Artful Living
summer salad
chopped cucumber, tomato and feta salad
This summer, I have enjoyed creating salads and sharing recipes with my son who will be living in a house off campus with 3 other young men. It’s important to improvise if one does not have certain ingredients or make substitutes.
I did not have scallions or olives on hand, so I used what I had on hand along with this recipe from epicurious.
- 6 cups coarsely chopped English hothouse or Persian cucumbers (about 2 pounds total)
- 2 large tomatoes (about 1 pound total), coarsely chopped
- 1 bunch scallions, chopped
- 1 cup assorted pitted olives (such as Kalamata or Gaeta), halved
- 1 7-ounce package feta, crumbled, divided
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh mint
- 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
preparation
Combine cucumbers, tomatoes, scallions, olives, half of feta, and mint in a large bowl. Whisk oil and lemon juice in a small bowl; season dressing with salt and pepper. Pour dressing over salad; toss to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle remaining half of feta over and serve.
Read More http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Cucumber-Tomato-and-Feta-Salad-365671#ixzz2brTVoFNz