It's All Greek to Me Tomato Salad

Name: It's All Greek to Me Tomato Salad
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil; 1 tablespoon, red wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon, lemon juice; 1/2 teaspoon, dried oregano; , Salt and pepper; 1 pound, tomatoes, cored and cut into 1-inch chunks ( or 1 pound cherry or grape tomatoes, cut in half); 1/2 , seedless cucumber, halved lengthwise and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch slices; 1/2 , green bell pepper, seeded and cut into thin strips; 3/4 cup, pitted kalamata olives, chopped; 1 1/2 cups, crumbled feta cheese

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2005

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This salad succeeds in pairing tomatoes with complementary, flavorful ingredients while letting the tomato shine rather than burying it under a cloak of goopy dressing.

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

When developing our It’s All Greek to Me Tomato Salad recipe, we discovered a few rules to follow when pairing tomatoes with different dressings and ingredients. Acidic tomatoes nicely complement rich ingredients like bacon or avocado, whil...

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