Category: Seafood

Seafood Recipes

Octopus Cooked with Fennel, Orange and Green Olives

Braised octopus with caramelized leeks, oranges, mixed olives

4 servings as a main course   1 large red onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, chopped ½ cup/120 ml olive oil, or slightly more if desired 1 medium-size octopus (2-2 ½ pounds/1 -1.35 kilos) ½ cup ouzo 1 cup chopped plum tomatoes, or 1 can Greek whole Santorini tomatoes in their juices ½ cup fresh […]

Tarama and Greek Yogurt Cheesecake with Mint-Flavored Olive Oil

Greek yogurt and tarama, fish roe, in an unusual cheesecake.

Here’s another unusual use for Greek yogurt–a savory cheesecake made with the ultimate Greek meze, tarama. I created this several years ago, when I was insane enough to open and run a summer restaurant, Villa Thanassi, basically in my backyard on the laid-back, Blue-Zone island of Ikaria. This dish became a signature. I still make […]

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