Easy Greek Tomato Feta Salad {Greek Tomato Salad Recipe #1}

1) 300 g/10 oz of tomatoes
2) 50 g/2 oz of onions, peeled
3) 1/2 tsp of dried marjoram (oregano)
4) 1 tbsp of olive oil
5) 1 tbsp of white wine vinegar or to taste
6) 100 g/3.5 oz of feta cheese
7) some marjoram (oregano) leaves for garnishing (optional)

step 1: chop tomatoes coarsely and place them into a bowl
step 2: chop peeled onions coarsely and place them over tomatoes
step 3: sprinkle dried marjoram (oregano) over veggies
step 4: pour olive oil over veggies
step 5: pour vinegar over veggies
step 6: grate feta cheese over veggies
step 7: garnish the tomato feta salad with some marjoram/oregano leaves (optional) and serve it immediately

Tomato salad is a raw vegetable salad that contains only tomatoes or tomatoes in combination with other vegetables such as onion, bell pepper, and cucumber. Tomato salad is usually topped with wine vinegar, apple cider vinegar, or lemon juice.
Sometimes salted brine cheese is grated over a tomato salad, this type of combination being especially popular in the Balkan and Mediterranean areas.
Tomato salad is flavored with various herbs such as basil, parsley, dill, and mint.

“Tomatoes are loaded with a substance called lycopene. It gives them their bright red color and helps protect them from the ultraviolet rays of the sun. In much the same way, it can help protect your cells from damage. Tomatoes also have potassium, vitamins B and E, and other nutrients.
Immune System
Lycopene is an antioxidant — it fights molecules called free radicals that can damage your cells and affect your immune system. Because of that, foods high in lycopene, like tomatoes, may make you less likely to have lung, stomach, or prostate cancer. Some research shows they might help prevent the disease in the pancreas, colon, throat, mouth, breast, and cervix as well.
Heart
Lycopene also may help lower your levels of LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, as well as your blood pressure. And that may lower your chances of heart disease. Other nutrients in tomatoes, like vitamins B and E and antioxidants called flavonoids, may boost your heart health, too.
Eyes
Tomatoes have substances called lutein and zeaxanthin that may help protect your eyes from the blue light made by digital devices like smartphones and computers. They also may help keep your eyes from feeling tired and ease headaches from eyestrain. And some research shows they may even make you less likely to have a more serious form of the leading cause of blindness in the U.S.: age-related macular degeneration.”
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