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Ripe tomatoes with fresh dill and olive oil. The simplest Thessaloniki summer salad — dill is the defining northern Greek herb.
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ingredients
🍅 PRODUCE
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500g ripe tomatoes
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½ small red onion, paper-thin
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½ cup fresh dill, roughly chopped
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1 small cucumber, sliced
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🫙 DRESSING
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3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
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1 tbsp red wine vinegar
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Flaky sea salt
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Black pepper
Thessaloniki
Tomato Dill Salad
Ripe tomatoes with fresh dill and red onion.
Ripe tomatoes with fresh dill and olive oil. The simplest Thessaloniki summer salad — dill is the defining northern Greek herb.
Ingredients
🍅 PRODUCE
— 500g ripe tomatoes
— ½ small red onion, paper-thin
— ½ cup fresh dill, roughly chopped
— 1 small cucumber, sliced
🫙 DRESSING
— 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
— 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
— Flaky sea salt
— Black pepper
Prep
🔪 PREP FIRST
— Roughly cut tomatoes.
— Slice red onion, soak in cold water 10 minutes.
— Slice cucumber.
Method
STEP 1 — ARRANGE
— Spread tomatoes and cucumber on a wide plate.
— Season with flaky salt immediately.
STEP 2 — TOP
— Scatter red onion and dill generously.
STEP 3 — DRESS
— Drizzle olive oil and red wine vinegar.
— Crack black pepper.
— Let sit 5 minutes.
Chef's Note: Dill is used more generously in northern Greece than in the islands. Don't hold back — it should be present in every bite.