Greek Recipes

Greek and Cypriot recipes

Greek Briam

Another easily prepared dish. This can be eaten hot or cold and is delicious when accompanied by a large slice of Feta cheese. Ingredients: ½ kg potatoes ½ kg courgettes ½ eggplants 2 green peppers 1 medium onion sliced 2 large ripe tomatoes pureed 2 cloves garlic chopped 2 tablespoons roughly chopped parsley 100 ml […]

Cretan Boureki Zucchini and Potato Pie

Ingredients: 1.5 kilo of large courgettes (zucchinis) 1 kilo of potatoes 1/2 a kilo of sour mizithra (soft white cheese) 8 tbsp traditional anthogalo (cream) 1 bunch of mint chopped 1 wineglass of olive oil 3-4 ripped tomatoes Salt and pepper to taste Oregano All-purpose flour Method: Wash and cut zucchini (courgettes), into thin rounds […]

About Spoon Sweets in Cyprus (Information)

A gesture of Cypriot Hospitality A traditional and delightful Greek Cypriot custom is the offering of spoon sweets to guests as a symbol of hospitality. They are called spoon sweets because the usual serving size is a well-filled teaspoon. Spoon sweets are popular both in Cyprus and in Greece, usually served with Greek coffee and a […]

Greek Food And Drink Glossary

Now, when you entertain people to a Greek meal, you can impress them with your knowledge of Greek! The letters in bold italics show where the accent should go when you pronounce it. almond – ameegdalo (soft d) aniseed – anitho apple – meelo apricot – vereekoko artichoke – aggeenara (hard g) asparagus – sparangee (hard […]

Black-eyed bean salad

Serves 4-6 This Cypriot dish is excellent as a substantial salad or as a main course, but be lavish with some aromatic olive oil and fresh lemon juice for authenticity. These are touches of glorification in this otherwise humble dish, which can be served hot or at room temperature. Black-eyed beans do not need soaking […]

Baking Greek recipes

Pan-Sized Phyllo (Filo) Pies (19) Filled Pies (12) Fresh Cheese Pie with Fennel from Kalavryta Cheese Bread from Laconia – Protsouma Cretan Meat Pie – Kritiki kreatopitta Kalitsounia with Spinach – Kalitsounia me Spanaki Cheese Crescents – Kalitsounia me Mizithra – Cretan Sweet Cheese Pastries – Kalitsounia Glikia me Mizithra Cretan Boureki Zucchini and Potato Pie Pumpkin and […]

Lemon oil dressing (Ladolemono)

INGREDIENTS 1 cup olive oil 1/4 cup lemon juice Salt Pepper METHOD Mix all the ingredients. Can be also refridgerated for late use. NOTES This dressing is usually used on any kind of vegetable, especially on boiled courgettes, potatoes, carrots. It is also commonly used on grilled fish. Greek : Λαδολέμονο Serves / Yields : […]

Greek Cuisine

Greek cuisine(Greek: ελληνική κουζίνα) is a Mediterranean cuisine,sharing characteristics with the cuisines of Italy, the Balkans, Turkey, and the Levant. Contemporary Greek cookery makes wide use of olive oil, vegetables and herbs, grains and bread, wine, fish, and various meats, including poultry, rabbit and pork. Also important are olives, cheese, eggplant (aubergine), courgette, and yogurt. […]