Kalliopi's KitchenYIAYIA'S GREEK FOOD RECIPES

Method

No-Cook Greek Recipes

Dips, salads, rusk dishes and spoon sweets that need a bowl and a knife and nothing else. Summer food, largely.

Technique in Greek home cooking tends to be simple and unhurried. There is very little last-minute work, very few sauces made to order, and a great deal of food that improves for sitting around. Most of the skill is in judgement rather than in knife work.

Recipes using this method include Tzatziki, Horiatiki salata, Dakos, Moungra, Soutzoukos and Mahalepi.

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.

No-Cook Greek Recipes

54 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 A Greek village salad with tomato wedges, cucumber, red onion and a whole slab of feta topped with oregano Greek SaladsGreek Salad Χωριάτικη σαλάτα · 12m · serves 4 A barley rusk topped with grated tomato, crumbled white cheese, olives and oregano Greek SaladsCretan Dakos Ντάκος · 12m · serves 4 Greek Dips and SaucesMoungra Μούντρα · 30m · serves 10 Strings of Cypriot soutzoukos grape must candy hanging to set Greek DessertsSoutzoukos Σουτζιούκος · 1h 40m · serves 12 Cypriot mahalepi milk pudding topped with rose syrup and crushed pistachios Greek DessertsMahalepi Μαχαλεπί · 30m · serves 6 Greek DrinksBrandy Sour Μπράντι Σάουρ · 5m · serves 1 Slices of fresh anari cheese drizzled with honey and walnuts Greek DessertsAnari me Meli Ανάρι με μέλι · 5m · serves 4 A bowl of pale homemade taramosalata drizzled with olive oil Greek Meze and AppetisersTaramosalata Ταραμοσαλάτα · 15m · serves 8 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 Cut bars of Greek pasteli sesame honey candy on a wooden board Greek DessertsPasteli Παστέλι · 25m · serves 16 Greek Meze and AppetisersNoumboulo Νουμπούλο · 30m · serves 10 Diamond-cut pieces of Rhodes melekouni sesame honey sweet Greek DessertsMelekouni Μελεκούνι · 40m · serves 16 Greek SaladsPolitiki Salata Πολίτικη σαλάτα · 20m · serves 6 Greek SaladsLachanosalata Λαχανοσαλάτα · 15m · serves 6 A tall glass of Greek frappe iced coffee with a thick foam head Greek DrinksFrappe Φραπέ · 5m · serves 1 Greek DrinksVissinada Βυσσινάδα · 5m · serves 1 Greek Meze and AppetisersLouza Tinou Λούζα Τήνου · 30m · serves 10 A bowl of Mykonos kopanisti spicy whipped cheese Greek Dips and SaucesKopanisti Mykonou Κοπανιστή Μυκόνου · 15m · serves 8 Greek gavros marinatos, marinated anchovy fillets in olive oil Greek Meze and AppetisersGavros Marinatos Γαύρος μαρινάτος · 30m · serves 6 A bowl of thick Greek yogurt topped with honey and crushed walnuts Greek Breakfast RecipesGreek Yogurt with Honey and Walnuts Γιαούρτι με μέλι και καρύδια · 5m · serves 1 A bowl of Greek marouli salata shredded romaine lettuce salad Greek SaladsMarouli Salata Μαρουλοσαλάτα · 15m · serves 4 Greek SaladsKolokithosalata Κολοκυθοσαλάτα · 15m · serves 4 A glass of Greek freddo espresso iced coffee with a thick foam head Greek DrinksFreddo Espresso Φρέντο εσπρέσο · 5m · serves 1 A glass of Greek freddo cappuccino with a thick cold milk foam cap Greek DrinksFreddo Cappuccino Φρέντο καπουτσίνο · 8m · serves 1 A small jug of Greek ladolemono olive oil and lemon sauce Greek Dips and SaucesLadolemono Λαδολέμονο · 5m · serves 6 A bowl of chilled Greek tarator yogurt and cucumber soup with walnuts Greek SoupsTarator Ταράτορ · 15m · serves 4 A bowl of Greek strained yogurt topped with fresh seasonal fruit Greek Breakfast RecipesGiaourti me Frouta Γιαούρτι με φρούτα · 10m · serves 1 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 A plate of sliced Greek domatosalata tomato salad with oregano and olive oil Greek SaladsDomatosalata Ντοματοσαλάτα · 10m · serves 4 A bowl of Greek kritharosalata orzo pasta salad with tomato, feta and olives Greek SaladsKritharosalata Κριθαρόσαλατα · 32m · serves 6 A glass of Greek portokalada fresh orange drink with ice Greek DrinksPortokalada Πορτοκαλάδα · 10m · serves 4 Sliced pastourma cured beef coated in red fenugreek and paprika paste Greek Meze and AppetisersPastourma Παστουρμάς · 40m · 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 A chilled glass of Greek retsina resinated white wine Greek DrinksRetsina Serving Guide Ρετσίνα · 5m · serves 4 A glass of Greek limonada fresh lemonade with ice and mint Greek DrinksLimonada Λεμονάδα · 15m · serves 4 Greek Dips and SaucesHow to Make Strained Greek Yogurt at Home Γιαούρτι στραγγιστό · 10m · serves 6 Greek Breakfast RecipesPaximadia me Meli kai Karydia Παξιμάδια με μέλι και καρύδια · 5m · serves 1 Greek DrinksTsipouro Serving Guide Τσίπουρο · 5m · serves 4 Greek DrinksOuzo Serving Guide Ούζο · 5m · serves 4 A bowl of Greek angourodomata cucumber and tomato salad Greek SaladsAngourodomata Αγγουροντομάτα · 10m · serves 4 A bowl of Greek karotosalata grated carrot salad with garlic Greek SaladsKarotosalata Καροτοσαλάτα · 15m · serves 4 Greek Dips and SaucesSkordalia me Amygdala Σκορδαλιά με αμύγδαλα · 20m · serves 6 Greek DessertsSykomaida Συκομαΐδα · 30m · serves 12 A glass of Greek Metaxa brandy served neat Greek DrinksMetaxa Serving Guide Μεταξά · 5m · serves 4 A small chilled glass of Chios mastiha liqueur Greek DrinksMastiha Liqueur Serving Guide Μαστίχα · 5m · serves 4 Greek Breakfast RecipesYiaourti me Petimezi Γιαούρτι με πετιμέζι · 5m · serves 1 Greek Dips and SaucesKatiki Domokou Κατίκι Δομοκού · 15m · serves 6 Greek DessertsKormos Κορμός · 30m · serves 12 Greek DrinksKitro Liker Serving Guide Κίτρο · 5m · serves 4 Greek Dips and SaucesSkordalia me Psomi Σκορδαλιά με ψωμί · 20m · serves 6

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