the appetizer:
Greece is a meeting place between East and West, its cuisine mixing classical Mediterranean cooking with "oriental" influences from the Middle East. Greek food remains true to its roots, like ancient philosopher Epicurus' dictum to "live well and enjoy the simple things in life."
Greece
Tomato Salad
4 fresh, ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded, sliced
2 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
Juice of 1 lemon, strained
1/4 cup olive oil
Salt, Pepper
Kalamata Olives
Purple onion, sliced
Place sliced tomatoes on a serving dish. Sprinkle on the feta cheese, lemon juice, and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with olives and onion slices.
Greece
Greek Cookbooks
- The Olive and the Caper by Susanna Hoffman
- Recipes
- Leek and Olive Pie (Prassopita)
- Warm Greens (Horta)
- Roasted Lamb Shanks with Garlic and Thyme
- Greek Cuisine: The New Classics by Peter Conistis
- Recipes
- Mezethes & Appetizers Chickpea Bourekia
- Meat & Poultry Grilled Chicken
- Desserts Sticky Yogurt Cake
More Greek Cookbooks (with recipes)
- Spice by Ana Sortun
(includes recipes from Cyprus and Greece) - Little Foods of the Mediterranean by Clifford A. Wright
- Meze by Diane Kochilas
- The Foods of the Greek Islands by Aglaia Kremezi
- The Glorious Foods of Greece by Diane Kochilas
Greek Recipes
Greek Easter Menu
- Cucumbers and Yogurt Appetizer (Tzatziki)
- Spinach Pie (Spanakopita)
- Filo Dough (Phyllo)
- Easter Soup (Mageritsa)
- Egg-Lemon Soup (an alternative to Mageritsa)
- Roast Lamb
- Lamb on a Spit (Greek-style)
- Village Salad (Choriatiki Salata)
- Lettuce Salad (Maroulosalata)
- Green Beans in Oil (Fasolakia Prasina Ladera)
- Oven Roasted Potatoes (Patatess Fournou Ladorigani)
- Easter Cookies (Koulourakia Paschalina)
- Easter Bread (Tsoureki)
- Baklava
- "Heavy" Coffee (Kafes Varys Glykos)
More Greek Recipes
- Baked Fish (Psaria Plaki)
- Bulgur Salad
- Chick Pea Puree (Hummus bi Tahina)
- Egg Lemon Sauce (Avgolemono Sauce)
- Egg Lemon Soup (Avgolemono)
- Feta Cheese Pastry (Tiropita)
- Honey-Dipped Cookies (Finikia)
- Lamb and Eggplant Casserole (Moussaka)
- Lamb and Pasta Casserole (Pastitsio)
- Meatballs (Keftedakia)
- Pork Kabobs (Souvlaki)
- Salad with Greens (Khorta Salatika)
- Spinach-Cheese Pastries (Spanakopetes)
- Stuffed Grape Leaves (Dolmathes)
- Tomato Salad
- Walnut Pastry (Baklava)
- Yogurt Cake (Yiaourtopitta Glykisma)
- Yogurt Cheese
- Yogurt Dip
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