I can easily add this beautiful roasted heirloom carrot cheese pie in puff pastry to the long list of Greek savory pies. There are countless Greek recipes for savory pies, both traditional and contemporary, and many of them are plant-forward. This makes a great Mediterranean diet brunch recipe. I like to use Greek cheeses, such […]
RECIPE TIPS : The best variety of figs for this dish is Royal Black, a variety usually cultivated in the Attica prefecture. They are considered as one of the finest Greek varieties and they are fleshy, succulent and sweet. When paired with a tangy goat’s (or goat & sheep’s) cheese like manouri or chevre you […]
This is not a salad my grandmother would have ever dreamed of making! Arugula, called roka in Greek, is a favorite leafy green and is especially pungent and peppery when cultivated in the sunny dry climate that is Greece. This recipe is adapted from my latest book, My Greek Table, Authentic Flavors and Modern Home […]
Whether it's a meatless option or just a quick healthy pasta dish you want, this easy, tangy rigatoni dish, with Kalamata olives, capers, garlic, and eggplant, is great. The mild, buttery Greek cheese, manouri, tames the robust flavor of the olives and capers. You can find many of the ingredients in this recipe online in […]
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.
One of the loveliest, mildest, most buttery mainland cheeses is the log-shaped Manouri, a alabaster-white, mild, velvety cheese that is served as both a table cheese and a dessert cheese, with honey and fruit. It is very similar to the Italian cheese ricotta salata. It is almost always made with sheep’s milk whey to which […]