Diet
Mediterranean Diet Recipes
The Mediterranean diet was defined by studying what Cretans actually ate in the 1960s. These are the dishes that study was describing.
Greek cooking accommodates most dietary requirements without special effort, largely because the Orthodox fasting calendar required it for roughly half the year. Dishes developed to meet those restrictions are not diminished versions of anything, they are the tradition itself.
Recipes here include Horiatiki salata, Gigantes plaki, Horta vrasta, Dakos, Gemista and Fasolada.
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.
Mediterranean Diet Recipes
23 recipes on the site so far.
Greek SaladHoriatiki salata Χωριάτικη σαλάταSalads · 12m · serves 4
Baked Giant Beans in TomatoGigantes plaki Γίγαντες πλακίMain Courses · 2h 5m · serves 6
HortaHorta vrasta Χόρτα βραστάSide Dishes · 35m · serves 4
Cretan DakosDakos ΝτάκοςSalads · 12m · serves 4
GemistaGemista ΓεμιστάMain Courses · 2h 10m · serves 6
FasoladaFasolada ΦασολάδαSoups · 1h 45m · serves 6
BriamBriam ΜπριάμMain Courses · 2h · serves 6
Yellow Split Pea PureeFava Santorinis Φάβα ΣαντορίνηςDips and Sauces · 1h · serves 6
Grilled OctopusHtapodi sta karvouna Χταπόδι στα κάρβουναMeze and Appetisers · 1h 30m · serves 4
Lentil Soup with VinegarFakes ΦακέςSoups · 1h 7m · serves 6
Yogurt with Honey and WalnutsGiaourti me meli kai karydia Γιαούρτι με μέλι και καρύδιαBreakfast Recipes · 5m · serves 1
Cold Yogurt and Cucumber SoupTarator ΤαράτορSoups · 15m · serves 4
Strained Yogurt with Fresh FruitGiaourti me frouta Γιαούρτι με φρούταBreakfast Recipes · 10m · serves 1
Vegan Olive Oil CookiesLadokouloura ΛαδοκούλουραDesserts · 50m · serves 10
Corfu Vegetable and Pasta SoupBourou bourou Μπουρού μπουρούSoups · 55m · serves 5
Ionian Rusk with Tomato and OreganoRiganada ΡιγανάδαSalads · 10m · serves 4
Pickled Rock Samphire SaladKritamo ΚρίταμοSalads · 30m · serves 10
Cypriot Lentils and Rice with OnionsMoutzentra ΜουτζέντραMain Courses · 1h 5m · serves 5Get one proper Greek recipe a week
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