Traditional Greek Salad
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 5 large ripe tomatoes quartered
- 2 cucumbers peeled and sliced
- 2 small Greek onions or shallots, sliced
- 3 green or yellow bell peppers cored, seeds removed, and sliced
- 12 black kalamata olives (or any olive you like)
- Freshly pickled capers see if you can find them in a specialty grocery store or Greek shop, they're worth it!
- 1 thick slice of sheep's milk Feta cheese
- Fragrant dried oregano or fresh oregano
- Salt & pepper
- Greek olive oil
Instructions
- Toss all the vegetables in a large salad bowl. Sprinkle some dried oregano on top of the slice of Feta and place on top of the salad.
- Pour a fair amount of olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
- Greek "paparra" tradition: Dip some country bread in the sauce directly in the bowl, it's the best!
Notes
Age for babies: I started giving tomatoes and Feta to Pablo as finger foods between 8 and 10 months, raw cucumber and bell peppers a bit later, about 12 months, because they're harder to chew.