Salata horiatiki (Greek salad with tomato, cucumber, olives, dill and feta cheese)

Ingredients

450g/1lb ripe, red, well-flavoured tomatoes
½ cucumber
1 red onion
200g/7oz Greek feta cheese
4½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus a little extra to serve
salt, to taste
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tsp ouzo or pastis
freshly ground black pepper
2 tbsp chopped dill
20 small black olives
large pinch of dried oregano, Greek if possible
crusty fresh bread, to serve

Method

1. Cut the tomatoes into chunks, and cut the cucumber in half lengthways and then across into thick slices. Slice the red onion very thinly. Crumble the feta cheese into small chunks.
2. Put the olive oil, ½ teaspoon salt, the red wine vinegar, ouzo and some black pepper into a large salad bowl and whisk together. Add the tomatoes, cucumber and onions and toss together gently.
3. Add the feta cheese, chopped dill and olives and mix briefly, then divide among four plates.
4. Drizzle the salad with a little more olive oil, sprinkle with the dried oregano and a little coarsely ground black pepper. Serve with some crusty fresh bread.