Photos & Food

From scratch, easy to make recipes

MENUMENU
  • Home
  • Recipes
    • Our Portuguese Roots
    • Appetizers
      • Crostini
      • Dips
      • Salads
      • Seafood Appetizers
      • Soups
    • Main Course
      • Beef
      • Chicken
      • Fish
      • Pork
      • Seafood
      • Quick Meals
      • Vegetarian
    • Breakfast
    • Dessert
    • Side Dishes
    • Sauce and Dressings
    • On the Smoker
    • Pressure Cooker
    • Healthy
    • Bread
    • Drinks
    • Food Hacks
  • About
    • About Nelson & Liz
    • Privacy
  • Newsletter
  • Partnerships
    • Sponsored Post Opportunities
  • Start a Blog
    • How do I Start a Food Blog?
    • Hosting and Domains in Plain English
    • Setting up Your Blog
    • Making Your Blog Better and Better Looking
    • Using Social Media
    • Exposure & Traffic
    • Making Money
    • Content is King!
    • Help / Resources
  • Contact
You are here: Home / Appetizers / Mediterranean Tomato and Cucumber Salad with Feta

Mediterranean Tomato and Cucumber Salad with Feta

September 11, 2016 by Nelson Cardoso Leave a Comment

We may earn affiliate link commission or products/fees from our partners through this post.

Mediterranean Tomato and Cucumber Salad RecipeSide dish rut!

I’m not sure if this happens to everyone, but I sometimes find that it’s just as difficult to decide on the side as it is the main ingredient of a meal. I often get inspired by a protein at the grocery store when I’m shopping for that day’s dinner and then struggle to choose the side that’ll go with that meat or fish.

There’s no shortage of side dish choices out there, but I feel that sometimes we just get in a rut.

Decisions, decisions…

This week I was browsing through our local grocery store and saw some very nice, very fresh looking in-store-made Italian sausages…bonus! Quick and easy for that evening’s dinner. Now what to serve with the sausages? Green leaf salad? … had it yesterday. Sausage sandwich? …I want something lighter. Rice? …had it the day before. Potatoes? …don’t want to wait that long.

Then it hit me! I still had some plum tomatoes and feta cheese at home from some previous meals. A nice fresh mediterranean salad with tomatoes, cucumbers and feta cheese would be a perfect light side for the sausages. The extra bonus was that by the time the sausages were grilled I had the salad all ready to go.

Easy weeknight meal!

This dinner was perfect for a busy weeknight meal. Very little fuss, very little mess and prepared super quick! The family loved it.

Delicious healthy weeknight meals can be made at home quickly and easily. While we do like eating out occasionally, we really enjoy family meals at home more, so when the meal is this easy to whip together, it makes the choice simple.

Eat in tonight. Make it healthy and delicious, and always eat well, friends.

Mediterranean Tomato and Cucumber Salad Recipe
Print
Mediterranean Tomato and Cucumber Salad with Feta
Prep Time
10 mins
 
This mediterranean salad is fantastic as a side dish or even on it's own as a light meal. The feta cheese adds a subtle saltiness that makes it perfect.
Course: Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: greek, Mediterranean
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Nelson Cardoso
Ingredients
  • 5 plum or roma tomatoes , chopped
  • 1/2 English cucumber , peeled and chopped
  • 1/4 cup kalamata olives , chopped or whole (throw in a few extra if using whole)
  • 8 basil leaves , chiffonade (fine dice)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 3/4 cups feta cheese + 2 Tbsp for garnish , crumbled
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
Instructions
  1. Add all the ingredients (except the 2 Tbsp of feta cheese) to a medium or large bowl in the same order as the ingredient list.
  2. Toss gently using salad tongs to coat the salad with the oil, vinegar and spices.
  3. Transfer the salad to a serving dish or bowl and top with the remaining feta cheese.
  4. Enjoy!

 

Share
Nelson Cardoso
Nelson Cardoso

Filed Under: Appetizers, Healthy, Salads, Side Dishes Tagged With: greek salad, greek salad recipes, greek salad with feta cheese, mediterranean salad, mediterranean salad recipes, mediterranean salad with feta cheese, salad recipes, salad with feta cheese, tomato and cucumber salad, tomato and cucumber salad recipes

« Dark Chocolate, Pecan & Cream Cheese Truffles
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe »

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Nelson and Liz Cardoso

logo
Food Advertising by
Breville Precision Brewer

Categories

Appetizers Beef Beef Blogging Bread Breakfast Chicken Chicken Crostini Cured and Smoked Meats Dessert Dips Drinks e-store Fish Food Blogging Food Hacks Giveaways Healthy Instant Pot Main Course Meats On the Smoker Pork Pork Portuguese Cuisine Pressure Cooker Quick Meals Salads Sauce and Dressings Seafood Seafood Appetizers Services Side Dishes Snacks Soups Sous Vide Sponsored Posts Sponsorship Opportunities Vegetables Vegetarian

Copyright © 2018 · Foodie Pro Theme by Shay Bocks · Built on the Genesis Framework · Powered by WordPress

SHARE WIDGET

http://www.share-widget.com