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Tomato, Rusk, and Olive Salad: Dakos Salata
Introduction from Georgina Hayden
Hailing from Crete, dakos is a dish that consists of large barley rusks (paximadi) softened with oil and water and topped with ripe sweet tomatoes. It is then finished with feta or a Cretan cheese called myzithra. This salad is based on that recipe, and is more a meal than a snack or meze. We eat it almost weekly during the summer. Please don’t try making it with out of season or unripe tomatoes though; they really do need to be sweet and juicy for this recipe to sing.
Ingredients
Method
Peel and finely slice the red onion. Place in a large mixing bowl with the red wine vinegar and leave to one side to soften for 5 minutes.
Remove the stones from the olives and tear into pieces. Chop the tomatoes in a mixture of sizes. Once the red onion has softened, add the tomato and olives to the bowl and crumble in the dakos or crispbreads. Add the capers and extra virgin olive oil. Tear in the basil leaves, roughly chop the parsley and add to the bowl, then season to taste. Crumble over the feta, scatter over the dried oregano and serve.
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