Stifado is a hearty Greek one-pot stew that is ideal for a cold winter’s day. Although the ingredients vary from region to region and from cook to cook, the essential ones are large amounts of onions, tomatoes, wine or vinegar, and sometimes garlic. Depending on the region, meat such as goat, rabbit, wild hare, …
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Dakos
Dakos or ntakos is a traditional Cretan dish consisting of a dry barley rusk called paximadi that is topped with crumbled myzithra cheese, chopped ripe tomatoes, whole olives, capers, fresh oregano, and a few generous splashes of high-quality olive oil. It’s recommended to use olive varieties such as Koroneiki, Lianes, or Tsounates. Myzithra cheese is traditionally used, …
Bougatsa
Bougatsa is a traditional, rustic Greek pie consisting of a phyllo pastry layered with a filling of semolina custard, although there are variations with minced meat or cheese. The name of the dish is a derivation of the Ottoman word pogatsa, denoting a pie filled with cheese. Bougatsa has origins from the Byzantine period, when …
Lokma
This internationally known, decadent, and sugar-packed dessert is usually made with a mixture of flour, sugar, yeast, and salt, which is deep-fried and then bathed in syrup or honey. The origin of lokma fritters is ancient but often debated. It is presumed that they first appeared in Greece or Turkey, though some suggest Arabic origin. …
Yemista
Yemista or gemista is a Greek dish traditionally consisting of vegetables such as tomatoes and green peppers that are stuffed with rice and vegetables’ inner parts. The stuffed vegetables are then baked in the oven. The name of the dish means stuffed in Greek language, and it’s a typical summer dish. It is mainly considered a vegan dish, although there …
Horta
Horta is a traditional salad consisting of steamed or boiled greens and weeds that are drizzled with lemon juice and olive oil. The greens usually include dandelion, vleeta, nettles, wild spinach, mustard greens, and chicory. The flavor of the salad can be more or less bitter, depending on the plant. Horta is consumed throughout Greece, …
Homemade muesli with oats, dates & berries
Ingredients 100g traditional oats 12 pecan nuts broken into pieces 2 tbsp sunflower seeds 6 pitted medjool dates snipped into pieces 25g high-fibre puffed wheat 4 x pots bio yogurt 300g mixed berries such as raspberries, strawberries and blueberries generous sprinkling of ground cinnamon (optional) Method step 1 Tip the oats into a frying pan …
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Roast chicken with sweet potato gremolata salad
Ingredients 1 lemon 1 ½kg whole chicken (free-range or organic), fat from inside the neck cavity removed 3 tbsp finely chopped parsley leaves (reserve the stalks) 2 sweet potatoes (175g/6oz each) 2 red onions cut into wedges 1 tsp fennel seeds 7 whole garlic cloves 2 tsp extra virgin rapeseed oil 125g bag baby spinach …
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Simple springtime pasta
Ingredients 250g pack frozen ricotta and spinach tortellini 50g frozen peas 50g frozen broad beans 1 tbsp olive oil zest 1 lemon 50g ricotta Method step 1 Bring a pan of salted water to the boil. Tip in the pasta, cook for 3-4 mins. Add the frozen peas and broad beans, then cook for 1 …
Apricot shortbread
Ingredients 200g dried apricot finely chopped 4 tbsp apricot conserve 250g pack butter chopped 100g golden caster sugar plus extra for sprinkling 1 tsp vanilla extract 250g plain flour 140g ground rice Method step 1 Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and grease and line a 20cm square shallow cake tin with baking parchment. Put …
Wild salmon with corn & pepper salsa salad
Ingredients For the spicy salmon 1 garlic clove ½ tsp mild chilli powder ½ tsp ground coriander ¼ tsp ground cumin 1 lime grated zest and juice, plus wedges to serve (optional) 2 tsp rapeseed oil 2 wild salmon fillets For the salsa salad 1 corn on the cob husk removed if attached 1 red …
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All-in-one chicken, potatoes & green beans
Ingredients 600g green beans topped and tailed 500g new potatoes washed but not peeled 1 large whole chicken about 1.8kg/4lb 250g cherry tomatoes halved 4 tbsp grain mustard 2 bay leaves small bunch parsley roughly chopped Method step 1 Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Cut the beans into halves or thirds and put them …
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Spicy vegetable pilau with cucumber raita
