Shepherd Salad (Easy & Delicious!)
This shepherd salad is a traditional mix of cucumber, tomato, olives, and feta cheese with lemon juice and olive oil: a perfectly easy summer salad!
- Prep
- 15 min
- Total
- 15 min
- Yield
- 4
Ingredients 11
- 3 cucumbers (or English cucumbers )
- 4 Roma tomatoes (or 2 large tomatoes)
- 1 medium red onion
- 1 handful fresh oregano
- 1 cup Kalamata olives
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- Juice from 1 lemon (about 3 to 4 tablespoons)
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 splash white wine vinegar
- 8 ounces feta cheese
- Fresh ground pepper
Method 3
- 01
Peel the cucumbers; cut them in half and use a spoon to scoop out the seeds, then chop them into bite-sized chunks (you can skip peeling and seeding for English cucumbers ). Coarsely chop the tomatoes . Dice the onion . Chop the oregano.
- 02
In a large bowl, mix the cucumbers, tomatoes, onion and oregano with the Kalamata olives. Mix in the the olive oil, lemon, fresh ground pepper, and kosher salt . Add a splash or two of white wine vinegar. Taste, and add more salt or pepper if desired.
- 03
Crumble or cut feta cheese into chunks, then add it to the salad. Let stand for 5 minutes to meld flavors, then serve.
Provenance
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