Greek Easter Recipes | Kalliopi's Kitchen

The Greek year has a shape, and food follows it closely. The Orthodox calendar sets out long fasting periods and then breaks them with enormous feasts, and much of the repertoire exists because of that rhythm rather than in spite of it.

This page collects Patates lemonates, Galaktoboureko, Kleftiko, Flaounes, Paidakia and Kontosouvli and others suited to the occasion.

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 Easter Recipes

25 recipes on the site so far.

Greek Side DishesGreek Lemon Potatoes Πατάτες λεμονάτες · 1h 35m · serves 6

A square of galaktoboureko showing thick yellow custard between crisp golden phyllo

Greek DessertsGalaktoboureko Γαλακτομπούρεκο · 1h 30m · serves 12

Slow-cooked Greek lamb kleftiko falling off the bone with potatoes and lemon

Greek Main CoursesGreek Kleftiko Κλέφτικο · 4h 25m · serves 6

Cypriot flaounes cheese pastries with a golden sesame-topped crust

Greek Breads and PiesFlaounes Φλαούνες · 2h 5m · serves 16

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

Greek Main CoursesPaidakia Παϊδάκια · 25m · serves 4

Greek Main CoursesKontosouvli Κοντοσούβλι · 3h 30m · serves 6

A bowl of Greek magiritsa Easter soup with fresh dill

Greek SoupsMagiritsa Μαγειρίτσα · 2h 30m · serves 8

A golden braided Greek tsoureki Easter bread with a red egg tucked in

Greek Breads and PiesTsoureki Τσουρέκι · 1h 30m · serves 12

Twisted golden Greek koulourakia Easter cookies on a baking tray

Greek DessertsKoulourakia Κουλουράκια · 1h · serves 30

Golden Cretan kalitsounia cheese hand pies drizzled with honey

Greek DessertsKalitsounia Καλιτσούνια · 1h 10m · serves 8

Cretan antikristo lamb propped facing an open fire on skewers

Greek Main CoursesAntikristo Αντικριστό · 4h 30m · serves 8

Bars of Corfu mandolato almond nougat studded with toasted almonds

Greek DessertsMandolato Μαντολάτο · 55m · serves 16

Greek Main CoursesMastelo Sifnou Μαστέλο Σίφνου · 2h 50m · serves 6

Kefalonia kreatopita meat pie in golden phyllo, sliced

Greek Breads and PiesKefalonitiki Kreatopita Κεφαλονίτικη κρεατόπιτα · 2h · serves 8

Greek Main CoursesArni Fricassee Αρνί φρικασέ · 2h · serves 6

Greek Main CoursesArni me Anginares Αρνί με αγκινάρες · 2h 10m · serves 6

A bowl of Greek marouli salata shredded romaine lettuce salad

Greek SaladsMarouli Salata Μαρουλοσαλάτα · 15m · serves 4

Greek Main CoursesFournaristo Kalymnou Φουρνιστό Καλύμνου · 3h · serves 8

Greek Main CoursesLamb Souvla Σούβλα αρνί · 4h 30m · serves 10

Greek Main CoursesArnaki Lemonato Αρνάκι λεμονάτο · 3h 40m · serves 6

Greek Breads and PiesFogatsa Kerkyras Φογάτσα Κέρκυρας · 1h 40m · serves 12

Greek DessertsKoulouria Rodou Κουλουράκια Ρόδου · 1h 5m · serves 10

Greek kokoretsi lamb offal wrapped and grilled on a spit

Greek Main CoursesKokoretsi Κοκορέτσι · 3h 30m · serves 8

Greek DessertsMelopita Sifnou Μελόπιτα Σίφνου · 55m · serves 8

A roasted whole leg of Greek katsikaki goat with lemon and herbs

Greek Main CoursesKatsikaki Lemonato Κατσικάκι λεμονάτο · 3h 40m · serves 6

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