Rural Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 large tomatoes
2 cucumbers
6 Tbsp. crumbled Feta or Blue cheese
12 pitted ripe olives, halved
4 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1/2 Tbsp. basil
1/2 tsp. salt
dash of pepper

Preparation

Peel tomatoes, if desired, and slice thinly. With tines of fork, score cucumbers lengthwise and slice thinly. In shallow bowl, arrange layers of tomatoes and cucumbers; sprinkle with cheese and olives. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over all. Chill before serving. If a tangier dressing is desired, add 2 to 4 teaspoons of lemon juice or wine vinegar to the oil, basil and pepper mixture. Makes 8 servings.