25 Greek Recipes Under an Hour | Kalliopi's Kitchen

An hour is enough for a proper cooked dish without giving up the afternoon. It covers most of the frying, a good many of the vegetable dishes and the simpler baking.

Keftedes, courgette fritters, chickpea fritters and loukoumades all fit. So do the vegetables simmered in tomato and olive oil, green beans and okra, and the rice dishes, spanakorizo and leeks with rice. The fish stews of Corfu are inside the hour too.

For baking there are kourabiedes, koulourakia and yogurt cake. The time on each recipe is the whole of it, preparation included.

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.

1. Smoky Aubergine Dip
Melitzanosalata · Μελιτζανοσαλάτα · meh-lee-tzah-no-sah-LAH-tah
The first ten minutes decide it. The aubergines are charred whole on a bare flame until the skin blackens and the flesh goes slack, and that smoke is the dish. An oven gives a beige puree that tastes of very little. Greeks still argue about vinegar or lemon, and whether walnuts belong in it.
Yiayia’s tip: Do not rinse the flesh. It is tempting when flecks of black skin get mixed in, but rinsing removes the smoke you spent twenty minutes creating. A few black flecks are a sign you did it right.
45m · Serves 6 · Beginner
Make Smoky Aubergine Dip
2. Loukoumades
Λουκουμάδες · loo-koo-MAH-des
Possibly the oldest dessert Europe still eats: honey tokens much like them went to the winners of the ancient games. The batter is wetter than any dough you could handle, and that water becomes the steam that blows the middle hollow. They do not keep. Within twenty minutes of the fryer they are soft.
Yiayia’s tip: Keep the spoons wet. The batter sticks ferociously to anything dry. A bowl of water beside the pan, and dipping the spoons between every single puff, is the difference between this being easy and being maddening.
45m · Serves 6 · Intermediate
Make Loukoumades
3. Keftedes
Κεφτέδες · kef-TEH-des
Lighter than most meatballs, and the bread does it: stale bread, wetted and wrung out, holds water inside where breadcrumbs would tighten the mix. They taste of mint and oregano, not garlic and parsley, which separates them from Italian polpette. More often a meze than a main, and good cold the next day.
Yiayia’s tip: Wet your hands to shape. Damp palms stop the mixture sticking and give a smoother surface that browns more evenly.
45m · Serves 6 · Beginner
Make Keftedes
4. Yellow Split Pea Puree
Fava Santorinis · Φάβα Σαντορίνης · FAH-vah san-to-REE-nees
There are no fava beans in it. Greek fava is yellow split peas, and Santorini has its own protected variety, grown there for thousands of years. The peas collapse by themselves, and a wooden spoon gives a silkier puree than a machine. It comes warm, under raw onion, capers and a pool of oil.
Yiayia’s tip: Skim relentlessly. The foam in the first ten minutes is where the muddy taste lives. Take it all off and the finished puree is noticeably sweeter and cleaner.
1h · Serves 6 · Beginner
Make Yellow Split Pea Puree
5. Courgette Fritters with Feta
Kolokithokeftedes · Κολοκυθοκεφτέδες · ko-lo-kee-tho-kef-TEH-des
Every Greek island has its own version: grated courgette, feta and herbs, fried crisp and eaten hot with tzatziki and lemon. A courgette is over ninety percent water. The whole method is a fight against that, because water left in the mix means more flour, and more flour means a heavy fritter.
Yiayia’s tip: Squeeze twice. Once after the salting, then again just before mixing. Courgettes keep releasing water and the second squeeze always yields more.
55m · Serves 6 · Beginner
Make Courgette Fritters with Feta
6. Kourabiedes
Κουραμπιέδες · koo-rah-bee-EH-des
The other Christmas cookie, and the opposite of melomakarona in every way: almost pure butter and almond, baked pale, then buried in icing sugar. There is so little else in them that the butter you buy is the cookie you get. Nobody has ever eaten one tidily.
Yiayia’s tip: Pale, not golden. A browned kourabies is overbaked. They should look almost underdone when they come out, set but barely coloured.
52m · Serves 30 · Beginner
Make Kourabiedes
7. Rhodes Chickpea and Tomato Fritters
Pitaroudia · Πιταρούδια · pee-tah-ROO-thee-ah
A Rhodes fritter that hardly leaves Rhodes. Ask for one on the mainland and expect a blank look. The chickpeas are crushed, not pureed, so the texture is coarse and nutty where falafel is smooth, with grated tomato, onion and plenty of mint. Cumin goes in too, because the Anatolian coast is close.
Yiayia’s tip: Never use tinned chickpeas. They are already cooked and far too wet. The dish depends on raw soaked chickpeas cooking through during the fry.
45m · Serves 6 · Beginner
Make Rhodes Chickpea and Tomato Fritters
8. Cypriot Sausages in Caul Fat
Sheftalia · Σεφταλιά · shef-tah-lee-AH
A sausage with no casing. Cypriot cooks wrap the minced pork in caul fat, the lacy membrane from around an animal's abdomen, and over charcoal it does two jobs: it holds the shape, and it bastes the pork as it melts. Inside is onion, parsley and a trace of cinnamon that few people can name.
