture, cucumber, green bell pepper, Kalamata olives, and capers and toss to gently coat.

Step 4

Season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to serving platter and top with feta. Season each slice of feta with extra oregano to taste. Drizzle feta with remaining 1 Tbsp olive oil.

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