Ina's Tomato Feta Salad

Last night, I needed a side dish for the Salmon. Something that was clean in flavor, something that didn't have a lot of carbs, and was light. I was going through Barefoot Contessa at Home and came to the recipe for Tomato Feta Salad. I decided this was the one to use. I had just bought a new feta cheese I had never seen in the supermarket before. It was made from sheeps milk and came in a little paper wrapper. I couldn't get 2 kinds of cherry tomatoes, only the red ones in the net bag. I had bought a bag of half yellow onions and half red so I had a red onion. I also had a bunch of fresh basil on-hand.

This was so easy to put together and so delicious. Sometimes the simplest recipes are the best!

Also something very simple for a child to help with - they can mix the veggies together, halve the tomatoes with a paring knife (if old enough to handle this) and they are able to measure and mix the dressing. My son likes doing simple things like this in the kitchen.

This is my adaptation:

1 pint (or bag) cherry tomatoes, halved

1/2 red onion, chopped

1 tbsp white wine vinegar

1.5 tbsp olive oil, the best you can get

3/4 tsp kosher salt

1/2 tsp black pepper, freshly ground

1 tbsp fresh basil, julienned

1 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped

1/2 lb feta cheese, in tiny cubes

Cut the tomatoes in half and place them in a bowl. Add the onion, vinegar, olive oil, salt, pepper, basil and parsley and toss well. Dice the feta cheese in 1/2" dice, crumbling it as little as possible. Gently fold it into the salad and serve at room temperature.

Sooooo good.

RisaG