Crispy Calamari
Ingredients:
500 gr squids cut in washers
2 cloves of grated garlic
1 lemon
1 cup flour
2 eggs
2/3 cup white, dry wine
...
Shrimp saganaki with orzo and fennel
By chef Marios Hadjiosif
Ingredients
24 medium-sized shrimps
2 fresh onions finely chopped
5 tablespoons olive oil
1 clove of chopped garlic
½ fennel bulb,...
Portobello mushrooms and commandaria sandwich
By chef Marios Hadjiosif
Ingredients
8 Portobello mushrooms
½ cup commandaria
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves of grated garlic
½ teaspoon oregano
8 onion...
Walnut tart with chocolate mousse and commandaria sauce
By chef Panikos Hadjittofi
Ingredients
For the dough:
450 gr (3 cups) flour
165 gr (3/4 cups + 1 small teaspoon) sugar
6 yolks
60 ml (4 tablespoons) of water
180...
Salad with goat’s cheese, artichokes, peppers and walnuts
By chef Marios Hadjiosif
Ingredients
4 slices of soft goat cheese (Chèvre) about 80 gr. each
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon freshly sliced thyme or oregano
4 artichoke...
Asparagus Salad
By chef Marios Hadjiosif
Ingredients
1 bunch (about 24) green asparagus
1 shallot finely chopped (or a small red onion)
½ cup balsamic vinegar
8 basil leaves
2 tablespoons chopped...
Sweet potato and chicken soup
Ingredients
1 large sweet potato cut in cubes
2 cloves of garlic melted
1 onion finely chopped
1 tbsp thyme chopped
1 tbsp rosemary chopped
4 cups chicken broth
2 laurel...
Meat pie
By Florentia Kythraiotou
Ingredients
600gr. rustic dough (packaging with 2 rectangular leaves)
650gr. ground beef
2 medium onions grated on the thin side of the grater
A little cinnamon
2-3...
Squid with pesto
By chef Marios Hadjiosif
Ingredients
900 gr. squid
½ tablespoon olive oil + a few drops for spraying
2 tablespoons white wine (Chardonnay)
4 tablespoons of pesto sauce
2 cups...
Puff pastry apple tart
By chef Marios Hadjiosif
Ingredients:
1 ready-made puff pastry leaf (with butter)
Flour
10 medium green apples, peeled and cut into very thin slices
16 tablespoons of sugar
60 g...
Burgers with tahini
By Galateia Pamboridi
Ingredients
500 g minced beef
500 g minced pork
3 tablespoons tahini
1 cup parsley finely chopped
½ cup coriander chopped
1...
Greek burgers with tomato
Ingredients:
½ kg of minced meat (pork and beef mixed)
1 egg slightly beaten
3-4 tablespoons of grated toast
1 medium onion grated
1...
Risotto with beetroot and mushrooms
By Constantia Demetriadou
Ingredients
2 to 3 tablespoons of olive oil
½ onion finely chopped
1 clove of garlic
3 sliced mushrooms
3 beets cooked...
Hare with juniper berries
By Florentia Kythraiotou
Ingredients (for six people)
1 sliced bred hare (2 kg)
A few slices of chopped bacon
2 onions finely chopped, 4 – 5 juniper berries
Fresh...
Kataifi with kefalotyri (Greek cheese)
By chef Sotiris Iordani
Ingredients
300gr. Kataifi
240gr. Kefalotyri, cut into 4 long slices
30 ml. Pomegranate sauce
30 ml. Honey
20gr. Roasted pistachios
10gr. Sesame
Method
Step 1:
Roll the kataifi around the...
Pork leg
By chef Sotiris Iordani.
Ingredients
1 piece of pork leg
3 glasses of black beer
Vegetable mirepoix
Water
Salt and pepper
Method
Step 1:
Marinate the pork and bake it in a preheated...
Yoghurt dessert with orange, mango and ginger biscuit
Ingredients
450gr. Strained yoghurt
300gr. cream cheese (Philadelphia type)
1 cup powdered sugar
1 large merlin orange, juice and 2 tablespoons of zest
Ginger biscuits
1 large mature mango, in...
Pork chops with Parmesan crust
Ingredients
4 pork chops with bone (excess fat removed)
2 eggs whipped slightly with 1 tablespoon of milk
4 bread slices
2 tablespoons grated...
Yuvarlakia
Ingredients
500 gr minced beef
½ cup glutinous rice
2 tablespoons of olive oil
2 eggs, one separated
1 medium-sized grated onion
2 tablespoons...
Tuna salad with rice and vegetables
Ingredients:
4 cups of cooked rice
1 cup boiled corn
2 red peppers
1 cup boiled peas
2 tuna cans in oil or water
...
Traditional Soutzoukakia
Ingredients:
For the soutzoukakia:
500 gr mixed minced pork and chicken
2 tablespoons parsley chopped (optional)1 onion finely chopped
½ teaspoon of grated cumin
Salt and pepper
For the sauce:
2...
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