Description
Fresh, vibrant, and beautifully simple, Dakos is one of Crete’s most iconic dishes — a rustic bread salad with juicy ripe tomatoes, creamy cheese, briny olives, and crisp barley rusks. This meze brings the pure flavors of the Greek islands right to your table.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large ripe tomatoes, grated
- 2–3 large barley rusks (or thick slices of stale country bread)
- 1/2 cup mizithra cheese or crumbled feta
- Extra virgin olive oil
- A few Kalamata olives
- Dried oregano
- Fresh basil or thyme (optional)
- Salt
Instructions
- Lightly moisten the barley rusks under running water if very hard, then place on a serving plate.
- Grate the tomatoes on a box grater, discarding most of the skin.
- Spoon the grated tomato generously over each rusk.
- Drizzle generously with extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle with a pinch of salt.
- Top with crumbled mizithra or feta cheese.
- Add a few Kalamata olives and sprinkle with dried oregano.
- Garnish with fresh basil or thyme if desired.
- Serve immediately while the rusks stay crisp underneath but soft on top.
Notes
Use the ripest tomatoes for the best flavor. Don’t oversoak the rusks — they should stay a bit crunchy. Always use good quality olive oil. Dakos is best served fresh and enjoyed with good company and a glass of crisp wine or raki.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: Greek
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 15mg