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The original Greek salad — made in Crete. Thick tomato chunks, whole olives, slab feta, and a wash of olive oil.
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ingredients
🍅 PRODUCE
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4 large ripe tomatoes, cut into thick wedges
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1 small cucumber, sliced into thick rounds
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½ green bell pepper, sliced into rings
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½ small red onion, thinly sliced
🧀 DAIRY
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200g block feta — served as a whole slab, not crumbled
🫙 PANTRY
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½ cup Kalamata olives
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4 tbsp extra-virgin Cretan olive oil
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1 tbsp red wine vinegar
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Dried oregano
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Flaky sea salt
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Black pepper
Crete
Cretan Village Salad
The village table salad of Crete.
The original Greek salad — made in Crete. Thick tomato chunks, whole olives, slab feta, and a wash of olive oil.
Ingredients
🍅 PRODUCE
— 4 large ripe tomatoes, cut into thick wedges
— 1 small cucumber, sliced into thick rounds
— ½ green bell pepper, sliced into rings
— ½ small red onion, thinly sliced
🧀 DAIRY
— 200g block feta — served as a whole slab, not crumbled
🫙 PANTRY
— ½ cup Kalamata olives
— 4 tbsp extra-virgin Cretan olive oil
— 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
— Dried oregano
— Flaky sea salt
— Black pepper
Prep
🔪 PREP FIRST
🍅 VEGETABLE PREP
— Cut tomatoes into thick, generous wedges.
— Slice cucumber thickly — not thin rounds.
— Slice pepper into rings.
— Slice red onion thin.
— 👉 Everything cut thick — this is a village salad, not a delicate one.
Method
STEP 1 — BUILD THE SALAD
— Arrange tomato wedges across a wide plate.
— Add cucumber rounds, pepper rings, and red onion.
— Scatter olives throughout.
STEP 2 — ADD FETA
— Place the whole slab of feta on top — do not crumble.
👉 A whole slab is traditional. It's not just aesthetic — the texture is different.
STEP 3 — DRESS
— Drizzle olive oil generously over everything.
— Splash red wine vinegar.
— Scatter dried oregano over the feta and vegetables.
— Season with flaky salt and cracked pepper.
— You're looking for:
— Olive oil pooling at the base of the plate
— Feta glistening
— Oregano fragrant
Chef's Note: The feta goes on as a slab. The olive oil is a pour, not a drizzle. These are not stylistic choices — they are the dish.