Blueberry mojito

Ingredients 100g blueberries 3 lemons chopped 2 tbsp granulated sugar 2 mint sprigs leaves picked 350ml white rum 600ml sparkling water Method step 1 Put the blueberries, lemons and sugar in a jug and muddle. Bruise the mint leaves and add them to the jug with lots of ice. Pour over the rum and sparkling …

Tropical tiramisu

Ingredients 250g tub mascarpone 300ml double cream 160ml can coconut cream 70g icing sugar 4 tbsp coconut rum 4 limes zested, plus extra zest pared into fine curls (see tip), to serve 150g savoiardi sponge fingers 2 medium ripe mangoes peeled and sliced 50g flaked coconut toasted For the soaking liquid 300ml mango juice 2 …

Samos

This extra virgin olive oil is produced from the Throumba (90%) and Koroneiki (10%) varieties of olive on the southern Aegean islands of Samos and Ikaria. The olives are left to fully ripen on the tree and are gathered by beating, which makes the olives fall from the tree onto large nets.   Within three days of gathering, the …

Zakynthos

Zakynthos or Zante, a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, is one of the few places in the world where the number of olive trees has doubled in recent years. A significant portion of the local income is derived exclusively from the sale of the island’s olive oil, which is of excellent quality due to …

Xygalo Siteias

This soft, spreadable cheese has been made in the municipalities of Siteia, Makry Yialos, Itanos, and Lefki for over 50 years. It is produced from goat or sheep milk from the local breeds, which feed on a diet of local herbs and aromatic plants.   Sheep milk is only used when not enough goat milk is available, …