Description
Greek Feta Salad Tower is a fresh and colourful Mediterranean-inspired salad made with juicy ripe tomatoes, crisp cucumber, tangy red onion, briny Kalamata olives and creamy feta cheese. Everything is stacked into an elegant tower and finished with a simple olive oil, red wine vinegar and oregano dressing.
Ingredients
2 large ripe tomatoes, thickly sliced
1 cucumber, peeled and sliced into rounds
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1 cup Kalamata olives, pitted
200 g feta cheese, cut into thick cubes
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
Salt and black pepper, to taste
Instructions
In a small bowl, whisk together the extra-virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar and dried oregano. Add a pinch of salt and freshly cracked black pepper.
Slice the tomatoes into thick, even rounds and cut the cucumber into rounds. Thinly slice the red onion and drain the Kalamata olives well.
Place a thick tomato slice in the centre of each serving plate. Add cucumber rounds, sliced red onion, Kalamata olives and feta cubes.
Continue layering the tomato, cucumber, red onion, olives and feta until you have a neat salad tower. Press the layers very gently so the tower stays together.
Drizzle the olive oil and red wine vinegar dressing generously over each salad tower.
Finish with freshly chopped parsley, extra oregano and freshly cracked black pepper. Serve immediately.
Notes
Choose large, firm, ripe tomatoes for the best flavour.
Keep the vegetable slices similar in size to make the towers easier to assemble.
Drain the Kalamata olives well to prevent excess liquid.
Avoid building the towers too high so they remain easy to serve.
Add the dressing just before serving to keep the vegetables crisp.
Prepare the vegetables, feta and dressing separately if making components ahead, then assemble shortly before serving.
For variations, add fresh basil, sliced bell peppers, avocado or use cherry tomatoes for smaller individual towers.
Serve alongside grilled chicken or fish, warm pita, crusty bread or other Mediterranean-inspired dishes.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 0 mins
- Category: Salad, Side Dish, Lunch
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: Mediterranean, Greek