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Greek Dips and Sauces

Tzatziki, taramosalata, melitzanosalata, skordalia and the egg-lemon sauce that appears in a hundred dishes. Learn these and half the cuisine opens up.

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 Tzatziki, Melitzanosalata, Fava Santorinis, Moungra, Skordalia and Tirokafteri. 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 Dips and Sauces

20 recipes on the site so far.

A bowl of thick white tzatziki with olive oil pooled on top and a sprig of dill Greek Dips and SaucesGreek Tzatziki Τζατζίκι · 15m · serves 6 Greek Dips and SaucesMelitzanosalata Μελιτζανοσαλάτα · 45m · serves 6 A bowl of smooth yellow split pea puree topped with raw red onion, capers and olive oil Greek Dips and SaucesSantorini Fava Φάβα Σαντορίνης · 1h · serves 6 Greek Dips and SaucesMoungra Μούντρα · 30m · serves 10 A bowl of Greek skordalia garlic potato dip drizzled with olive oil Greek Dips and SaucesSkordalia Σκορδαλιά · 35m · serves 6 A bowl of Greek tirokafteri spicy whipped feta dip with roasted pepper Greek Dips and SaucesTirokafteri Τυροκαυτερή · 10m · serves 6 A bowl of Mykonos kopanisti spicy whipped cheese Greek Dips and SaucesKopanisti Mykonou Κοπανιστή Μυκόνου · 15m · serves 8 A small jug of Greek ladolemono olive oil and lemon sauce Greek Dips and SaucesLadolemono Λαδολέμονο · 5m · serves 6 A pot of basic Greek tomato sauce, saltsa domatas Greek Dips and SaucesSaltsa Domatas Σάλτσα ντομάτας · 40m · serves 6 Greek Dips and SaucesSaltsa Avgolemono Σάλτσα αυγολέμονο · 15m · serves 6 A bowl of Cretan elies tsakistes cracked green olives with garlic and coriander Greek Dips and SaucesElies Tsakistes Kritis Ελιές τσακιστές Κρήτης · 30m · serves 10 Greek Dips and SaucesGalotyri me Paximadi Γαλοτύρι με παξιμάδι · 10m · serves 4 Greek Dips and SaucesPiperies me Giaourti Πιπεριές με γιαούρτι · 20m · serves 4 Greek Dips and SaucesMelitzanes Tursi Μελιτζάνες τουρσί · 45m · serves 12 Greek Dips and SaucesHow to Make Strained Greek Yogurt at Home Γιαούρτι στραγγιστό · 10m · serves 6 Greek Dips and SaucesSkordalia me Amygdala Σκορδαλιά με αμύγδαλα · 20m · serves 6 A bowl of smoky Greek melitzanosalata dip with charred aubergine skin nearby Greek Dips and SaucesMelitzanosalata Kapnisti Μελιτζανοσαλάτα καπνιστή · 45m · serves 6 Greek Dips and SaucesHow to Make Petimezi Πετιμέζι · 2h 45m · serves 20 Greek Dips and SaucesKatiki Domokou Κατίκι Δομοκού · 15m · serves 6 Greek Dips and SaucesSkordalia me Psomi Σκορδαλιά με ψωμί · 20m · serves 6

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