Ultimate Greek Salad

Ingredients

Instructions

  • 1 red onion
  • 1 tbls dried oregano
  • pepper
  • 1 tbls red wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tbls extra virgin olive oil
  • 5 tomatoes
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 pitch sea salt
  • large head romaine lettuce
  • 1 bulb fennel, sliced
  • 4 oz (1.2cup) pitted black olives
  • 14 oz feta cheese
  • juice of 1/2 lemon
Peel and finely slice the red onion in a bowl. Sprinkle with oregano and grind over some pepper. Pour in vinegar and oil and toss well, cover with plastic wrap and leave to steep for at least 2 hours.
Just before eating, Cut tomatoes into eighths, lengthwise. Sprinkle with sugar and salt and let set.
Tear lettuce into big pieces and place in big salad bowl. Add sliced fennel, olives and feta. Toss well. Add the tomatoes and the (now pink) red onion and its marinade and the lemon juice. Toss gently but thoroughly, so everything is well combined.