Small Plates to Share
The Meze platter should offer a variety of foods, textures, colors, and flavors for people to nibble on as they enjoy wine or ouzo and the company of friends. As a general rule, ouzo and tsipouro go best with seafood meze platters, while wines are a better match for cured meats and cheeses. Vegetables...
Haloumi makes a great meze and dinner party treat. Check out my other recipes for haloumi, too. The grilled cheese haloumi sandwich is a terrific snack or light meal, too. For 6 servings 2 packs Haloumi cheese 18 pearl or other small onions, peeled and whole 4 tablespoons extra virgin Greek olive...
I think that outside of Greece, most people don’t realize how entrenched is the tradition of smoked fish and farmed fish. Trout and salmon trout are major Greek products. In this unusual, non-traditional recipe I put to use some of the country’s most esteemed products, but I also offer substitutes, just in case you...
Unless you really aren’t a mushroom fan (and I don’t know too many such folks), grilled mushrooms are a classic, easy recipe fit for the holidays and every day. The tang of garlic, Greek olive oil and oregano make these grilled mushrooms even better. You can serve them right out of the oven, or...
Greece meets other parts of the Mediterranean in this easy, pretty dish that marries the classic Greek olive, albeit sweet, with classic Italian prosciutto. I am usually not a great fan of sweet olives or sweet olive relishes, having once tasted candied olives at a market in Shanghai and developing an immediate distaste for...
Salmon isn’t exactly a fish that swims anywhere near the Mediterranean or Aegean, but it’s a fish that Greeks have embraced, both fresh and smoked. It pairs beautifully with the thick Greek yogurt that has conquered the world. In this recipe, I mix in a little katiki, a grainy, sour, yogurt-like cheese from mainland...
Visit us on the Blue Zone island Ikaria, where people have the longest life spans in the world, for a week of glorious Greek cooking classes in an ancient Greek-island village.
