Mediterranean Tomato Salad with Za’atar Pita Chips
Enjoy a fresh Mediterranean Tomato Salad with Za’atar Pita Chips for a delicious salad or side dish. Our spin on the classic Mediterranean salad features easy-to-make za’atar-roasted pita chips, tomatoes, feta, onions, and capers mixed together for a beautiful anytime salad.
This Mediterranean Tomato Salad is one of my favorite recipes during this time of year, with simple ingredients. My favorite aspect of this recipe is the toasted pita wedges. Toasting the pita bread in oil and seasoning not only gives them extra flavor and texture, but also allows them to hold their shape when served with the wetter ingredients. The final product is refreshing and delicious!
Mediterranean Tomato Salad with Za’atar Pita Chips
Za’atar is a spice made up of dried oregano, thyme, and/or marjoram, with sumac and toasted sesame seeds. It’s a combo of nutty and rich. It’s used as a seasoning for meats and vegetables, and delicious sprinkled on hummus.
It’s no secret that we love Mediterranean food, as we’ve been there several times. This cruise and probably our all-time favorite cruise in the summertime. The food is out of this world!
Why I love this recipe
- Did you know making your own pitas is actually very easy?
- This recipe has the easiest, simplist ingredients – and so healthy.
- A great side salad served with any main dish!
Gather these ingredients
Use Sweet Campri tomatoes, quartered and tossed in a lemon dressing with briny capers, peppery red onion, parsley leaves, and zapata. These ingredients are pretty good in a Chopped Greek Salad, too.
Dressing:
Salad:
- Campari or Roma tomatoes
- Capers
- Red onion
- Fresh parsley leaves
- Feta cheese
- Za’atar seasoning
Pita chips:
- Whole pita breads
- olive oil
- Za’atar seasoning
How do you make your own pita wedges?
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and line a rimmed sheet pan with foil.
- Spread the pita wedges on the prepared sheet pan, drizzle them with the olive oil and sprinkle the za’atar.
- Toss the pita wedges until they are evenly coated.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until lightly browned and crisp.
How to make a Mediterranean Tomato Salad
- Prepare the dressing: In a large bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and za’atar until well combined.
- Prepare the salad: Add the tomatoes, capers, red onion, parsley, feta cheese, and za’atar to the bowl of dressing. Toss until combined and evenly coated with dressing.
Tips and substitutions:
- We made this recipe from this cookbook: Friends, today I made a tasty dish from my friend’s new cookbook: Weeknight Gourmet Dinners, by Meseidy Rivera.
- If you’re not a fan of capers, you can replace them with olives (green or black).
- TIP: Soak the red onions first before adding to the salad. It takes away the harshness of flavor.
- Don’t have parsley? You can use basil or mint (or both).
- Optional to use 1 tsp oregano and 1 tsp basil in place of the za’atar (but it won’t be quite the same).
Serving
Serve this salad Serve the salad over the pita chips. Drizzle with the dressing!
We love this salad as a main dish for lunch, but it’s also great with homemade pizza and this 2-ingredient Lemon Curd Ice Cream for a full meal.
More Mediterranean dishes you may want to try while you are here:
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Mediterranean Tomato Salad with Za’atar Pita Chips
Ingredients
Pita chips
- 4 pita breads, cut into wedges
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 ½ tsp za’atar seasoning
Salad
- 2 lbs Campari or Roma tomatoes, quartered
- 4.5 oz capers, drained
- ¼ cup julienned red onion
- 1 cup loosely packed fresh parsley leaves
- 4 oz feta cheese, crumbled
- 2 tsp za’atar seasoning
Instructions
- Prepare the pita chips: Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and line a rimmed sheet pan with foil.
- Spread the pita wedges on the prepared sheet pan, drizzle them with the olive oil and sprinkle the za’atar. Toss the pita wedges until they are evenly coated. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until lightly browned and crisp.
- While the pita chips are in the oven, prepare the dressing: In a large bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and za’atar until well combined.
- Prepare the salad: Add the tomatoes, capers, red onion, parsley, feta cheese, and za’atar to the bowl of dressing. Toss until combined and evenly coated with dressing.
- Serve the salad over the pita chips.
Notes
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Oh this looks good. I’m not sure I’ve had capers too often.