Rock or Sea Samphire, called kritamo in Greek, grows wild along the coasts of Ikaria and elsewhere. Pickled, it is a great meze for ouzo.
Greek-style broccoli, with feta, pine nuts, extra-virgin olive oil and lemon juice works both as a salad and tossed with pasta.
The combination of sweet and salty or sweet and sour is a common one throughout the Mediterranean. Greeks love the marriage of honey, vinegar and herbs, for example. Elsewhere, anchovies, pine nuts and raisins are a beloved sweet-sour trio. This is my quick and easy adaptation on a Sicilian classic.
If you're looking for a great, seasonal Mediterranean Diet recipe that makes for the perfect main course vegetable dish, here it is: Greek island style roasted artichokes and potatoes. With a little Greek feta, the dish is even better!
Beans and greens are one of the signature combinations of the Peloponnese table. Black eyed peas and myriad aromatic greens and herbs are slowly braise and enriched with the region’s delicious extra virgin olive oil. This dish, despite its simplicity, has that intangeable quality …craveability. Serve it with good bread. And, if you’re not...
Here’s a Greek recipe inspired by some of the new dishes I worked on for the winter menu at Pylos restaurant in NY, where I am consulting chef. It’s an easy but delicious combination of sauteed spinach and cherry tomatoes, pine nuts, shrimp, raisins, and red pepper flakes, called boukovo in Greece. The best...
