Main Ingredient Recipes
I love a great, hearty Greek salad that can double as a main course. I created this recipe for a wheat salad with sundried tomatoes, Dodoni Feta, and herbs with that in mind, using My Greek Table season 4 sponsor’s Dodoni Greek feta. It speaks to the medley of Mediterranean diet ingredients that are healthy, […]
Tis Greek yogurt-honey panna cotta recipe makes an elegant dessert that speaks to all the goodness of the Mediterranean diet with a long list of classic Greek ingredients. Greek honey, walnuts, and olive oil are all part of this dessert recipe. It’s an easy make-ahead dish so preparing it for a dinner party is easy, […]
This simple, if dramatic recipe for whole baked grouper with leeks, will surely impress your friends while providing a really easy way to make a great centerpiece for a meal with company. Greek recipes for whole baked fish abound, often with a regional twist. I like to use grouper, sfirida in Greek, for this recipe, […]
This black eyed pea salad with tangerines, figs and nuts brings together the whole Greek diet and a long list of Mediterranean diet ingredients into one delicious, colorful, easy salad. The super foods episode on season 4 of My Greek Table speaks to the huge variety of everyday foods that are Greek, delicious and really […]
Chicken Phyllo Pie with Two Greek Cheeses and Herbs is a delightful Greek recipe that can double as a main course and meze or snack. It’s an easy dish to make for company, a great brunch idea, and something that can make good use of leftover chicken! The two Greek cheeses in the recipe are […]
This Greek recipe for Pleated Phyllo Pie with Feta, sometimes called Crinkle Pie across social media (!), is a very easy way to make a delectable Greek cheese pie, or tyropita. There are dozens of Greek recipes for cheese pies made with feta all over Greece, and many of them are from Epirus in Northwestern […]
When we witnessed this Feta Cheese Pie Baked in Embers, we were transfixed! This ancient way of baking over hot coals using a copper or steel dome as a makeshift portable oven is something that the shepherds of Epirus have been doing for hundreds of years, if not longer. The dome is called a gastro, […]
Say hello to my Baklava Butter Board, an easy and quick way to get all the same flavor you’ll find in a traditional Greek recipe for Baklava, the classic phyllo pastry filled with nuts and drizzled with honey or syrup, but with an ounce of fun and no fuss, too!
EGGS ARE THE PERFECT MEDITERRANEAN DIET FOOD: Eggs are one of the few foods that could be classified as superfoods. They’re very nutritious, easy to prepare, cheap and go with almost every food. They are nutritionally rich, may support heart health, are a great source of choline, a nutrient is needed for the formation of […]
RISOTTO TIPS: A good stock is essential for a good risotto. Its temperature is very important -it should be hot and simmering and kept at this temperature throughout cooking the dish. Furthermore, in case your stock is store bought, make sure the stock is low sodium. Get your mise en place ready: chop your onion(s), […]