Visiting the Greek Islands gives you a chance to try out traditional Greek recipes, when dining out, or if you go self catering, there is the chance to make these traditional Greek food recipes for yourself.
So many of you have written to us asking about your favourite recipe Greek style, that we hope to accommodate your enquiries.
We hope you enjoy them all. There are some Easy Greek Recipes that you could easily master in no time, and the occasional great Greek Chicken recipe we thought you might enjoy.
Greek Salad Recipes
Greek Country Salad
This traditional Greek recipe is for 4 people and is great for a lunch or as and accompaniment to your event dinner.
1 Kilo of Tomatoes 1 medium sized onion 1 green pepper and half a cucumber 180 grams of Greek Feta cheese Black olives, as many as you like, Dried oregano 80grams of olive oil vinegar, salt and pepper to taste
Slice your tomatoes, cucumber, onion and pepper and arrange on your plate. Add your olives and lay your feta on top. Add your dried oregano on top of your feta and pour the olive oil with some vinegar and season. Enjoy!
Taramasalata (Fish Roe Salad)
This is a wonderful traditional Greek recipe and is worth trying to make for yourself, Greek food recipe at its best!
8oz (225grams) Cod roe juice of half a lemon 5 fluid oz (150ml)of olive oil 5 fluid oz ground nut oil 1 clove of garlic 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley
Before you start, soak the cod's roe in cold water for at least a couple of hours, then rinse and drain it thoroughly before peeling off the skin.
Now put the roe in a mixing bowl and mash it first to a pulp using a fork then, with an electric beater, whisk it at top speed, gradually pouring in the lemon juice.
Next, start adding the oils a drop at a time (still whisking as you would when making mayonnaise) and keep adding oil until the mixture becomes solid and dry – forming lumps and working its way up the sides of the bowl.
At this stage you can start to beat in a little boiling water, say 2 fl oz (55 ml) or just enough to turn the mixture into a soft mousse. (Don't add the water before the mixture has become solid or it will separate.)
Finally add the crushed garlic and parsley, and serve with croutons or warm crusty bread and Greek olives.
Garidosalata (Greek Shrimp Salad)
This shrimp Greek salad recipe is for 4 people and is perfect for an outdoor lunch on a sunny day.
1 lettuce finely chopped 500grams of medium sized shrimps 2 boiled eggs, sliced 1 green pepper sliced 3 tablespoons of olive oil 2 tablespoons of white vinegar a couple of tablespoons parsley and fennel, finely chopped salt and pepper to your taste lemon to garnish
Cook the shrimps in salted water with a little vinegar (the real Greek recipe says for 10 minutes, but this is a very old recipe).
Clean the shrimp and remove the black line down the centre of the spine of the shrimp, then arrange them on a platter along with the lettuce, eggs, parsley, fennel and the pepper.
Beat the oil with the rest of the vinegar and use as dressing.
Some Greek shrimp salad recipes use marie rose dressing which is quite lovely too, take your pick, and have a lovely meal.
Traditional Greek Soup Recipes
Avgolemono Soupa (Egg and Lemon Soup)
Avgollemono Soupa is an acquired taste, but very nice. Very typically Greek, its from the Attica region. The above video is a slightly different slant on the traditional Greek recipe.
Kremmydosoupa Me Tyri (Onion Soup with Cheese)
Out of the Greek recipes I've researched and cooked, this greek recipe is one of my favourites. This traditional Greek recipe is from Crete originally, although is has been adapted throughout the Greek islands.
This soup has a slightly sweet flavour, because of the browning of the onions and it's fabulously warming on a wet or cloudy day.
You will need, for 4 persons;
4 Medium sized onions sliced thinly 2 tablespoons of flour 100grams fresh butter or buttermilk 1 large cup of meat stock half litre hot milk half litre hot water half cup grated cheese 10 thin slices of lightly toasted bread Salt and pepper to season chopped parsley (optional)
Brown the onions, in the butter, stirring with a wooden spoon,careful not to burn them. Stir in the flour and fry until golden brown. At the meatstock, salt and pepper to taste and cook over a moderate heat for 5-8 minutes.
Mix the milk with the water and add the mixture in the pot slowly stirring at the same time. Cook for another 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to make sure it does not burn on the bottom of the pan.
arrange some of the toasted bread with some melted cheese on top into soup dishes and poor the soup over, the other cheese toasts can go on top of the soup and then grilled until golden. Some chopped parsley may be added for decoration.
Traditional Greek Appetisers and Pita (Pies)
Manouri Tiganto (Fried Manouri Cheese)
Manouri is a Greek goat's cheese and is made by the goat herders and their families, and sold at the local markets. Its flavour is delicious and as an appetiser it is wonderful. this traditional Greek recipe is enough for 4 persons.
500grams of Manouri Cheese (or other goats cheese if not available) 1 egg 1 teacup of flour Oil for frying
Cut the cheese into triangles. Beat the egg and dip the manouri cheese first in the flour and then the egg.
Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry it.
Kolokythokeftedes (Fried courgette Balls)
Even if you think you don't like courgettes, you'll love this Greek food recipe. The courgette balls can be made in advance and then frozen for use as a starter at a dinner party or as finger food for an event.
These ingredients are enough for 6 people as an appetiser.
1 Kilo of courgettes 4 eggs beaten 250 grams of grated cheese (feta) Oil for frying half cup of parsley, finely chopped 1 cup of flour salt and pepper to taste
Clean and grate the courgettes and mash them with a fork. Put the mashed courgettes in a bowl and add the parsley, grated feta and the beaten eggs and season with the salt and pepper. Mix well.
Add the flour slowly until it thickens. While the oil is heating, shape the mixture into balls and gently fry on all sides.
