These dips are considered the four traditional Greek classics. The recipes are simple – easy to make, with few ingredients – and belong in the recipe box of every Greek food lover. Serve them as appetizers, mezethes, condiments, or in creative ways devised in your kitchen.

• Melitzanosalata – Eggplant dip
• Skordalia – Garlic sauce or dip
• Taramosalata – Carp roe (caviar) dip
• Tzatziki – Yogurt, cucumber, and garlic dip