Grilled Shrimp, Pepper and Peach Salad
One of my all-time favorite Greek salads is this! The unlikely combination of peppers and peaches, studded with crispy shrimp, makes any summer meal brighter. This is a Greek recipe that jives with the robust, vibrant flavors of the whole Mediterranean diet!
Potato Salad With Greek Yogurt – Herb Mayo
Everyone loves a great potato salad and this Greek recipe for potato salad, which calls for Greek yogurt and extra virgin Greek olive oil, plus plenty of herbs, will change your mind about the old-school classics slathered in mayo! Here’s a healthy alternative that’s a perfect fit for the Mediterranean diet!
Mastihatini – Cocktail
Want a great cocktail with a Greek twist? This is it and I owe its invention to a good friend, Ilya Malahias, with whom I’ve sipped many a quaff while watching the sun slip into the sea on Ikaria.
Spring Fava with Fresh Peas
The Greek recipe Fava is one of the all-time classic Greek meze plates, most often made with yellow split peas cooked until they disintegrate into a puree then swirled to creamy perfection with extra virgin Greek olive oil and lemon juice. It’s a Mediterranean diet standard bearer! There are a few regional fava recipes, for […]
Cally and Maria’s Pleated Cheese Pie
This fun and easy Greek recipe for phyllo cheese pie, aka tyropita, is one of hundreds of variations on the classic phyllo-feta-egg theme. It’s a delight to make and eat and it pays homage to the many ways Greek feta is used in Greek cooking as well as in the Mediterranean diet!
Mediterranean (heart healthy) Home-Made Pita Chips
This Greek recipe is the perfect Mediterranean diet snack, perfectly suited for Greek dips and other treats. Munch away!
Classic Hummus
Hummus is one of the great recipes of the Mediterranean diet, a classic of Middle Eastern and Eastern Mediterranean cuisines, crossing cultural and religious boundaries. It’s also extraordinarily healthy and versatile. You can add your own inspiration to this basic recipe with things like roasted red peppers, pesto, pureed beets, feta and more.
The Bee’s Tease
My friend Johnny Livanos, creator of one of the first Greek gins, Stray Dog – and, yes, you can really taste the nuanced spectrum of Greek herbs that he uses in his distillation process – created this cocktail for his family’s restaurant Ousia. Ring in the New Year with a clink and have a sip […]
Kataifi Shrimp with Kalamata Olive Mayo
This Greek recipe for shrimp wrapped in crunchy kataifi pastry is a sure-fire winner for festive tables and company. I like to pair this perfect Greek meze with my Kalamata Olive – Greek Yogurt Mayo, but you can also serve it with everything from spicy tomato salsa to grecamole and taramosalata. This is Mediterranean Diet […]
Seared Leeks & Shaved Cheese With Greek Currants or Prunes
I hope you enjoy this Greek recipe from my last book, My Greek Table. It’s a great paean to the versatility of vegetables in the Greek and Mediterranean Diet. What I love most about this dish is its simple elegance. The recipe below is an adaptation of an old Macedonian dish which called for wild […]
Velvety Mushroom Soup with Red Wine and Greek Yogurt
This Greek recipe for mushroom soup is an adaptation of classic cream of mushroom soup, but with Greek red wine, Greek yogurt in place of the cream, and, yes, Greek dried mushrooms. Greece is a mycologicIt’s simple to prepare, easy to serve, versatile, festive but also simple enough to make every day.
Tuna Salad with Arugula, Celery, Roasted Pepper and Herbs
The most “traditional” Greek recipe for tuna salad is the one I recall from my youth: tuna mixed with all sorts of chopped vegetables and served with a blanket of…yes…mayonnaise! Not so this dish. Here is a perfect Mediterranean Diet recipe for one of the world’s most popular lunch items, canned tuna. Add a little […]