Category: Vegetables

Vegetable Recipes

Ikarian Patatato with Wild Fennel

WIld fennel is the herb that perfumes the springtime table in Ikaria. Pictured here, the simplest potato – fennel dish, called patatato.

Penne with Pine Nuts, Spinach, Anchovies & Raisins

Penne with Pine Nuts, Spinach, Anchovies & Raisins

The combination of sweet and salty or sweet and sour is a common one throughout the Mediterranean. Greeks love the marriage of honey, vinegar and herbs, for example. Elsewhere, anchovies, pine nuts and raisins are a beloved sweet-sour trio. This is my quick and easy adaptation on a Sicilian classic.

Roasted Artichokes and Potatoes

Artichokes and roasted potatoes, an Aegean dish from the island of Milos.

If you’re looking for a great, seasonal Mediterranean Diet recipe that makes for the perfect main course vegetable dish, here it is: Greek island style roasted artichokes and potatoes. With a little Greek feta, the dish is even better!

Cretan Bean Soup with Orange Zest / Haniotiki Fasolada

Fasolatha

There is nothing quite as comforting as Greek fasolada, one of the best-known, if humble, recipes that comes in many regional variations. To find the authentic Greek olive oil that gives this dish its velvety, sating texture, go to my online store here.

Greek Mushroom Pilafi

Greek Mushroom Pilaf

  Another simple dish that’s perfect for lent, but also for vegans and vegetarians. It’s an easy recipe to fix on a weeknight. Greece, a mountainous country, is a mushroom-lovers paradise. Many mushrooms grow in the wild, but there are also a few companies that have made a thriving business out of cultivating them.

Peas in a Pot with Fennel, Sun-dried Tomatoes and Mussels

  Peas–arakas in Greek–cooked with olive oil, tomatoes, and herbs are one of the great “Ladera” dishes. These are the dishes cooked in olive oil and they account for a great number of Lenten specialties. Most often they are one-pot stews. I have added a little twist to this classic, by combining the peas with […]

Carrot Soup with Kalamata Olive Paste

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Greek Spinach & Chard Stew / Bonamatsi

Bonamatsi

  Bonamatsi is one of the great regional vegetarian and vegan main courses that call for greens. This is healthy food with amazing flavor! If you have some real Greek olive oil on hand with which to dress it, all the better. TO find some, go to my online store here.

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