Greek Breakfast Recipes | Kalliopi's Kitchen

Greek cooking organises itself around the table rather than around courses in the French sense. Dishes arrive together, plates are shared, and the distinction between a starter and a main is often a matter of how much of it there is. The grouping below is a practical one for cooking from, not a rule anyone in Greece would recognise.

The dishes filed here include Strapatsada, Bougatsa, Lountza me avga, Staka me avga, Koulouri Thessalonikis and Giaourti me meli kai karydia. Each one is written out in full, with the reasoning behind each step rather than just the sequence, because the difference between a good version and a poor one is almost always in the detail that recipes leave out.

Every recipe on Kalliopi's Kitchen carries the dish's Greek name and a pronunciation, its region where that is meaningful, ingredient quantities in both metric and imperial, and an honest note on what commonly goes wrong. Nutrition figures are calculated estimates and are labelled as such.

Greek Breakfast Recipes

17 recipes on the site so far.

Greek scrambled eggs with tomato and crumbled feta in a pan with bread

Scrambled Eggs with Tomato and FetaStrapatsada ΣτραπατσάδαBreakfast Recipes · 23m · serves 3

Squares of bougatsa custard pastry dusted with icing sugar and cinnamon

BougatsaBougatsa ΜπουγάτσαBreakfast Recipes · 1h 10m · serves 8

Cypriot Smoked Pork with EggsLountza me avga Λούντζα με αυγάBreakfast Recipes · 15m · serves 2

Cretan eggs fried in staka, a rich clarified cream

Cretan Clarified Cream with EggsStaka me avga Στάκα με αυγάBreakfast Recipes · 15m · serves 2

Golden koulouri Thessalonikis sesame bread rings on a tray

Sesame Bread RingKoulouri Thessalonikis Κουλούρι ΘεσσαλονίκηςBreakfast Recipes · 2h · serves 8

A bowl of thick Greek yogurt topped with honey and crushed walnuts

Yogurt with Honey and WalnutsGiaourti me meli kai karydia Γιαούρτι με μέλι και καρύδιαBreakfast Recipes · 5m · serves 1

A stack of Greek tiganites pancakes drizzled with honey and walnuts

Pancakes with HoneyTiganites me meli Τηγανίτες με μέλιBreakfast Recipes · 35m · serves 4

Golden Greek frigania fried bread slices drizzled with honey

Fried Bread with HoneyFriganya ΦρυγανιάBreakfast Recipes · 22m · serves 4

A bowl of Greek strained yogurt topped with fresh seasonal fruit

Strained Yogurt with Fresh FruitGiaourti me frouta Γιαούρτι με φρούταBreakfast Recipes · 10m · serves 1

Eggs with Country SausageAvga me loukaniko Αυγά με λουκάνικοBreakfast Recipes · 17m · serves 2

Fried halloumi slices drizzled with honey and sesame seeds

Pan-Fried Halloumi with Honey BreakfastHalloumi me meli Χαλούμι με μέλιBreakfast Recipes · 13m · serves 2

Rusk with Honey and WalnutsPaximadia me meli kai karydia Παξιμάδια με μέλι και καρύδιαBreakfast Recipes · 5m · serves 1

Sweet Trahanas Milk PorridgeTrahanas me gala Τραχανάς με γάλαBreakfast Recipes · 17m · serves 2

Yogurt with Grape Must SyrupYiaourti me petimezi Γιαούρτι με πετιμέζιBreakfast Recipes · 5m · serves 1

A bowl of Cretan xinohondros sour trahanas porridge

Cretan Sour TrahanasXinohondros ΞινόχοντροςBreakfast Recipes · 4h 20m · serves 8

Fried Bread with FetaTiganopsomo ΤηγανόψωμοBreakfast Recipes · 40m · serves 6

Cypriot Courgettes with EggsKolokouthkia me tafka Κολοκούθκια με τ' αυκάBreakfast Recipes · 35m · serves 4

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