This Egyptian Feta Salad recipe comes from one of the Favourite Recipes booklets from Books for Cooks. The lovely cookbook shop in Notting Hill, London where for only 5 pounds you can grab lunch in the demo kitchen where cooks have prepares a meal from one of their favourite cookbooks in the shop. Needless to say, the food is delicious and the lunch so popular you have to get there early to secure your seat.
Over the years they have compiled cookbooks featuring some of their favourite recipes in the demo kitchen and the Favourite Recipes books compile “the favourites among the favourites” in a small softcover booklet. The Egyptian Feta Salad with Dill and Mint by Jennifer Joyce from her book The Well-Dressed Salad features in Favourite Recipes from Books 7,8 and 9. I have to admit that we bought a few Favourite Recipes booklets 3 years ago and even though they are filled with the loveliest recipes, I have not cooked from them that much but decided a few weeks ago to get my act together and use them more often as I know the recipes have been tested and made many times before ending up in the booklet.
I don’t know how Egyptian this Egyptian Feta Salad is but I can vouch that it is deliciously fresh, packed with flavour and super easy to make. The quantities in the recipe is more indicative than fixed (I tweaked the quantities from the original). Like feta? Just add more. Want more acidity? Absolutely add more lemon juice. Love dill? Add another handful. My only tip would be to lay off on adding salt until you have tasted the salad at the end. Feta is quite salty and it would be a shame to over salt the salad. You can also make the salad in advance by mashing the feta and chopping the cucumber and herbs up to 3 hours before the time but only assemble right before serving.
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Ingredients
- 250 g feta cheese
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- juice of 1 lemon
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 medium cucumbers deseeded and diced
- 1 red onion finely chopped
- 3 tbsp chopped fresh mint
- 3 tbsp chopped fresh dill
- 3 tbsp chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Crumble the feta into a bowl and mash with the olive oil and lemon juice
- Add the black pepper
- Add the cucumber, onion and herbs and gently mix to combine
- Taste and add salt if needed
- Serve immediately
Judit
Mar 21, 2022
I have been at this bookshop when visiting London,but it was Sunday morning when we passed by and unfortunately it was closed. Such a pity!! I would have loved it,especially now that I know they serve food too…The salad sounds delicious Hein,I will wait until mint grows a bit bigger in our garden and try it definately (it’s early spring here) Sending you big hugs! Judit
heinstirred
Mar 21, 2022
It is a must next time Judit. Get there early to save your seat and grab some books to page through while you wait. There is also a great spice shop across the road. xx
Emma
Mar 21, 2022
YES! perfect timing to go with my sticky ribs today!
heinstirred
Mar 21, 2022
Enjoy Emma! Will be a perfect match!
Elizabeth Dockel
Apr 13, 2022
I just love you, your recipes and beautiful photographs!!
heinstirred
Apr 13, 2022
Thank you so much for the kind words Elizabeth!