– **Difficulty:** Easy
\n– **Calories per 100g:** Approximately 250
\n– **Serves:** 2 people
\n– **Preparation Time:** 15 minutes
\n– **Cooking Time:** 0 minutes
\n– **Total Time:** 15 minutes<\/p>\n
Enjoy this refreshing Greek salad made with cherry tomatoes, cucumber, olives, and feta cheese. It’s a true delight on a hot day! Adding pastis to the dressing introduces a subtle anise flavor reminiscent of ouzo, enhancing the dish’s enjoyment.<\/p>\n
For 2 servings:<\/p>\n
– **Cherry Tomatoes:** 200g
\n– **Cucumber:** 1\/2 piece
\n– **Greek Olives (Kalamata):** 100g
\n– **Red Onion:** 1\/2 piece
\n– **Feta Cheese:** 100g
\n– **Dried Oregano (a quintessential Greek herb):** 1 tsp
\n– **Fresh Oregano (or Marjoram):** 3 sprigs
\n– **Lemon:** 1 piece
\n– **Extra Virgin Olive Oil:** 4 tbsp
\n– **Pastis with Herbs and Spices (Eyguebelle):** 1 tbsp
\n– **Pepper:** to taste<\/p>\n
1. Begin by peeling the cucumber and dicing it. Wash the cherry tomatoes and slice them in half. Peel the red onion and thinly slice it into rings.<\/p>\n
2. Dice the feta cheese into small cubes. Wash and dry the lemon, then zest it. In a large serving dish, combine the cucumber, tomatoes, sliced red onion, and feta cubes. Add the Kalamata olives, lemon zest, and sprinkle with dried oregano.<\/p>\n
3. Juice the lemon, season the juice with pepper, and whisk it with the olive oil and pastis to create an emulsion. Drizzle this dressing over the salad.<\/p>\n
4. To finish, garnish the salad with fresh oregano.<\/p>\n
Enjoy your meal! For more recipes, visit my blog at: http:\/\/bellatrice.canalblog.com<\/p>\n\n\n