Summer Pasta Salad
Try this easy Greek pasta salad. It makes a great last-minute dinner choice. It’s tangy thanks to the salami, Greek cheeses, olives, and oregano.
Healthy: Rock Samphire
Rock or Sea Samphire, called kritamo in Greek, grows wild along the coasts of Ikaria and elsewhere. Pickled, it is a great meze for ouzo.
Easy: Greek-Style Tuna Melt
Greek-style tuna melt includes Greek sheep’s milk cheeses and a little bit of taramosalata, the famous Greek fish roe dip.
Chicken with Green Olives and Oranges
Greek cooking is filled with easy chicken recipes. Try this one with Greek olives. You can use green olives or even Kalamata olives.
Tabouleh with Walnuts, Yogurt, and Herbs
Tabouleh with walnuts, yogurt and herbs is a greek salad recipe that can double as a main-course, for Meatless Mondays and more! Skip the yogurt, and you’ve got a totally vegan dish, too!
Stuffed Summer Vegetables – Gemista
Stuffed tomatoes and peppers are one of the great seasonal treats of a Greek summer: filling, robust, and suitable for vegans, vegetarians, carnivores and others! You can also serve them either hot, cold, or at room temperature.
Fish Baked with Okra
Fish baked with okra is a delicious summer dish from Crete.
Octopus Risotto
Zucchini Omelet with Greek Yogurt & Feta
This quick, easy Greek-style zucchini-feta omelet is perfect for a Mother’s Day brunch, for a Meatless Monday, or for a simple, fast meal any night of the week.
Tsoureki
On Ikaria at Easter, home bakers take their Easter breads to the village baker because the wood-burning oven makes for much tastier breads.
Ikarian Onion-Wild Fennel Pie
Ikaria Onion-Wild Fennel Pie with Homemade Phyllo is perfect for Lent, vegetarians and vegans alike, or just for lunch!
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.