Name: Yiayia Margarita's horiatiki (village salad) from Santorini
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 2 large vine tomatoes roughly chopped; 1 small cucumber peeled and roughly chopped; 1 small red onion finely sliced; 1 green (bell) pepper finely sliced into rings; 1 tablespoon caper leaves; 1 tablespoon capers; handful of kalamata olives; 200 g (7oz) feta; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; olive oil for dressing the salad

Yiayia Margarita's horiatiki (village salad) from Santorini

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Transport yourself to a secluded hillside home overlooking a red beach, where Margarita prepares a rustic village salad with the best local tomatoes and a generous slab of feta cheese, all enhanced by the unique touch of capers and caper leaves from the Cycladic islands. Delicious simplicity at its finest.

Ingredients:

2 large vine tomatoes roughly chopped
1 small cucumber peeled and roughly chopped
1 small red onion finely sliced
1 green (bell) pepper finely sliced into rings
1 tablespoon caper leaves
1 tablespoon capers
handful of kalamata olives
200 g (7oz) feta
1 teaspoon dried oregano
olive oil for dressing the salad

Instructions:

In a bowl, toss together tomatoes, cucumber, and red onion. Top with green pepper, caper leaves, capers, kalamata olives, and a wedge of feta cheese. Sprinkle oregano over the top and drizzle generously with olive oil.

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