We hadn’t thought of using Pernod or ouzo in a salad until Rick Stein inspired us in his Mediterranean Escapes book. Good enough to make twice in two weeks. Salata Horiatiki (Greek salad with tomato, cucumber, olives, dill and feta cheese) - to serve 4 450g ripe, red, tasty tomatoes ½ cucumber 1 red onion 200g [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Greek’
Salata Horiatiki (aka Greek salad)
Posted in Food, Greek, tagged Cooking, Food, Greek, Recipe, Salad on 24 April 2012 | 3 Comments »
Prawn Saganaki
Posted in Food, Greek, Shellfish, tagged Cooking, Food, Greek, Mezedes, Recipe on 25 March 2012 | 1 Comment »
This is a Greek mezedes dish which works really well as a starter for 4 with some crusty bread. We divided this onto plates but its also nice (and more common in Greece) to plonk the dish on the table and let everyone serve themselves. Saganaki dishes take their name from a small shallow frying [...]
Pastitsio – a Cypriot pasta dish
Posted in Beef, Food, Pasta, Pork, tagged Cooking, Cypriot, Food, Greek, Pasta, Pastitsio, Recipe on 13 September 2011 | 1 Comment »
The warmth of the cinnamon and the dried mint turns this pasta bake into something distinctively Cypriot rather than Italian. Serve it with a big Greek salad on the side for a stress-free dinner party. The Pastitsio takes a while to make but you can have all assembled in advance, ready to stick in the [...]
Calamari with Butter and Garlic
Posted in Food, tagged Calamari, Cooking, Food, Garlic, Greek, Recipe, Squid on 11 September 2011 | 6 Comments »
Made for Michael and Ben who don’t like squid …but both asked us to post this recipe, perhaps we have converted them! Chargrilled and smothered in lemony garlic butter and parsley – don’t forget to buy some bread as mopping up the sauce is the best bit! Calamari with butter, lemon and garlic – to [...]
Falling Cloudberries’ Greek Baked fish
Posted in Fish, Food, Greek, Uncategorized, tagged Cooking, Fish, Food, Greek, Recipe on 12 August 2011 | Leave a Comment »
When we find recipes that do something a little differently and look like they work we have to give them a go. In this case Tessa Kiros suggested baking a firm white fish for one and a half hours which to our wisdom was too long to respect the fish flavours and texture but her [...]
Summer Mezedes: a scrumptious feta starter
Posted in Food, Greek, Uncategorized, Vegetarian, tagged Cooking, Feta, Food, Greek, Mezzedes, Recipe, Starter, Vegetarian on 11 July 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This is so simple to make and was an excellent way to start a Greek meal (see main course below). The saltiness of the feta becomes imperceptible with grilling, and it balances perfectly with the sweetness of the tomato and mild heat of the chilli. We’ll definitely do this again! Tiromezes: easy cheese appetizer – [...]
Gorgeous Greek food!
Posted in Food, Greek, Pork, Uncategorized, tagged Butterbeans, Cooking, Food, Greek, Recipe, Sausages, Spinach on 11 July 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Don’t be scared that this takes over 24 hours preparation – it’s all soaking time for the beans! It does take about an hour and a half to cook though so don’t get started too late. It is very easy despite the time it takes and is totally worth it. Gigantes me spanaki ke lahanika [...]
Greek Feast – Stifado
Posted in Beef, Food, Greek, tagged Beef, Greek, Main, Onions, Stew, Stifado, Tomato on 7 November 2010 | 3 Comments »
This was so easy and super tasty. All the prep can be done before your friends arrive and then it just simmers away and makes the house smell lovely. Serve with steamed potatoes. Warning: The meat is supposed to be marinated for 24-48 hours – I only realised this on Saturday afternoon so mine was [...]