Yiayia’s tip: Ask a butcher directly for caul fat. It is rarely on display but most butchers carry it or can order it in for you, since several cuisines use it the same way.
45m · Serves 6 · Intermediate
Make Cypriot Sausages in Caul Fat
9. Cypriot Black-Eyed Bean Salad with Chard
Louvi · Λούβι · LOO-vee
Fasting-day food in Cyprus, and nobody at the table feels deprived. Black-eyed beans are simmered with chard or spinach, given olive oil and lemon while still warm, then left to cool. It is a Lenten staple, vegan as it stands. Serve it as a full plate with bread and olives, not as a side.
Yiayia’s tip: No soaking needed. Black-eyed beans are thin-skinned enough to cook from fully dry in under an hour, unlike most other dried pulses.
55m · Serves 4 · Beginner
Make Cypriot Black-Eyed Bean Salad with Chard
10. Spanakorizo
Σπανακόρυζο · spah-nah-KOH-ree-zoh
Spinach and rice cooked in one pot until the rice has taken on the green. It is one of the ladera dishes, where the olive oil becomes part of the sauce, and among the quickest. Keep it wetter than a pilaf, loose enough for a spoon. Dill and lemon go in at the end.
Yiayia’s tip: Do not underestimate the spinach quantity. It reduces to roughly a quarter of its raw volume once wilted. What looks like too much going in is exactly right.
45m · Serves 4 · Beginner
Make Spanakorizo
11. Leek and Rice
Prasorizo · Πρασόρυζο · prah-SOH-ree-zoh
A winter pot, for the season when leeks are best. They soften over a low heat in a good deal of olive oil until sweet and almost jammy, then simmer with rice into something halfway between risotto and soup. Same method as spanakorizo, but paler and sweeter. Lemon goes in off the heat.
Yiayia’s tip: Wash sliced, not whole. Slicing the leeks before washing exposes the grit trapped between the layers, which a quick rinse of a whole leek can miss entirely.
50m · Serves 4 · Beginner
Make Leek and Rice
12. Fried Salt Cod with Garlic Dip
Bakaliaros skordalia · Μπακαλιάρος σκορδαλιά · bah-kah-lee-AH-ros skor-dah-lee-AH
The dish of Greek Independence Day, March 25th, a date inside Lent. Salted, dried fish is allowed under the stricter fasting rules where fresh is not, which is how salt cod became the fish of the day. The skordalia is no side dish. It is half of the plate and deserves equal care.
Yiayia’s tip: Do not rush the soak. Twenty four to forty eight hours with regular water changes is what draws out the curing salt properly. Taste a piece before frying to check.
50m · Serves 4 · Intermediate
Make Fried Salt Cod with Garlic Dip
13. Koulourakia
Κουλουράκια · koo-loo-RAH-kee-ah
Baked in enormous batches before Easter, because they keep well and get eaten all through Easter week. The dough is a plain butter one with vanilla and orange zest, and baking it is the easy part. The time goes on shaping: ropes rolled by hand and twisted into spirals, braids and figure-eights, one by one.
Yiayia’s tip: Do not overwork the flour. Fold it in only until the dough comes together. Overworking it gives a tough, chewy cookie rather than a tender, short one.
1h · Serves 30 · Beginner
Make Koulourakia
14. Chickpea Fritters
Revithokeftedes · Ρεβιθοκεφτέδες · reh-vee-thoh-kef-TEH-thes
A keftes rebuilt around chickpeas, with onion, herbs and cumin, and no mere stand-in for the meat one. They belong most to the Cyclades, where chickpeas are an old staple crop, and to Lent on the mainland. Chickpeas hold more water than people expect, so the mixture must be dry. Chill the patties before frying.
Yiayia’s tip: Cook dried chickpeas until very soft. Well beyond salad tenderness. A proper long simmer softens them enough to mash easily without extra binders.
45m · Serves 6 · Beginner
Make Chickpea Fritters
15. Corfu Spicy Fish Stew
Bourdeto · Μπουρδέτο · boor-DEH-toh
The hottest of Corfu's spiced dishes, and red from paprika, not tomato. A generous amount of sweet paprika and a careful amount of hot are cooked into the onions first. Scorpionfish is traditional, and any firm white fish works. Paprika scorches and turns bitter in a very hot pan, so lower the heat first.
Yiayia’s tip: Cook the onions properly. A full fifteen minutes over low heat is what builds the sweetness that stands in for the tomato most other Greek fish stews rely on.
55m · Serves 4 · Intermediate
Make Corfu Spicy Fish Stew
16. Corfu Almond Nougat
Mandolato · Μαντολάτο · man-doh-LAH-toh
Nougat made for Easter on Corfu, and a close relative of Italian torrone, which is the island's Venetian history showing. Cooked honey is whipped into stiff egg whites over low heat until thick, pale and glossy, then toasted almonds go in and it sets between sheets of rice paper. It tests patience more than skill.
Yiayia’s tip: Cook the honey to a real soft-ball stage. Undercooking it leaves the finished nougat soft and sticky rather than properly firm. A sugar thermometer removes the guesswork.
55m · Serves 16 · Advanced
Make Corfu Almond Nougat
17. Thessaloniki Kebab with Yogurt and Tomato
Giaourtlou · Γιαουρτλού · yah-oor-TLOO
