Tomato salad with onion, olives, and feta cheese
Made with delicious fresh tomatoes, red onion, black olives, and feta cheese, this salad is packed with color as well as flavor. It is a true classic perfect as a side dish to, for example, grilled meat or a starter arranged on plates.
The tomatoes have a balanced taste that is sweet, tart, and tangy at the same time, while the black olives add a decadent richness as well as a bit of saltiness. The bite of the raw red onions cuts through these flavors and binds the whole recipe together to create a cohesive eating experience that hits every mark.
Feta cheese for a salty touch
The addition of feta cheese elevates this Greek-inspired olive oil and balsamic tomato salad. The saltiness that the soft and mild cheese introduces mirrors that of the black olives and helps make the sweet and tangy flavor of the fresh tomatoes pop. In addition, it adds a delicious texture complementing the soft juicy tomatoes, chewy olives, and crunchy red onions. Try making your tomato salad with cheese to enjoy this delicious combination of flavors.
Make a flavourful balsamic and olive oil dressing
The delicious balsamic vinegar and olive oil dressing, as well as the lack of cucumbers and green peppers, is what sets this Greek-inspired tomato and feta cheese salad apart from the classic Greek salad.
The vinaigrette made from olive oil and balsamic vinegar is a staple in Greek cuisine and with good cause. It is a bold dressing for tomato salad made with equal parts olive oil and balsamic vinegar, yielding a rich flavor with an understated tartness as well as woody, smoky, and sweet undertones.
If you have been wondering what to serve with tomato salad when you are using it as a side dish, we have some ideas. We suggest serving the fresh and flavorful salad with different dishes like an Italian Lasagna Al Forno or a French quiche Lorraine or pairing it with meat like a tender oven-fried chicken flavored with lemon and garlic or lamb chops with parsley and garlic.
Experiment with the recipe
Because the best tomato salad is as simple as it is good, you will want to mix up the look and feel of it without changing the overall flavor profile too much.
You could try using a mix of different tomatoes in terms of shape, size, and color. A mix of red and yellow tomatoes, for instance, looks stunning with the bright green basil leaves, and the yellow tomatoes bring a bit more sweetness to the salad. The more oblong plum tomatoes, also sometimes called Roma tomatoes, will also add more sweet notes, and make your salad chewier as they have a meatier consistency.
You may also like to change up the simple vinaigrette slightly by adding a bit of Dijon mustard for a little tang and some honey for sweetness and balance. These additions make the tomato salad dressing slightly more complex and pronounced without altering the classic flavor profile too much.
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