Greek dakos salad give s you the taste of summer all in one bite.

It can be made in a few different forms.

What is in Dakos Salad?

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you’re free to find them in specialty Mediterranean grocery stores or online.

Tomatoes:This is a salad that really relies on the quality of the tomatoes so purchasequality tomatoes.

they are fully ripe and close to spoiling) as the cold can degrade their flavor and aroma.

Overhead view of a white bowl filled with Cretan Dakos salad.

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Leave them out in a bowl until you want to use them.

I swear it makes a difference even to the refrigerated store-bought ones!

Be sure to keep yours in a cupboard away from your cooker so that it lasts longer.

Mediterranean Greek salad in a bowl with a serving bowl of salad behind it.

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Dakos Salad Swaps and Substitutions

Once you get the basics of this recipe down its incredibly flexible.

Any leftovers can be stored in the fridge and are best eaten within 24 hours.

Break the rusks into 1-inch pieces.

A bowl of chopped tomatoes to make a Mediterranean Greek salad

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Add to the salad then using a rubber spatula combine the ingredients.

Let the salad rest for 10 minutes so the rusks can soften slightly in the tomato juices.

Once the salad has rested for 10 minutes, add the feta over top.

Bread and tomatoes mixed in a bowl to make a summer vegetable salad with feta

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Check the seasoning and add additional salt and pepper, if needed.

Finish with a final drizzle of olive oil.

Feta added to a bowl along with tomatoes and bread for a summer vegetable salad with feta

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Overhead view of a white bowl filled with Cretan Dakos salad.

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