Thessaloniki owes this to the refugees who came from Asia Minor after 1922, with a pairing of yogurt and grilled meat the mainland did not have. It is layered, not mixed: torn, toasted pita, then minced meat kebabs, then warm tomato sauce, then garlicky yogurt. The meat takes cumin, where mainland grills use oregano.
Yiayia’s tip: Add the yogurt last, straight from the fridge. The contrast between the cold yogurt and the hot meat and sauce is the entire point. Adding it early loses that completely.
45m · Serves 4 · Intermediate
Make Thessaloniki Kebab with Yogurt and Tomato
18. Epirus Cornbread with Greens
Batzina · Μπατζίνα · bah-DZEE-nah
The plain, frugal end of Epirus baking, a long way from the region's hand-rolled pies. Cornmeal, water and olive oil, no yeast, baked into a loaf that mountain villages made as everyday bread. Some fold in wild greens or spring onion. Dense is correct: it sits closer to baked polenta than to a risen loaf.
Yiayia’s tip: Oil the tin generously. Cornbread batter is prone to sticking. A thorough coating of oil helps it release cleanly once baked.
55m · Serves 8 · Beginner
Make Epirus Cornbread with Greens
19. Green Beans in Tomato and Olive Oil
Fasolakia lathera · Φασολάκια λαδερά · fah-soh-LAH-kyah lah-theh-RAH
Green beans, with potato and onion, cooked far past the point where other cuisines stop, on purpose. A bean cooked ladera, in olive oil and tomato, is meant to be soft all the way through, never crisp. Finish it uncovered so the sauce thickens. Summer food, often a light main with bread and feta.
Yiayia’s tip: Do not skimp on the olive oil. It becomes part of the sauce itself over the long simmer. A ladera dish made with too little oil is a noticeably thinner, less satisfying dish.
1h · Serves 4 · Beginner
Make Green Beans in Tomato and Olive Oil
20. Fried Aubergine Slices
Melitzanes tiganites · Μελιτζάνες τηγανητές · meh-leed-ZAH-nes tee-gah-nee-TES
One of the two simplest things on a Greek meze table, the other being fried courgette. Aubergine is the richer of the pair, with a slightly smoky depth once fried. The slices are thin, lightly floured and served with tzatziki and lemon. They soften within minutes, so they go straight to the table.
Yiayia’s tip: Salt properly and for long enough. This draws out the bitter liquid aubergine holds and is what lets the slices crisp rather than absorb oil and turn soggy.
45m · Serves 4 · Beginner
Make Fried Aubergine Slices
21. Lentils and Rice
Fakorizo · Φακόρυζο · fah-KOH-ree-zoh
Lentil soup with rice cooked into the same pot, which makes it thick enough to eat like a pilaf. It is cheap store-cupboard food that saw Greek families through the fasts and the lean years. The step people skip is the last one: vinegar and olive oil, heated and poured over just before serving.
Yiayia’s tip: Add the lentils first, then the rice. Lentils need considerably longer to cook. Staggering the two lets them finish tender together.
50m · Serves 4 · Beginner
Make Lentils and Rice
22. Yogurt Cake
Yiaourtopita · Γιαουρτόπιτα · yah-oor-TOH-pee-tah
A plain Sunday cake, not an occasion cake. Yogurt does the job of much of the fat and liquid, and its acidity works on the raising agents, so the crumb comes out lighter than expected, with a faint tang. It stays moist for days and forgives a nervous baker.
Yiayia’s tip: Use thick, full-fat yogurt. It gives real moisture and a slight tang that a thin, low-fat yogurt cannot replicate.
1h · Serves 10 · Beginner
Make Yogurt Cake
23. Potato Salad
Patatosalata · Πατατοσαλάτα · pah-tah-toh-sah-LAH-tah
There is no mayonnaise in a Greek potato salad. Olive oil and red wine vinegar go on while the potatoes are warm, when they take the dressing in instead of wearing it on the outside. Red onion, capers and fresh herbs finish it. It travels better in the heat than a mayonnaise salad.
Yiayia’s tip: Boil the potatoes whole and unpeeled. This keeps them from absorbing extra water, which would otherwise dilute the finished salad's flavour.
45m · Serves 6 · Beginner
Make Potato Salad
24. Okra in Tomato and Olive Oil
Bamies latheres · Μπάμιες λαδερές · BAH-myes lah-theh-RES
Okra frightens cooks because it can turn slimy. The traditional answer is a short soak in vinegar before the pods go near the pot. After that it is an ordinary ladera dish, simmered slowly in tomato and plenty of olive oil until the oil becomes the sauce. Shake the pan, do not stir.
Yiayia’s tip: Do not cut into the pods when trimming. Only trim the woody stem end. Exposing the interior releases the sticky substance that causes sliminess.
1h · Serves 4 · Beginner
Make Okra in Tomato and Olive Oil
25. Corfu White Fish Stew
Bianco · Μπιάνκο · bee-AHN-koh
The name is Italian for white, a trace of Corfu's Venetian past, and it tells you what is missing: tomato. Where bourdeto and pastitsada are bold and spiced, this is firm white fish braised gently with garlic, olive oil and potato in a pale broth. The lemon at the end wakes it up.
Yiayia’s tip: Do not let the garlic brown. Cooked too hot or too long, it turns bitter, which this pale, delicate stew has nowhere to hide.
55m · Serves 4 · Beginner
Make Corfu White Fish Stew

