Summer Salad with Feta

By Martha Rose Shulman

Published July 20, 2008

  • Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times
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Total Time
2 minutes
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This is a modified Greek salad, one I tend to make pretty much nightly during the summer, when I always have these ingredients on hand.

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Ingredients

Yield:4 to 6 servings

  • 5 medium or large ripe tomatoes, cut into wedges, and if large, the wedges cut in half crosswise, or 1 pint cherry tomatoes, cut in half

  • ½ European cucumber, or 1 Persian or Japanese cucumber, cut in half lengthwise, seeded if desired, then sliced into half circles about ⅓ inch thick.

  • Sea salt or fleur de sel and freshly ground pepper

  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar or sherry vinegar

  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

  • ½ cup crumbled feta

  • 1 to 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint, or ¾ teaspoon dried oregano

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Nutritional analysis per serving (4 to 6 servings)

7 grams carbs; 11 milligrams cholesterol; 144 calories; 7 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 12 grams fat; 2 grams fiber; 421 milligrams sodium; 3 grams protein; 4 grams sugar

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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  1. Step 1

    Toss together the tomatoes, cucumber, salt, pepper, vinegar, and olive oil. Add the feta and herbs, and toss again. Taste, adjust the seasonings, and serve.

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tdalec

Three large farmers market were quite enough. I used a good old farmers market cucumber, peeled and seeded, a tablespoon each of chopped mint and oregano from the garden, and sherry vinegar. Delicious.

mutoka

Needs red onion then perfect

JoyceT

We made this in Italy with all the above ingredients except fresh mozzarella rather than feta (hard to get here) and castelveltrano olives (again nowhere nears as easy to get fresh here). We didn't add either mint or oregano.

Capt. Stank Leg & 🦜

I was able to complete this recipe in 2 minutes using my sword to cut the cucumber and tomatoes at the same time.

D.O.

@Capt. Stank Leg & 🦜 Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! Oh, I’ve wanted to slice and dice with my sword!!!!!

mutoka

Needs red onion then perfect

Ritva

Cooking time 2 minutes! No way, unless everything was already prepped.

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