Cypriot (and also Bulgarian) salad

“There is something extremely comforting about this version of what we know as ‘Greek salad’. In Bulgaria they call it shopski. In Cyprus, where I lived, it was very often undressed (oil and vinegar or lemon juice were provided for DIY dressing), served with a massive slab of feta on top for you to separate with a fork. But in one particular place, an ancient taverna in the old town of Limassol, the feta was finely grated over the salad, which I found especially pleasing, as it eventually melts and forms part of the dressing. I serve this with Cypriot Keftedes or very simply grilled prawns, and transport myself back to my teenage years. I can still feel the coolness of the stone walls of the taverna, shielding us from the sun. Serve it undressed if you have people coming over and provide dressing ingredients on the table. For my family, I dress it just before serving it. ”