More Greek Recipes Under an Hour

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Fried aubergine slices topped with garlic yogurt and paprika butter

Aubergine in Yogurt SauceMelitzanes se saltsa giaourtiou Μελιτζάνες σε σάλτσα γιαουρτιούMain Courses · 55m · serves 4

A slice of Kalymnos sfougato courgette and herb frittata

Kalymnos Courgette and Herb FrittataSfougato Kalymnou Σφουγγάτο ΚαλύμνουMain Courses · 1h · serves 6

A plate of Greek ladokouloura olive oil cookies dusted with sugar

Vegan Olive Oil CookiesLadokouloura ΛαδοκούλουραDesserts · 50m · serves 10

A slice of Sifnos melopita honey cheesecake

Sifnos Honey CheesecakeMelopita Sifnou Μελόπιτα ΣίφνουDesserts · 55m · serves 8

A flat oval Greek lagana bread topped with sesame seeds

LaganaLagana ΛαγάναBreads and Pies · 1h · serves 8

A pot of Greek kolokithakia yiahni courgette in tomato sauce

Courgette in Tomato SauceKolokithakia yiahni Κολοκυθάκια γιαχνίSide Dishes · 45m · serves 4

A pot of Greek anginares me araka artichokes with peas and dill

Artichokes with PeasAnginares me araka Αγκινάρες με αρακάSide Dishes · 1h · serves 4

A bowl of Greek fakes salata lentil salad with red onion and parsley

Lentil SaladFakes salata Φακές σαλάταSalads · 45m · serves 6

A bowl of Greek revithosalata chickpea salad with red onion and parsley

Chickpea SaladRevithosalata ΡεβιθοσαλάταSalads · 1h · serves 6

Golden fried Greek patatokeftedes potato fritters

Potato FrittersPatatokeftedes ΠατατοκεφτέδεςSide Dishes · 50m · serves 6

A bowl of smoky Greek melitzanosalata dip with charred aubergine skin nearby

Charcoal-Smoked Aubergine DipMelitzanosalata kapnisti Μελιτζανοσαλάτα καπνιστήDips and Sauces · 45m · serves 6

Greek loukaniko sausage braised in red wine sauce

Sausage Braised in WineLoukaniko krasato Λουκάνικο κρασάτοMain Courses · 50m · serves 4

Greek amygdalota almond macaroons dusted in icing sugar

Almond MacaroonsAmygdalota ΑμυγδαλωτάDesserts · 50m · serves 12

A tray of Greek moustokouloura grape must ring cookies

Grape Must CookiesMoustokouloura ΜουστοκούλουραDesserts · 50m · serves 16

A slice of Greek galatopita custard pie dusted with cinnamon

Custard Pie Without PhylloGalatopita ΓαλατόπιταDesserts · 1h · serves 8

A bowl of Greek rizogalo rice pudding dusted with cinnamon

Rice PuddingRizogalo ΡυζόγαλοDesserts · 50m · serves 6

A loaf of Greek bobota cornbread, sliced

BobotaBobota ΜπομπόταBreads and Pies · 55m · serves 8

A pan of Greek spetzofai sausage and pepper stew

Sausage and Pepper StewSpetzofai ΣπετζοφάιMain Courses · 50m · serves 4

A bowl of Corfiot bourou bourou vegetable and pasta soup

Corfu Vegetable and Pasta SoupBourou bourou Μπουρού μπουρούSoups · 55m · serves 5