Ingredients For the pilau 2 garlic cloves 1 tbsp rapeseed oil 1 large onion quartered and sliced thumb-sized piece ginger chopped 1 cinnamon stick ½ tsp cumin seeds seeds from 8 cardamom pods 1 tsp ground turmeric 1 tsp ground coriander 1 red chilli halved, deseeded and sliced 1 large red pepper deseeded and diced …
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Carrot, orange & avocado salad
Ingredients 2 oranges plus zest and juice of 1 3 carrots halved lengthways and sliced with a peeler 70g bag rocket 2 avocados stoned, peeled and sliced 1 tbsp olive oil Method step 1 Cut the segments from 2 of the oranges and put in a bowl with the carrots, rocket and avocados. Whisk together …
Sticky Korean chicken drumsticks
Ingredients 16 chicken drumsticks coleslaw to serve sliced red chilli and spring onions, to serve For the marinade 3 tbsp soy sauce 2 shallots roughly chopped 2 tbsp honey large piece ginger finely grated 8 garlic cloves finely grated 2 tsp chilli flakes 3 tbsp mirin Method step 1 Tip all of the marinade ingredients …
White chocolate & berry pudding
Ingredients 100g butter softened 100g soft, light brown sugar 100g self-raising flour 2 eggs 3 tbsp milk 85g white chocolate drops 300g pack frozen mixed berry icing sugar and custard to serve Method step 1 Lightly butter a 1-litre microwavable gratin dish or a 20cm microwave cake dish. Beat together the butter, sugar, flour, eggs …
Sriracha-glazed chicken burger & pickled cabbage
Ingredients 4 large, boneless and skinless chicken thighs 2 garlic cloves finely grated or crushed 1 tsp smoked paprika pinch chilli flakes thumb-sized piece ginger finely grated 4 brioche burger buns, halved, to serve For the pickled cabbage 150ml cider vinegar 75g golden caster sugar ½ tsp coriander seeds 1 tsp ground turmeric ½ Chinese …
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Pea & spring onion tart
Ingredients For the pastry 200g plain flour plus extra for dusting 100g butter chopped 50g Beaufort (or mature cheddar ), finely grated For the filling 25g butter bunch spring onion sliced 200g frozen pea 150ml milk 3 large eggs 200g crème fraîche good grating of nutmeg 100g Beaufort (or mature cheddar ), grated Method step …
Revani
Revani is a classic Greek and Turkish dessert made from semolina, sugar, and flour, with the additions of flavorings such as vanilla, lemon zest, or rose water, depending on the recipe variations. The cake is characterized by its overpowering sweetness, a result of soaking the cake in sugar syrup after it has been baked. It …
Pastitsio
Although the Greeks did not invent pasta, they have been consuming similar foods since ancient times. Actually, some terms we usually associate with Italian food like lasagna and macaroni are thought by some to be of Greek origin. However, this dish takes its name from the Italian pasticcio, a large family of pies featuring pasta and ragú. Pastitsio is …
Spanakopita
Spanakopita is a Greek spinach pie consisting of a buttery, flaky phyllo pastry with a filling of cooked spinach, lemon juice, feta cheese, and sometimes dill. It can be served either as a small snack, an appetizer, or a light main course. Due to a farming tradition of handheld foods, the pies were originally invented …
Tzatziki
Tzatziki is a Greek concoction made from yogurt, cucumbers, garlic, and numerous herbs and spices such as dill, mint, or parsley. It is usually served as a sauce accompanying many meat dishes, as a simple dip, or an appetizer. Its name is derived from the Turkish word cacik, denoting a very similar dip, although some suspect …
Greek salad (Horiatiki salata)
Greek salad, also known as village salad or horiatiki is the national dish of Greece, consisting of quartered tomatoes, sliced red onions, and chunky slices of cucumber. Depending on the region, there can also be olives, green peppers, feta cheese, oregano, salt, pepper, or a typical dressing made from olive oil and lemon or vinegar (optionally). When feta cheese is …
Souvlaki
Souvlaki is one of the most popular Greek dishes, consisting of small cubes of skewered and grilled pork, chicken, lamb, or beef. It is a popular fast food item that is usually served in souvladzidika, small eateries that also often serve gyros and other similar grilled meat dishes. Souvlaki first appeared in ancient Greece, when it was …
Gyros
Gyros is one of the most popular Greek street food dishes, consisting of meat such as pork and chicken (in Greece) or lamb and veal (popular in other countries) cooked on a vertical spit. The meat is sliced in thin shavings and is then usually placed in a pita bread along with sauces such as tzatziki and …