Small dishes of foods are always served with ouzo and can range from simple to elaborate. Here are a few suggestions:
Serve ouzo with easy no-cook mezethes like olives, olive tapanade, breads, and breadsticks.
Cold No-Cook Mezethes
- Nuts and dried fruit
- Lathovrekto (Greek Bruschetta)
- Olive Paste
- Taramosalata
- Tomato and feta salad
- Chunks of Greek cheese(graviera and feta, especially)
- Cucumber slices
- Olives
- Tomato slices
- Crusty bread, breadsticks, pita wedges
Hot Mezethes
- Baked potatoes with lemon
- Fried potatoes
- Small portions of grilled seafood
- Tyropitakia (small cheese pies)
- Souvlaki skewers (lamb, pork, shrimp, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, or others of your choice)
- Marithes (fried picarel or smelt)
- Roasted cheese
- Saganaki (fried Greek cheese)
- Spicy Stuffed Peppers