A small glass of Patras tentoura liqueur beside cinnamon bark and cloves

Patras Cinnamon and Clove LiqueurTentoura ΤεντούραDrinks · 45m · serves 20

Slices of Greek lakerda, salt-cured bonito, with raw onion and olive oil

LakerdaLakerda ΛακέρδαMeze and Appetisers · 45m · serves 10

A bowl of Cypriot trahanas soup with cubes of halloumi

Cypriot Trahanas SoupTrahanas ΤραχανάςSoups · 55m · serves 4

Stuffed Florina PeppersPiperies Florinis gemistes Πιπεριές Φλωρίνης γεμιστέςMeze and Appetisers · 55m · serves 6

Zakynthos Garlic and Tomato Bread BakeSkordostoumbi Zakynthou Σκορδόστουμπι ΖακύνθουMain Courses · 55m · serves 4

Oven Roasted Potatoes with OreganoPatates riganates Πατάτες ριγανάτεςSide Dishes · 1h · serves 4

Cretan Thin Cheese Pie with HoneySfakianopita ΣφακιανόπιταDesserts · 1h · serves 6

Pickled AubergineMelitzanes toursi Μελιτζάνες τουρσίDips and Sauces · 45m · serves 12

Boiled Vegetables with Lemon OilVrasta lahanika me ladolemono Βραστά λαχανικά με λαδολέμονοSide Dishes · 45m · serves 4

Halvas FarsalonHalvas Farsalon Χαλβάς ΦαρσάλωνDesserts · 45m · serves 12

Zagori Batter Pie with FetaAlevropita ΑλευρόπιταBreads and Pies · 45m · serves 6

A bowl of thick white tzatziki with olive oil pooled on top and a sprig of dill

TzatzikiTzatziki ΤζατζίκιDips and Sauces · 15m · serves 6

A Greek village salad with tomato wedges, cucumber, red onion and a whole slab of feta topped with oregano

Greek SaladHoriatiki salata Χωριάτικη σαλάταSalads · 12m · serves 4

Charred pork souvlaki skewers on a wooden board with lemon wedges and oregano

Pork SouvlakiSouvlaki ΣουβλάκιMain Courses · 32m · serves 4

A plate of dark boiled greens dressed with olive oil and lemon wedges

HortaHorta vrasta Χόρτα βραστάSide Dishes · 35m · serves 4

A small cup of Greek coffee with thick foam on top beside a copper briki

How to Make Greek Coffee in a BrikiEllinikos kafes Ελληνικός καφέςDrinks · 7m · serves 2

A barley rusk topped with grated tomato, crumbled white cheese, olives and oregano

Cretan DakosDakos ΝτάκοςSalads · 12m · serves 4

A slice of golden fried Greek cheese in a small pan with a lemon wedge

SaganakiSaganaki ΣαγανάκιMeze and Appetisers · 15m · serves 4

Prawns baked in tomato sauce with melting feta and parsley in a small pan

Prawns with Feta and TomatoGarides saganaki Γαρίδες σαγανάκιMain Courses · 37m · serves 4

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

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Golden grilled halloumi slices with lemon wedges and dried mint

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Cypriot mahalepi milk pudding topped with rose syrup and crushed pistachios

MahalepiMahalepi ΜαχαλεπίDesserts · 30m · serves 6

Slices of fresh anari cheese drizzled with honey and walnuts

Cypriot Fresh Cheese with HoneyAnari me meli Ανάρι με μέλιDesserts · 5m · serves 4

A bowl of pale homemade taramosalata drizzled with olive oil

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A bowl of Greek skordalia garlic potato dip drizzled with olive oil

SkordaliaSkordalia ΣκορδαλιάDips and Sauces · 35m · serves 6

A bowl of Greek tirokafteri spicy whipped feta dip with roasted pepper

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Charred Greek paidakia lamb chops on a grill with lemon and oregano

PaidakiaPaidakia ΠαϊδάκιαMain Courses · 25m · serves 4

A Greek bifteki patty cut open showing melted feta inside

BiftekiBifteki ΜπιφτέκιMain Courses · 40m · serves 4

Cut bars of Greek pasteli sesame honey candy on a wooden board

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Cretan hochlioi boubouristi fried snails with rosemary and vinegar

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Cretan eggs fried in staka, a rich clarified cream

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Sliced noumboulo, Corfu's smoked cured pork fillet

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A bowl of Greek trahanas soup, thick and rustic

Trahanas SoupSoupa trahana Σούπα τραχανάSoups · 30m · serves 4

Diamond-cut pieces of Rhodes melekouni sesame honey sweet

Rhodes Sesame and Honey Wedding SweetMelekouni ΜελεκούνιDesserts · 40m · serves 16

