Vegan Recipes
Throughout the Aegean islands there are recipes for stuffed grape leaves that go beyond the classic rice-and-herb or rice-and-meat filling. Bean and vegetable stuffings are not uncommon. In this Greek recipe with a twist, the famed yellow split pea, aka fava, gets a wrap!Recipe developed for campaign “Santorini Volcanic Terroir” www.santorinivolcanicterroir.eu
Fava, Santornini's famed yellow split peas grown on the island's volcanic soil, is most typically made into a creamy olive-oil infused puree, one of the most popular Greek recipes. Here, I've turned this into s luscious, easy but delicious soup topped with wild mushrooms and the island's renowned tiny capers.Recipe developed for campaign “Santorini […]
This Greek recipe speaks to my vegetarian heart and to the endless array of traditional and innovative Greek vegetable dishes that make Greek cuisine one of the great plant-based options on the planet. Greek ingredients such as petimezi, olive oil and Aegina pistachios make this a true stand out.
I have made this dish in other versions, with my favorite Ikarian pine honey and fresh orange juice. Petimezi, the subtle, sweet syrup made by cooking down clarified grape must, is one of the world’s oldest natural sweeteners. In this dish, it lends balance to the already earthy beans and it pairs beautifully with […]
Another great Greek salad recipe, especially in the winter. The mastiha and pistachios go especially well together. Try using a high-polyphenol Greek olive oil in this for an added layer of flavour and a beautiful peppery finish.
Greek recipes for roasted potatoes abound! This one is an extra easy, pan-roasted Greek potato dream, made even more delicious with great extra virgin Greek olive oil and Krokos Kozanis, aka Greek saffron.
Black-eyed peas are a traditional good-luck dish at New Year’s throughout much of the American South and elsewhere. In Greece, it doesn’t have to be New Year’s to enjoy them. This is a modern take on a traditional Greek stew of black-eyed peas and greens, gussied up with some delicious pomegranate.
Notice the hyphen in the title! This delicious Greek recipe for stuffing, which you can either bake inside a whole bird or separately, as a casserole. I love to combine all the earthy flavors of Greek autumn in my stuffing, which is why there is a trinity of Greek olives (I love both our […]
OK, so we don’t’ really have cranberries in Greece, but that has never stopped me from making a Greek-inspired cranberry sauce, replete with those amazing umami-like Greek fried figs from Northern Evvoia, all the warm spices, and a drizzling of two really special ingredients: Petimezi, or grape molasses, and honey vinegar or balsamic, whichever […]
Flatbreads are a pan-Mediterranean delight and I've taken this classic Italian focaccia and transformed a little into a Greek recipe with the help of some wild Greek dried herbs. It's great as a snack, as a special treat for a dinner party, and with any number of great both Italian and Greek cheeses.