Dakos salad

Name: Dakos salad
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 3 large ripe tomatoes; 4 barley rusks (but you can also use dried whole wheat bread if the rusks are hard to come by); 5 tbsp crumbled feta cheese; 2 tbsp ricotta cheese, or if you can get a hold of it, myzithra (optional); 10-15 Kalamata olives; 2 tbsp capers; 8 tbsp Kosterina EVOO; 1/2 tsp red wine vinegar; Oregano

By Samantha Harris

Dakos salad

About this recipe:

Everyone knows and loves traditional Greek salad — fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, oregano and huge chunks of feta cheese — what’s not to love? But our favorite "Greek salad" in the Kosterina household is called Dakos salad. It’s a bread-based salad and is commonly served in southern Greece.

Ingredients

3 large ripe tomatoes
4 barley rusks (but you can also use dried whole wheat bread if the rusks are hard to come by)
5 tbsp crumbled feta cheese
2 tbsp ricotta cheese, or if you can get a hold of it, myzithra (optional)
10-15 Kalamata olives
2 tbsp capers
8 tbsp Kosterina EVOO
1/2 tsp red wine vinegar
Oregano

Directions

Place the rusks or dried bread in a bowl and sprinkle with water to soften.
Cut into 1/2 to 1 inch chunks. Chop tomatoes into 1 inch pieces and add to bowl.
Add feta, myzithra, olives and capers.
Add olive oil, vinegar and mix together.
Top with oregano.