A pot of Dodecanese sitaraki pasta in tomato sauce

Dodecanese Orzo-Style Pasta with TomatoSitaraki ΣιταράκιMain Courses · 35m · serves 4

A bowl of Greek lachanosalata cabbage and carrot salad

Cabbage and Carrot SaladLachanosalata ΛαχανοσαλάταSalads · 15m · serves 6

A pot of Greek rakomelo, warm spiced raki with honey

Warm Raki with Honey and SpicesRakomelo ΡακόμελοDrinks · 13m · serves 4

A tall glass of Greek frappe iced coffee with a thick foam head

FrappeFrape ΦραπέDrinks · 5m · serves 1

Golden fried Greek courgette slices with tzatziki

Fried Courgette SlicesKolokithakia tiganita Κολοκυθάκια τηγανητάSide Dishes · 35m · serves 4

Santorini ntomatokeftedes tomato fritters, golden and crisp

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A bowl of Mykonos kopanisti spicy whipped cheese

Mykonos Spicy Whipped CheeseKopanisti Mykonou Κοπανιστή ΜυκόνουDips and Sauces · 15m · serves 8

Grilled Greek sardines dressed in ladolemono olive oil and lemon

Grilled Sardines with Lemon OilSardeles ladolemono Σαρδέλες λαδολέμονοMain Courses · 25m · serves 4

Golden Greek fried baby squid rings with lemon

Fried Baby SquidKalamarakia tiganita Καλαμαράκια τηγανητάMeze and Appetisers · 30m · serves 4

Greek gavros marinatos, marinated anchovy fillets in olive oil

Gavros MarinatosGavros marinatos Γαύρος μαρινάτοςMeze and Appetisers · 30m · serves 6

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

Grilled yogurt-marinated chicken souvlaki skewers with charred edges

Yogurt-Marinated Chicken SouvlakiSouvlaki kotopoulo me giaourti Σουβλάκι κοτόπουλο με γιαούρτιMain Courses · 37m · serves 4

A bowl of Greek marouli salata shredded romaine lettuce salad

Romaine and Spring Onion SaladMarouloasalata ΜαρουλοσαλάταSalads · 15m · serves 4

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 glass of Greek freddo espresso iced coffee with a thick foam head

Iced EspressoFrendo espreso Φρέντο εσπρέσοDrinks · 5m · serves 1

A glass of Greek freddo cappuccino with a thick cold milk foam cap

Iced CappuccinoFrendo kapoutsino Φρέντο καπουτσίνοDrinks · 8m · serves 1

A cup of Greek mountain tea with dried sideritis stems

Mountain TeaTsai tou vounou Τσάι του βουνούDrinks · 13m · serves 4

A small jug of Greek ladolemono olive oil and lemon sauce

Olive Oil and Lemon SauceLadolemono ΛαδολέμονοDips and Sauces · 5m · serves 6

A pot of basic Greek tomato sauce, saltsa domatas

Basic Greek Tomato SauceSaltsa domatas Σάλτσα ντομάταςDips and Sauces · 40m · serves 6

A bowl of chilled Greek tarator yogurt and cucumber soup with walnuts

Cold Yogurt and Cucumber SoupTarator ΤαράτορSoups · 15m · 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

A plate of golden Greek marides tiganites fried whitebait with lemon

Fried WhitebaitMarides tiganites Μαρίδες τηγανητέςMeze and Appetisers · 23m · serves 4

Golden fried Greek barbouni red mullet with lemon

Fried Red MulletBarbouni tiganito Μπαρμπούνι τηγανητόMain Courses · 25m · serves 4

A bowl of Cretan elies tsakistes cracked green olives with garlic and coriander

Cretan Cracked Green OlivesElies tsakistes Kritis Ελιές τσακιστές ΚρήτηςDips and Sauces · 30m · serves 10

A plate of sliced Greek domatosalata tomato salad with oregano and olive oil

Simple Greek Sliced Tomato SaladNtomatosalata ΝτοματοσαλάταSalads · 10m · serves 4

A bowl of Greek kritharosalata orzo pasta salad with tomato, feta and olives

Orzo Pasta SaladKritharosalata ΚριθαρόσαλαταSalads · 32m · serves 6

A glass of Greek portokalada fresh orange drink with ice

Fresh Orange DrinkPortokalada ΠορτοκαλάδαDrinks · 10m · serves 4

Fried Metsovone smoked cheese saganaki with lemon

Fried Smoked Cheese from EpirusSaganaki Metsovone Σαγανάκι μετσοβόνεMeze and Appetisers · 18m · serves 4

Sliced Cretan apaki smoked pork, pan-fried and served with lemon

Cretan Smoked Marinated PorkApaki Kritis Απάκι ΚρήτηςMain Courses · 40m · serves 8

