Meze / Starters Recipes
This delightful salad combines the crunch of smashed potatoes with traditional Greek flavors, making it perfect for summer gatherings or as a refreshing side dish. The creamy yogurt dressing and fresh herbs add a vibrant twist to this classic potato salad.
Everyone loves crispy Greek lemon potatoes, but when that Greek family classic gets an extra punch, literally, to morph into Crispy Greek Lemon Smashed Potatoes, the wow factor goes up exponentially. Find the herbs, garlic and olive oil to make this delicious recipe even tastier in my shop: shop.dianekochilas.com You can sprinkle the tops […]
Saganaki, the classic Greek recipe for fried cheese, is a winner that everyone loves! It’s one of those Greek recipe served in almost every Greek restaurant in the world but also something people like to do at home.
This Greek recipe for shrimp and tomatoes with feta (garides saganaki), is a taverna classic and beloved all over Greece but in Greek restaurants all over the world, too. It’s also very easy to prepare at home and can be served as a meze or as a main course. It’s delicious over rice or […]
Saganaki, in its most popular variation, mostly found in Greek restaurants all over the world, is pan-fried hard cheese. The pan is the point – the word saganaki actually refers to a shallow two-handled frying pan with rounded edges that was part of the kitchen panoply of every Greek home cook in Asia Minor […]
These are one of the BEST Greek vegetarian stuffed grape leaves (dolmades yialantzi) recipes you’ll ever make. They’re packed with fresh herbs! The onions are the secret, though! You need a lot of onions in all Greek recipes for rice-stuffed vegetable dishes and grape leaves because they lend an underlying sweetness that makes these […]
Bruschetta with whipped feta and roasted Florina peppers is a delicious and easy meze to make any time of the year. You can grill bell peppers instead of the long, thick-fleshed Florina peppers, which may be hard to find outside of Greece. As for the feta, there are a few things to know about […]
This Greek fish salad with mackerel and capers is one of many fish salads found throughout Greece, where oily fish such as mackerel are incredibly esteemed. Mackerel is especially high in omega-3 fatty acids and also packs in lots of other nutrients. Mackerel is rich in protein and minerals such as calcium, potassium, selenium, […]
This Greek recipe for fresh pea fava with ouzo and feta on toast is fun and nutritious, and it takes its inspiration from classic Greek fava, the yellow split pea puree that’s a favorite Greek meze. Mashed fresh peas taste so grassy and lively and their green color, enhanced with health-giving Greek extra virgin […]