# Dinner Tonight: Village Salad

**By Paula Gallagher** · 2015-09-08

[![village-salad](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0319/0960/9603/files/village-salad-300x200.jpg)](http://www.myvillagegreen.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/village-salad.jpg)Popular in a number of different cultures, village salad, also known as peasant salad, Greek salad, or in Bulgaria, Shopska salad, is basically a salad that is made with tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, feta cheese, and other possible additions. Veggies are chopped up into chunky pieces and served with a simple dressing. This is a perfect dish for all of those ripening end-of-summer vegetables. It keeps well and some people like it even better the next day. And the best part is that you will easily get a few servings of vegetables into your daily diet. **Village Salad** • 4 tomatoes (cut in chunks or wedges), or 1 pint of cherry tomatoes (halved) • 1 cucumber, peeled and cut lengthwise and then into chunks • 1 red or green pepper (cored, seeded and cut into chunks) • 1 green onion chopped finely, or half of a red onion sliced thinly • 1 glove garlic, minced • 1 artichoke, chopped (I use the ones from a jar that are already marinated) • 1/2 cup Kalamata olives • 1/4 cup feta crumbled For the dressing, combine the following ingredients in a small jar and shake well: • 3 tbsps olive oil • 1 tbsp liquid from artichoke jar • 1 tbsp lemon juice • Salt and pepper to taste Toss all the salad ingredients in a bowl. Pour the dressing over it and let sit for an hour. Serve with warm pita bread. _Photo from [here](https://www.flickr.com/photos/ebarney/11231991644/in/photolist-i7wTNm-2vqX9r-7qAZeB-2gX1xv-8TA8zh-8fUeHU-9W9q4C-9Q3Mcr-bsZFp5-4WYpSi-5k9GrW-6c5XQF-jdYSfp-4pR8Wb-88RTX4-8jx6mQ-dWxGn-bT16ck-4UNTxh-4rTAhc-fgGMJ-57eZV1-j3MsM-xEgsdb-e4cY3G-8Fmrtq-eD8CyC-7PYJAf-4JYmi2-mEyKA-981Vd8-981WtH-6yJmST-9MyAH3-4UNX3S-9XEyL-pB57xp-6mLRmc-2VB9ry-deLYnL-6EkFyh-6H17q5-55pdwB-5AhPzw-5fqR2k-4JLcAt-bYLJaW-23VLC5-e3CRoo-b6sLa), with thanks._

**Tags:** Category_Healthy Recipes, garden, salad, vegetables

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> Source: [Village Green Apothecary](https://myvillagegreen.com/blogs/post/dinner-tonight-village-salad)