Sliced pastourma cured beef coated in red fenugreek and paprika paste

Cured Spiced Beef from Asia MinorPastourmas ΠαστουρμάςMeze and Appetisers · 40m · serves 10

Fried Greek galeos dogfish with skordalia garlic potato dip

Fried Dogfish with Garlic Potato DipGaleos skordalia Γαλέος σκορδαλιάMain Courses · 40m · serves 4

A tray of Greek halvas simigdalenios semolina halva with cinnamon and walnuts

Semolina HalvaHalvas simigdalenios Χαλβάς σιμιγδαλένιοςDesserts · 40m · serves 10

Baked feta with honey, sesame seeds and chilli flakes

Baked Feta with Honey and SesameFeta psiti me meli Φέτα ψητή με μέλιMeze and Appetisers · 17m · serves 4

Greek piperies tiganites fried green peppers with lemon

Fried Green PeppersPiperies tiganites Πιπεριές τηγανητέςSide Dishes · 22m · serves 4

A chilled glass of Greek retsina resinated white wine

Retsina Serving GuideRetsina ΡετσίναDrinks · 5m · serves 4

A glass of Greek limonada fresh lemonade with ice and mint

LimonadaLimonada ΛεμονάδαDrinks · 15m · serves 4

Fried halloumi slices drizzled with honey and sesame seeds

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

A bowl of Greek soupa kritharaki orzo soup

Orzo SoupSoupa kritharaki Σούπα κριθαράκιSoups · 40m · serves 4

A bowl of Greek red lentil soup with cumin and a drizzle of olive oil

Red Lentil SoupSoupa fakes kokkines Σούπα φακές κόκκινεςSoups · 40m · serves 4

Yogurt straining through cloth over a bowl, whey collecting below

How to Make Strained Greek Yogurt at HomeGiaourti stragisto Γιαούρτι στραγγιστόDips and Sauces · 10m · serves 6

A small glass of Greek tsipouro with ice and a meze plate

Tsipouro Serving GuideTsipouro ΤσίπουροDrinks · 5m · serves 4

A glass of ouzo turned milky white with water and ice

Ouzo Serving GuideOuzo ΟύζοDrinks · 5m · serves 4

A cup of Greek faskomilo sage tea with dried sage leaves

Sage TeaTsai faskomilo Τσάι φασκόμηλοDrinks · 13m · serves 4

A bowl of Greek angourodomata cucumber and tomato salad

Simple Greek Cucumber and Tomato SaladAngourodomata ΑγγουροντομάταSalads · 10m · serves 4

A bowl of Greek karotosalata grated carrot salad with garlic

Grated Carrot SaladKarotosalata ΚαροτοσαλάταSalads · 15m · serves 4

Sliced sykomaida fig and walnut bars from the Peloponnese

Peloponnese Dried Fig and Walnut BarsSykomaida ΣυκομαΐδαDesserts · 30m · serves 12

A glass of Greek Metaxa brandy served neat

Metaxa Serving GuideMetaxa ΜεταξάDrinks · 5m · serves 4

A small chilled glass of Chios mastiha liqueur

Mastiha Liqueur Serving GuideMastiha ΜαστίχαDrinks · 5m · serves 4

Bars of Greek pastelli sesame and honey candy

Sesame and Honey BarPastelli ΠαστέλιDesserts · 25m · serves 12

A bowl of Greek katiki Domokou soft cheese spread with olive oil

Soft Fresh Cheese SpreadKatiki Domokou Κατίκι ΔομοκούDips and Sauces · 15m · serves 6

A plate of Greek makaronia me mizithra pasta with fresh cheese

Pasta with Fresh Mizithra CheeseMakaronia me mizithra Μακαρόνια με μυζήθραMain Courses · 20m · serves 4

Pan-seared Greek manouri cheese drizzled with honey and sesame

Grilled Manouri Cheese with HoneyManouri me meli Μανούρι με μέλιMeze and Appetisers · 20m · serves 4

A pan of Greek mydia saganaki mussels in tomato and feta sauce

Mussels in Tomato and Feta SauceMydia saganaki Μύδια σαγανάκιMeze and Appetisers · 40m · serves 4

A sliced Greek kormos no-bake chocolate biscuit log

KormosKormos ΚορμόςDesserts · 30m · serves 12

A small chilled glass of Naxos kitro citron liqueur

Kitro Liker Serving GuideKitro ΚίτροDrinks · 5m · serves 4

A bowl of Greek skordalia me psomi bread-based garlic dip

Bread-Based Garlic DipSkordalia me psomi Σκορδαλιά με ψωμίDips and Sauces · 20m · serves 6

