Greek layered salad

Ingredients for 6 servings:

• 350 g minced meat (half/half)
• 3 tomatoes
• 1 large onion(s)
• 4 peppers (green, pickled)
• 200 g feta cheese
• 3 tbsp olives, pitted (green)
• 250 g quark
• 150 g natural yogurt
• ½ cucumber(s)
• 1 clove(s) garlic
• Spice mix (gyros spice)
• Spice mix (tzatziki spice)
• pepper
• Salt
• Paprika powder
• olive oil

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 6 hours; Total time approx. 6 hours 30 minutes

Fry the minced meat in olive oil until crumbly, seasoning generously with salt, pepper, paprika, and the gyro seasoning. Let the mixture cool slightly and then transfer it to a bowl. Layer the diced tomatoes, finely sliced ​​onion, finely chopped peppers, sliced ​​olives, and diced feta cheese one after the other on top of the minced meat. Mix the quark and yogurt together in a bowl, add the crushed garlic clove, and season the mixture generously with tzatziki seasoning. Finely grate half a cucumber, let it drain slightly, and add it to the quark/yogurt mixture. Then spread it over the salad and let it sit, covered, in the refrigerator for 6 hours. This salad is very filling: served with baguette, it’s a complete meal, especially delicious in summer!