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Santorini and Cycladic Recipes
Volcanic soil and almost no rain gave the Cyclades their own ingredients: Santorini's tiny intense tomatoes, split-pea fava, capers, and cheeses aged in the wind.
Greek food is regional to a degree that surprises people who know it only through taverna menus. Mountain villages cook nothing like island ports. Areas under Venetian rule for four hundred years ended up with a completely different pantry from those under Ottoman rule. Refugee populations arriving in the 1920s brought spicing that had never existed on the mainland.
Dishes on this page include Fava Santorinis, Htapodi sta karvouna, Garides saganaki, Kolokithokeftedes, Revithada and Revithokeftedes. Where a recipe belongs clearly to one place I have said so, and where a dish is claimed by several regions at once I have said that too.
Regional labels in Greek cooking are honest approximations rather than strict boundaries. Recipes travelled with people, and most dishes have a version in every part of the country.
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.
Santorini and Cycladic Recipes
20 recipes on the site so far.
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
Prawns with Feta and TomatoGarides saganaki Γαρίδες σαγανάκιMain Courses · 37m · serves 4
Courgette Fritters with FetaKolokithokeftedes ΚολοκυθοκεφτέδεςMeze and Appetisers · 55m · serves 6
Chickpea FrittersRevithokeftedes ΡεβιθοκεφτέδεςMeze and Appetisers · 45m · serves 6
Santorini Tomato FrittersNtomatokeftedes Santorinis Ντοματοκεφτέδες ΣαντορίνηςMeze and Appetisers · 40m · serves 6
Mykonos Spicy Whipped CheeseKopanisti Mykonou Κοπανιστή ΜυκόνουDips and Sauces · 15m · serves 8
Vegan Olive Oil CookiesLadokouloura ΛαδοκούλουραDesserts · 50m · serves 10
Sifnos Honey CheesecakeMelopita Sifnou Μελόπιτα ΣίφνουDesserts · 55m · serves 8
Lobster with PastaAstakomakaronada ΑστακομακαρονάδαMain Courses · 1h 15m · serves 4
Roast Goat with LemonKatsikaki lemonato Κατσικάκι λεμονάτοMain Courses · 3h 40m · serves 6
Kitro Liker Serving GuideKitro ΚίτροDrinks · 5m · serves 4
Pickled Rock Samphire SaladKritamo ΚρίταμοSalads · 30m · serves 10Get one proper Greek recipe a week
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