In Greek: φασόλια ξερά σαλάτα, pronounced fah-SOL-yah kseh-RAH sah-LAH-tah This is a simple dish to make and a Greek favorite. Great Northern or navy beans are my choice, but you can use any dried white beans. This is a great dish to include in a picnic or cookout menu! Enjoy it as a salad, appetizer, […]
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Black Eyed Pea Soup with Country Sausage – Mavromatika Fasolia me Loukaniko
Tender black eyed peas are slow cooked and flavored with country sausage and Swiss chard. Serve with a warm crusty bread for a hearty and nutritious meal. Prep Time: 1 hour Cook Time: 2 hours, 30 minutes Total Time: 3 hours, 30 minutes Yield: 6 – 8 servings Ingredients: 1 lb. dried black eyed peas 4 cups chicken stock 6 cups water 1 carrot, […]
Fasolia Vrasta me horta – Boiled Beans with Vegetables
Method: You need 1/4 – 1/2 kilo of Fasolia or dried beans, depending on number of people. 1/2 kilo will produce about 5-6 servings but you can make extra and store in airtight containers in the freezer if you make too much. It’s best to soak the beans overnight to release the toxins and also […]
Using Canned (Dried) Beans & Peas in Greek Recipes
Dried beans and peas – limas, pinto, red, black-eyed peas, garbanzo (chickpeas), and Great Northern, to name a few – are favorites in Greek cooking, and easy on the family budget as well. Beans are easy to make, but often not especially quick since most need to be soaked for at least 6 hours, and […]
Snails With Gigantes Beans and Artichokes
Saligkaria me Fasolia Gigantes kai Agkinares Ingredients: 500 gr. of Gigantes (dry butter beans) 8 small artichokes (halved), trimmed/cleaned approx. 1 1/2 cups of snails, washed & cleaned thoroughly 1/2 cup of olive oil 1 large onion, finely diced 1 bay leaf 2 cloves of garlic, smashed 1 cup of fennel bulb, diced 1 carrot, diced […]
Greek soups with meat
With Chicken Chicken Soup – Kotosoupa Greek Chicken Soup – Kotosoupa Chicken Liver & Rice Egg-Lemon Soup Greek Egg-Lemon Chicken Soup – Avgolemono Avgolemono soup With seafood Fish Soup: Red Snapper & Vegetables – Psarosoupa Kakavia – A flavourful fish soup. Kakavia – Fish and Vegetable Soup Island Soup – Soupa nisiotiki Fish Soup in creamy […]
Black-Eyed Peas with Vegetables and Small Pasta
MAVROMATIKA FASOLIA ME ZARZAVATIKA KAI HILOPITES Makes 4 servings Ingredients: 1⁄2 pound dried black-eyed peas, picked over and rinsed 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 large carrot, finely chopped 1 leek, white part only, washed well and finely chopped 1 large red bell pepper, seeded and chopped 1 large green bell pepper, seeded and chopped 1 […]
Black-Eyed Peas Stewed with Wild Greens
MAVROMATIKA FASOLIA ME MYRONOLAHANA (Peloponnesos) Ingredients: 1⁄2 pound dried black-eyed peas, picked over and rinsed 2⁄3 to 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil, to taste 1 large onion, finely chopped or grated 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped 11⁄2 pounds mixed greens (spinach, chervil, collards, chard), trimmed, chopped, and washed well 2 tablespoons tomato paste Salt and freshly […]
Vegetables & Pulse
Patates Poure (Mash Potatoes) Patates Fettes sto Fourno (Sliced Oven Potatoes) Patates Andinaktes (Tossed Potatoes) Manitaria Afelia (Mushrooms in Wine Sauce) Koupepia me Anthous Kolokithias (Stuffed Zucchini Flowers) Koupepia – Dolmathakia (Stuffed Vine Leaves) Black Eye Beans with Greens Fasolakia Yiahni (Green Beans in Tomato Sauce) Bamyes Me Saltsa (Okra in Tomato Sauce) Scrambled eggs […]
Black Eye Beans with Greens
Ingredients: 2 cups of dry black eye beans boiled 1 dry onion finely chopped 1 cup of water (hot) 1 tomato finely chopped 3 fresh green onions 3-4 small leeks 1 bunch of fennel 1 bunch of chard roughly chopped 1-1 1/2 cup of virgin olive oil Sea Salt Black or Green Pepper Cumin (optional) […]