Cretan Taco-Inspired Salad with Olive Dressing
Ingredients
- Tomatoes
- Cucumbers
- Rocket (arugula)
- Red onion
- Black-eyed peas
- Red pepper
- Whole grain Cretan barley rusk
- 1 cup tsakistes olives, rinsed and drained
- 1 unwaxed lemon
- 1 tablespoon whole coriander seeds
- 2 large garlic cloves, sliced
- Good quality olive oil
Preparation
Put the drained tsakistes olives in a bowl.
Squeeze in the juice from one unwaxed lemon and keep the lemon.
Chop half the lemon and add it to the olives.
Crush 1 tablespoon of whole coriander seeds using a pestle and mortar and add them.
Add 2 sliced large garlic cloves.
Add enough good quality olive oil to coat well and mix together.
Store in an airtight jar in the fridge for up to two weeks; stir before each use.
For the salad, combine tomatoes, cucumbers, rocket, red onion, black-eyed peas, and red pepper.
Serve the salad over a whole grain Cretan barley rusk.
Drizzle with the olive dressing and allow it to soak through.
Adjust ingredients to taste as desired.