Linguine with Wilted Arugula, Anchovies and Chilli Peppers

Linguine with Arugula, Anchovies and Chilli Peppers

We used to serve this simple pasta dish at a small restaurant called Villa Thanassi that we ran on Ikaria many years ago. To find some of the artisinal Greek products you’ll need to make this, visit my online shop here, where you’ll discover a host of lovingly curated Greek ingredients.

Herb-Crusted Salmon, Warm Potato Salad, Malagouzia Wine

Herb Crusted Salmon with Vrisi 36 Olive Oil &Mustard

Two Greek-Mediterranean mustards add punch to this easy salmon dish. Enjoy it with an aromatic white wine from Monemvasia made with the historic Malagouzia (Malmsey) grape. To find some of the artisinal Greek products you’ll need to make this, visit my online shop here, where you’ll discover a host of lovingly curated Greek ingredients.

Gilthead Bream (Tsipoura) Roasted with Fennel and Tomatoes

Tsipoura, or gilthead bream, roasted with tomatoes, fennel and ouzo

Gilthead bream, tsipoura, is one of the great fish of the Aegean and also one of the most popular and important Greek farmed fish. To find some of the artisinal Greek products you’ll need to make this, visit my online shop here, where you’ll discover a host of lovingly curated Greek ingredients.

Cretan Chick Pea Soup with Cod

Although this soup is traditionally made in and around Rethymnon on the feast day of St. Eleftherios, on December 15th, it’s wonderful any time of the year, and especially in cold weather.

Baked Salmon with Feta-Almond Crust, Over Briam

Feta, almonds, basil, ginger, garlic and red peppercorns top this easy baked salmon dish. Serve it with a late-summer briam (roasted vegetables). For a lovingly curated array of Greek ingredients to pair with this recipe, check out my online store here.

Swordfish Souvlaki with Lemon-Olive Marinade

I have memories of this dish that seem to go back forever, from Sunday outings to the Greek tavernas in Astoria when I was a child and to countless meals in seaside tavernas in Greece. You can substitute the swordfish with any firm-fleshed fish in this recipe. Check out my online store for the olives, […]

Red Mullet in Caper Sauce (Barbounia me Saltsa Kapari)

Red Mullets and Capers make this a specialty of the Cyclades, in the Aegean.

Red mullet is arguably one of the Aegean’s most characteristic fish. Typically, it is pan-fried. This island dish, however, calls for cooking it in tomato and caper sauce, the latter a mainstay in the culinary heritage of many arid Cycladic islands. This recipe originally appeared in my book, Aegean Cuisine (KETA publishers).

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