A whole baked Greek tsipoura sea bream with lemon and herbs

Whole Baked Sea BreamTsipoura psiti Τσιπούρα ψητήMain Courses · 40m · serves 2

A dish of Greek feta psiti me ntomata baked feta with tomato

Baked Feta with TomatoFeta psiti me ntomata Φέτα ψητή με ντομάταMeze and Appetisers · 35m · serves 4

A bowl of Cypriot talattouri, yogurt and mint dip with cucumber

Cypriot Yogurt and Mint DipTalattouri ΤαλαττούριDips and Sauces · 15m · serves 6

A dish of Corfiot savoro, fried fish under vinegar, rosemary and currants

Corfu Fried Fish in Vinegar and RosemarySavoro ΣαβόροMeze and Appetisers · 40m · serves 4

Ionian riganada, barley rusks topped with grated tomato, oregano and olive oil

Ionian Rusk with Tomato and OreganoRiganada ΡιγανάδαSalads · 10m · serves 4

A small dish of Greek pickled kritamo rock samphire in olive oil

Pickled Rock Samphire SaladKritamo ΚρίταμοSalads · 30m · serves 10

Bougiourdi, Thessaloniki baked feta with tomato and peppers, bubbling in a clay dish

Thessaloniki Baked Feta with PeppersBougiourdi ΜπουγιουρντίMeze and Appetisers · 35m · serves 4

A glass of Cypriot ayrani, cold salted yogurt drink with mint

Cypriot Salted Yogurt DrinkAyrani ΑϊράνιDrinks · 5m · serves 4

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

Cypriot Pickled Cauliflower and TurnipMoungra ΜούντραDips and Sauces · 30m · serves 10

Brandy SourBrandy sour Μπράντι ΣάουρDrinks · 5m · serves 1

Corfu Spicy Sauteed GreensTsigareli ΤσιγαρέλιSide Dishes · 30m · serves 4

Constantinople-Style Cabbage SlawPolitiki salata Πολίτικη σαλάταSalads · 20m · serves 6

Sour Cherry CordialVyssinada ΒυσσινάδαDrinks · 5m · serves 1

Tinos and Mykonos Cured PorkLouza Tinou Λούζα ΤήνουMeze and Appetisers · 30m · serves 10

Raw Grated Courgette SaladKolokithosalata ΚολοκυθοσαλάταSalads · 15m · serves 4

Grilled Aubergine SkewersSouvlaki melitzanas Σουβλάκι μελιτζάναςMain Courses · 37m · serves 4

Egg and Lemon SauceSaltsa avgolemono Σάλτσα αυγολέμονοDips and Sauces · 15m · serves 6

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

Fried Peloponnese Sfela CheeseSaganaki sfela Σαγανάκι σφέλαMeze and Appetisers · 18m · serves 4

Epirus Soft Cheese on RuskGalotyri me paximadi Γαλοτύρι με παξιμάδιDips and Sauces · 10m · serves 4

Roasted Peppers with Garlic YogurtPiperies me giaourti Πιπεριές με γιαούρτιDips and Sauces · 20m · serves 4

Anatolian-Style Bulgur PilafPilafi me pligouri Πιλάφι με πλιγούριSide Dishes · 30m · serves 4

Fried Batzos Cheese from MacedoniaSaganaki me batzo Σαγανάκι με μπάτζοMeze and Appetisers · 18m · serves 4

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

Plain Greek Rice PilafRizi pilafi Ρύζι πιλάφιSide Dishes · 25m · serves 4

Almond Garlic DipSkordalia me amygdala Σκορδαλιά με αμύγδαλαDips and Sauces · 20m · serves 6

Fried BogueGopes tiganites Γόπες τηγανητέςMain Courses · 30m · serves 4

Plain Fried Courgette FlowersKolokithoanthoi tiganismenoi Κολοκυθοανθοί τηγανισμένοιMeze and Appetisers · 25m · serves 4

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

Fried Fresh AnchoviesGavros tiganitos Γαύρος τηγανιτόςMeze and Appetisers · 30m · serves 4

Grilled Swordfish SkewersXifias souvlaki Ξιφίας σουβλάκιMain Courses · 40m · serves 4

Zucchini Shoots and TendrilsKolokithokorfades ΚολοκυθοκορφάδεςSide Dishes · 35m · serves 4

Cypriot Wine and Coriander PotatoesPatates antinaktes Πατάτες αντινακτέςSide Dishes · 40m · serves 4

Maniot Pasta with Mizithra and EggTsouchti ΤσουχτήMain Courses · 30m · serves 4

Kalymnos Barley Rusk SaladMermizeli ΜερμιζέλιSalads · 20m · serves 4

Symi Shrimp Fried WholeGarides Symis Γαρίδες ΣύμηςMeze and Appetisers · 15m · serves 4

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

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

Cypriot Bulgur Wheat PilafPourgouri pilafi Πουργούρι πιλάφιSide Dishes · 35m · serves 6

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