Traditional Greek Dakos Salad Recipe (by a Cretan)

5 from 7 votes

Traditional Greek Dakos Salad Recipe (by a Cretan)

Learn how to make Dakos salad like a Greek and get a full taste of Crete in less than 5 minutes! Also known as Ntakos, this easy-to-make authentic Cretan recipe with barley rusks will become your new healthy addiction.

Prep Time5

Cook Time0

Total Time5

Course: Appetizer, Breakfast, Brunch, Meze, Salad

Cuisine: Greek, Mediterranean

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings: servings

Calories: 314kcal

Author: Makos

Ingredients

1 barley rusk
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 medium tomato
2 ounces feta cheese crumbled
1 tablespoon pitted olives or capers
¼ teaspoon dried oregano or more to taste
¼ teaspoon sea salt flakes or more to taste

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Instructions

Cut the tomato in half (from top to bottom) and remove the white part of the stem. Grate it on the largest holes of your box grater, into a medium bowl or a deep plate. Keep grating until all that's left is a thin skin and take care not to hurt your fingers on the box grater.
Dip the barley rusk for 1-2 seconds into a bowl filled with cold water. Transfer it to a serving dish, drizzle the top with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and add a pinch of sea salt flakes.
(You can also wet the rusk by briefly running it under water).
Add the grated tomato with all the juices over the rusk and top with the crumbled feta cheese.
Add the olives or capers (or both), the dried oregano, the rest of the olive oil and an extra pinch of salt, if needed (olives and capers are already pretty salty, so if your cheese is also too salty, you won't need the extra salt).
Bon apetit!

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Notes

Except from Amazon, I've also found Cretan barley rusks at Walmart.
For more texture, you can grate half of the tomato and chop the rest into small cubes.
Alternative presentation: Break the rusk in chunks by hand and cut the tomato and feta in cubes. Then mix and toss all the ingredients in a bowl and serve.

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