GREEK SALAD (Xωριατικη σαλατα)

10-15 min for preparation

Serves 4

The ingredients below can vary in quantities depending on personal preferences.

• 4-5 medium good quality tomatoes or 3 beefsteak type tomatoes
• 1 bell pepper preferably red, yellow, orange
• 1 English cucumber (preferably organic) or 4-6 Persian cucumbers, or 1 regular cucumber
• 1/2  regular medium size onion, if you you prefer sweet type onions that is fine too
• 15-20 Kalamata pitted olives
• 4-6 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon of dry oregano 
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt or to taste

Instructions.

• Wash all vegetables thoroughly.  
• Slicing vegetables always at bite size.  
• For tomatoes I quarter them and then slice them to get bite size pieces.
• Cut in the middle along the length of the bell pepper, discard the seeds and the stem and then slice in 1.5 inch length and 1 cm thick
• Cucumbers are preferably organic so you can leave the skin on except for the regular you will need to peel it. Cut in circles 0.5 cm thickens
• Onions, slice thin.
• Leave olives intact
• Add everything together including oil, salt, and oregano and mix with a large spoon.