Cherry Tomato, Cucumber, Black Olives and Feta Salad

• 2 pints cherry tomatoes ripe, quartered, 4 cups
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 3 cloves garlic minced or pressed, small cloves, or 2 medium
• 1 teaspoon oregano freshly chopped, or 1/2 teaspoon of dried
• 4 tablespoon shallots minced, 1 medium
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, extra-virgin
• 1 x black pepper freshly ground
• 1 small cucumbers peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1/2 cup kalamata olives pitted and chopped
• 1 cup feta cheese crumbled, 4 ounces
• 4 tablespoons parsley leaves freshly chopped

1. Add the tomatoes, salt, and sugar in a medium bowl, and gently toss until combined.
2. Allow to stand for half an hour to 1 hour.
3. Transfer the tomatoes to salad spinner and spin until seeds and excess liquid have been removed, about 60 second, stop and stir to redistribute the tomatoes a few times during processing.
4. Put the tomatoes to the bowl and set aside.
5. Place the tomato liquid through a fine-mesh strainer into a measuring cup, pressing on the solids to get as much juice as possible.
6. In a small sauce pan, bring 1/2 cup tomato juice (discard any extra), garlic, oregano, shallot, and vinegar to a boil, then reduce the heat, and simmer over medium heat until reduced to 3 tablespoons, about 7 minutes.
7. Transfer the mixture to a small bowl and cool to room temperature, 4 to 6 minutes.
8. Whisk and stir the oil and black pepper to taste until well mixed.
9. Season with salt to taste if needed.
10. In the bowl with tomatoes, gently toss the cucumber, olives, feta, dressing, and parsley together until well mixed.
11. Serve with any kind of main course or pita bread.

tomatoes, salt, sugar, garlic, oregano freshly, shallots, red wine vinegar, olive oil, black pepper, cucumbers, kalamata olives, feta cheese, parsley

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/cherry-tomato-cucumber-black-ol-52242 (may not work)