Greek Recipes

Greek and Cypriot recipes

Athenian Salad (Salata Athenas)

Ingredients: 1 medium head lettuce 1 bunch romaine 10 radishes, sliced 1 medium cucumber, sliced 6 scallions (with tops), cut into 1/2−inch pieces 1/2 cup olive or vegetable oil 1/3 cup wine vinegar 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves 24 Greek or ripe green olives 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese 1 (2 ounce) […]

Greek soups

Soups with Meat Soups with out meat With pulse Lentil Soup (Soupa Fakes) Lentil Soup (Soupa Fakes) recipe 2 Fasolada soup recipe1 Fasolada soup recipe2 Classic White Bean Soup – Fassolatha Fava – A purée of yellow split peas Cranberry Bean Soup with Chervil and Onions Split Pea Puree Sandorinis – Fava Sandorinia Chickpea Soup – Soupa […]

Soupa Louvana (Yellow Pea Soup)

Ingredients: 10 cups of vegetable broth 2 cups of yellow peas 1 cup of finely chopped onions 1/4 cup of olive oil 1/4 cup of corn oil 1/2 a cup of lemon juice 1/2 a cup of rice 5-6 pepper corns Hot red pepper flakes to taste (Optional) Salt to taste Black olives Method Place […]

Fakes Ksithates (Lentil Soup with Vinegar)

Ingredients: 1 cup of Fakes (Lentil) 2-3 spring onions finely chopped 8-10 stalks of coriander leaves finely chopped 2-3 lettuce leaves finely chopped 3-4 cloves of garlic sliced 1 tbsp of flour 1-2 bay leaves 1/2 a cup of vinegar Chopped parsley for garnishment Salt and pepper to taste This soup is usually made during […]

Cyprus Salads

Cyprus Tambouli Salata (Crushed Weed Salad) Lachanosalata (Cabbage Salad) Maroulosalata (Lettuce Salad) Pantzarosalata (Beetroot Salad) Salata me Halloumi & Psita Lahanika (Salad with Halloumi & Grilled Vegetables) Taramosalata (Fish Roe Dip)

Traditional Greek salad

Greek salad, or horiatiki salata, is a rough country salad of juicy tomatoes, crisp cucumber, sliced red onion, green pepper, crumbly feta cheese and plump kalamata olives. Greek salad can be served as a side dish or as a light meal with some crusty bread. The Traditional Greek salad Ingredients 3 vine ripe tomatoes, cut into chunks […]

Zalatina (Pork in Vinegar Jelly)

– This is a Cypriot dish which is made mostly in the country side where people raise their own animals for their own use. – It is mostly made in the fall and it is preserved and eaten over the cold winter days. – It is country wide known and used in almost every Cypriot house […]

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. […]

Cyprus Cuisine (122)

Cypriot cuisine is the cuisine of Cyprus and can be described as a blend of Greek cuisines. Greek Cypriot cuisine is another regional Greek cuisine along with Cretan, Ionian, or Attic. Modern western cuisine (especially fast food) has an increasing influence on the day-to-day diet on the island. The names given to the foods of the Cypriot cuisine are different […]