Boiled/Stewed Veggie Sides Stewed Green Beans and Zucchini Lahano Katsarolas: Stewed Cabbage with Mint Hortarika sto Fourno: Oven-Stewed Mixed Vegetables Horta me Kolokythakia: Greens with Baby Zucchini Arakas me Anitho: Dilled Peas with Peppers Arakas me Aginares: Dilled Peas with Artichoke Hearts Creamed Mixed Greens with Smoked Bacon & Yogurt Broccoli with Latholemono (Oil and […]
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Salt Cod Stewed with Garden Vegetables (Peloponnesos)
BAKALIARO ME ZARZAVATIKA Ingredients: 1 piece salt cod fillet, about 21⁄2 pounds 1 cup all-purpose flour for dredging Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste Olive oil for frying plus 3 tablespoons 1 pound large green bell peppers, seeded and cut into 1⁄4-inch-wide strips 1 pound long, thin eggplant, cut into 1⁄2-inch cubes 21⁄2 pounds tomatoes, […]
Poultry Greek recipes
Chicken Smothered with Onions and Feta One-Pot Chicken Simmered with Artichokes and Served with Tomato-Egg-Lemon Sauce Stuffed Chicken in a Pot Quails in Bread Quail Preserved in Olive Oil Kotopoulo Stifatho (Stifado): Chicken and Onion Stew Chicken Stew with Cinnamon – Chicken Kapama Kotopoulo me Yiaourti: Baked Chicken with Yogurt Kotopoulo me Bamies: Chicken & […]
Salata me Halloumi & Psita Lahanika (Salad with Halloumi & Grilled Vegetables)
Ingredients: 1 curly endive (chicory) 1 curly lettuce Some arugula or spinach 2 eggplant flask 6 small zucchini 2-3 peppers 2 packets halloumi Sauce Ingredients: 1/2 cup of olive oil 4 tbsp of lemon juice 1 tbsp of mustard 1/2 cup of water Parsley Little basil Little mint Salt Method Wash all the zucchinis and […]
Salads
Mediterranean Greek Salad Greek Pasta Salad Greek Orzo Salad Greek Garbanzo Bean Salad Traditional Greek salad Greek Hot Potato Salad Greek Swirls Salad Athenian Salad (Salata Athenas) Greek tuna salad Saganaki Greek salad Basic Recipe for Greek Salad Dressing Cos (Romaine) Lettuce Salad – Maroulosalata Zorba salad Beetroot – Pandzaria Salad recipe 1 Beetroot – […]
Garlic sauce (2) – (skordalia)
INGREDIENTS 3 tablespoons minced garlic. 3 or 4 boiled potatoes, mashed. (or 6 slices white bread, crusts removed, soaked in 1/2 cup cold water and squeezed dry.) 1 cup olive oil. 1/3 cup white wine vinegar. Salt and pepper to taste. METHOD (Hand method) Combine garlic with mashed potatoes or bread in a mortar. Blend […]
Sauses
Recipes for the famous skordalia (garlic sauce), which accompanies fried fish, can be found here. Also the avgolemono (egg and lemon sauce) recipe is included. Avgolemono accompanies many greek dishes. Aromatic olive oil with herbs (Arwmatiko elaiolado) Bechamel (Saltsa bechamel) Egg and Lemon Sauce (Avgolemono) Garlic Sauce (Skordalia) Garlic sauce (2) (skordalia) Garlic sauce from Cephallonia (Skordalia Kefalonias) Garlic-and-Potato Sauce from […]
Greek Cuisine
Greek cuisine(Greek: ελληνική κουζίνα) is a Mediterranean cuisine,sharing characteristics with the cuisines of Italy, the Balkans, Turkey, and the Levant. Contemporary Greek cookery makes wide use of olive oil, vegetables and herbs, grains and bread, wine, fish, and various meats, including poultry, rabbit and pork. Also important are olives, cheese, eggplant (aubergine), courgette, and yogurt. […]
The Meze (Appetizers & Starters)
More than appetizers (orektika in Greek), although the dishes are often the same, the meze is an accompaniment to beverages – usually alcoholic – and mezethes (plural) are often combined to make an entire meal. Each meze is served on a small plate (more than one plate for a large group), and the choice of […]
Greek Recipes for Pan-Sized Phyllo (Filo) Pies
In Greek, a “pita” is a pie. Filled with sweet or savory fillings as well as meats and poultry, “pites” (plural) are pan sized and can be made with thin phyllo sheets, dough similar to a pie crust, or puff pastry dough. Spinach Pie with Feta – Spanakopita A delicious phyllo pie made with spinach […]