From the story: Adventures With Alisa in Wonderland.
If you close your eyes and take a bite, this easy-to-make authentic Greek salad will transport you to Corfu (if only in your mind)!
The Greatest Greek Salad (Horiatiki)
Servings 2
Ingredients
- 2 whole large tomatoes
- 2 whole cucumbers
- 1 handful romaine lettuce optional
- 1 medium purple onion
- 10 whole Greek olives
- 8 ounces feta cheese (I prefer whole block) to taste
- 2 tablespoons sumac optional
- 1 dash Himalayan sea salt to taste
- 1-2 ounces red wine vinegar
- 2 ounces olive oil (cold pressed, extra virgin preferred) to taste
Instructions
- Wash and peel cucumbers. Then cut into slices 1/2 inch thick.
- Wash and cut tomatoes into chunky wedges.
- Peel and wash onion and slice very thin.
- If you are using lettuce, wash and cut into bite size pieces (optional).
- If you are making this as a side dish, use salad plates. If you are making this recipe as a main course, use large dinner plates and add more of each ingredient.
- Arrange the lettuce (optional), tomato, and cucumber on the plate. Place sliced onions on top.
- Take feta cheese block, and cut into thick pieces, arrange on top of vegetables.
- Place olives around the plate.
- Separately drizzle the wine vinegar and olive oil over the salad. (Optional: Sprinkle on the sumac and Himalayan sea salt.)
Notes
While this dish is delicious no matter what variation you make, I recommend that you use organic ingredients whenever possible. Although having a Greek salad made this way is always delicious, there is nothing like eating a Greek salad in Greece, made by a villager, sipping ouzo, and staring out at the ocean on a warm, balmy night. Barring that, try a little Greek background music and a lot of lively friends at the table!
