Easy Cretan Dakos Salad Recipe
This salad simply shouts summer. Make it when tomatoes are sweet and ripe and the days are long.
Ingredients
250-400g ripe tomatoes, cut into large chunks
2 tablespoons red onions, finely sliced
1/4 cup kalamata olives pitted and roughly chopped
1 tablespoon baby capers
Chopped fresh parsley, dill and/or basil (whatever is fresh and on hand)
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
4 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
1/3 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
Black pepper, to taste
6 Cretan dakos rusks or two thick slices sourdough broken into chunks and toasted
1/2 cup feta or mizithra cheese (if you can get it!) crumbled
Method
1. Combine all ingredients.
2. Make a simple dressing using your finest EVOO and the red wine vinegar.
3. Garnish with herbs.
4. Drizzle with plenty more EVOO, serve immediately.
Serves 4