Greek Recipes

Greek and Cypriot recipes

Roasted Chicken with Eggplant and Spinach

Roasted Chicken with Eggplant and Spinach marries the earthy flavors of eggplant, garlic, spinach, and chicken, which are simmered in their own wine-infused juices. Pair this with your favorite rice pilaf or potatoes for an easy weeknight meal. Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour Total Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes Yield: 6 – 8 servings Ingredients: 1 whole chicken, cut into […]

Cuttlefish with Spinach: Soupies me Spanaki

In Greek: σουπιές με σπανάκι, pronounced soop-YES meh spah-NAH-kee Use frozen cuttlefish that has already been cleaned and cut into pieces for this recipe if you don’t want to clean the fresh version. Cuttlefish have a stronger taste than squid, and this recipe brings other tastes to the mix that complement it. Cook Time: 1 hour Total […]

Feta – Greek Cheese

Feta is a white cheese and is the most consumed cheese in Greece. It’s also the most widely exported Greek cheese. And feta cheese is exclusively Greek. In 2005, after sixteen years of hot debate, the European Union’s highest court decreed that “feta” is protected as a traditional Greek product, and that none of the […]

Greek Vegetarian Magiritsa

This is an easy recipe for a vegetarian alternative to Magiritsa. Is traditionally eaten after the midnight service on Easter Saturday. It’s basically an alternative soup for those who are vegetarian or who do not like magiritsa. It’s very, very nourishing and terribly easy and quick to make. Ingredients: ½ kg spinach roughly cut 250g button […]

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 […]

Isfanakh Mutajjan Byzantine Recipe

al-Baghdadi p. 206/12 Take spinach, cut off the lower roots, and wash: then boil lightly in salt and water, and dry. Refine sesame oil, drop in the spinach, and stir until fragrant. Chop up a little garlic, and add. Sprinkle with fine-ground cumin, dry coriander, and cinnamon: then remove. Ingredients: 1 lb spinach 1 T sesame oil […]