Category: Seafood

Baked Feta-Stuffed Calamari

  This retro-stuffed grilled calamari is a taverna classic and one often found in the seaside fish eateries along the Athenian Riviera. You can use frozen squid for this, but make sure the tubes are large enough to fill.

Easy Mussels Cooked in Greek Saffron-Pepper-Tomato Sauce

  Mussels are a classic Greek meze, super easy to cook, and a very popular seafood component of the Mediterranean diet. Did you know that mussels have been farmed in Greece since ancient times? There are a few varieties of Greek mussels, mostly cultivated off the coasts of Northern Greece, and typically a little slimmer […]

Shrimp “Assyrtico” – with Caper Leaf Pesto over Fava Puree

  Who says pesto has to be Genovese! Try this Greek recipe for delicious, unusual Santorini caper pesto, toss it with shrimp and serve it over a puree of yellow split peas, made all the better if you have the island’s authrntic fava on hand. Recipe developed for campaign “Santorini Volcanic Terroir” www.santorinivolcanicterroir.eu 

Shrimp Saganaki Risotto

  I love taking classic Greek recipes such as this shrimp saganaki, a tavern favourite, and transforming them into something novel. Here’s a great and easy risotto that speaks Greek and is easy to love.

Shrimp Yiouvetsi with Greek Saffron and Curry

  The Greek recipe yiouvetsi is a baked pasta dish typically made with orzo and lamb. This version has a twist, with shrimp and the delicious combination of Greek saffron and curry, petimezi and Greek oregano.

Lemony Greek Noodles with Prawns, Leeks & Retsina

  Here’s a simple Greek recipe for a traditional Greek pasta called hilopites, a kind of flat noodle. The sauce that accompanies it is easy to make and is inspired by the Greek recipe for shrimp saganaki. This easy Greek seafood recipe is great for a quick midweek meal. Sip one of the many Greek […]

Shrimp Saganaki on a Stick

  Greek recipes include many regional variations on the classic Shrimp Saganaki. Enjoy this grilled shrimp variation, on a skewer. It is a lot of fun to make if you’re planning to grill. Think Greek souvlaki with a healthy spin!

Fish Steaks with Santorini Capers, Blood Orange, Ouzo & Leeks

  Fish is an integral part of the Greek-Mediterranean diet and there are many Greek recipes for fish and seafood. Most of these Greek recipes for the fruits of the sea are easy and make for delicious, healthy quick meals. Enjoy this simple fish steak recipe, and use any fish of choice. 

Cod Croquettes

  Salt cod, or bakaliaros pastos, is sometimes referred to as the fish of the mountains. Cod is not native to the Mediterranean, but to the North Sea and Atlantic. Itinerant merchants would travel inland to sell preserved (salted or air-dried) cod and the tradition of cooking it has remained constant to this day. It […]

Shrimp with Retsina, Lemon, Pepper, and Coriander

  Greece in the summer is about being outside, under a hot sun, near the water, sea salt spraying on the breeze and seafood sizzling nearby. The quaff of choice is often either a chilled glass of retsina or a glass of milky-white ouzo on ice, the perfect foil to smoky seafood, especially when marinated […]