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Cypriot salad (village salad)

A fresh salad of tomatoes, cucumber, onion and olives, dressed with olive oil and vinegar. It goes alongside almost every Cypriot meal, especially in summer.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

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Instructions

  1. Cut the tomatoes into wedges and the cucumbers into thick rounds.
  2. Finely slice the red onion and, if you like, the green chilli.
  3. Arrange the vegetables in a deep salad bowl.
  4. Add the olives and, if using cheese, lay it in slices on top.
  5. Make the dressing with the olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper and oregano.
  6. Drizzle the salad at the last moment and serve fresh.

Variations and tips

With grilled halloumi. Fry slices of halloumi in a dry pan until golden and place them warm on top of the salad.

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