Special dakos from Crete

A traditional meze or light meal on the island of Crete, dakos is easy to make as it requires no cooking

Serves: 1 Preparation time: 5m Cooking time: 0m Ready in: 5m

 

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A traditional meze or light meal on the island of Crete, dakos is easy to make as it requires no cooking

Ingredients

One round barley rusk
1 medium ripe tomato
Olive oil
Vinegar
Some fresh basil, finely chopped
Xynomyzithra cheese
Some samphire
A few capers and caper leaves
Black salted olives
Salt

Preparation method

Step 1

Grate the tomato, add salt, a little olive oil, a few drops of vinegar and mix well.

Step 2

Place the barley rusk on a plate, cover it with the grated tomato and sprinkle with the chopped basil.

Step 3

Add the Xynomyzithra on top of the tomato and then the samphire.

Step 4

Decorate the dish with the capers, the caper leaves and the olives and drizzle with olive oil.

Source: Olive magazine
Chef: Dimitris Skarmoutsos