Santorini Tomato Patties
Santorini tomato patties are the island’s most famous and delicious traditional dish.
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Red Mullet in Caper Sauce (Barbounia me Saltsa Kapari)
Red mullet is arguably one of the Aegean’s most characteristic fish. Typically, it is pan-fried. This island dish, however, calls for cooking it in tomato and caper sauce, the latter a mainstay in the culinary heritage of many arid Cycladic islands. This recipe originally appeared in my book, Aegean Cuisine (KETA publishers).
Mykonos Barley Rusk and Tomato Salad
One of the great meze recipes of Mykonos is this summer bread and cheese dish.
Ikarian Potato Salad Jazzed Up
Ikaria’s potato salad is an island favorite.
Pan-fried Pork with Leek (Prasotigania)
Here’s a great meze for Dad! This is the kind of dish Greek guys love to eat when enjoying a glass of wine with their buddies at the local taverna!
Octopus Braised with Eggplant
Greeks “own” octopus! Try this delicious braised octopus and eggplant recipe from the Greek wine region of Macedonia.
Classic Skordalia Recipe
Classic Skordalia from my forthcoming book: Ikaria, Lessons in Food, Life & Longevity from the Island Where People Forget to Die (Rodale, Oct. 2014)
Corfu Sweet Potato Bourdeto
Sweet potatoes probably came to Corfu with the Venetians, as did many other New World crops, sometime during the sixteenth century, where they remained poor man’s fodder for hundreds of years. It took the English to popularize them, by showing Corfiote aristocrats the virtues of serving them with syrup. Nevertheless, they have been cooked on […]
Spinach and Olive Tart
If you like spinach pies, you will for sure love this great spinach tart recipe, with healthy greens, sweet anthotiro cheese, and Greek olives!
Stuffed Onions (“Salantourmasi”) from Kastelorizo
Onions stuffed with a mixture of rice and tomatoes. A delicious recipe that everyone will love!