Archive for 'Greek Salad Recipes'
Choriatiki salad – The Greek Salad Recipe
Choriatiki salad, or Greek Salad as it is known worldwide, means country or village salad, following the meaning of the word “choriatiki” in Greek. One important thing we need to point out right away is that what is known as the Greek salad elsewhere is not exactly what you would be served in Greece. Choriatiki, [...]
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Cretan salad with dakos (ntakos)
Cretan salad with dakos is a traditional meze also known as “Greek bruschetta”. The best part of this little treasure of the Greek cuisine is that it can be eaten any time of the day – for breakfast, lunch or dinner, or simply as a snack. It’s light but very filling and, from the nutrition [...]
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Feta & Watermelon Salad
Feta Watermelon Salad is a rather surprising Greek Salad, as few would expect that the combination of feta and watermelon can be so interesting and so mouth watering.
It is unbelievable how many savory salads Greeks make using just a few ingredients. Feta cheese, for example, is not just one of the most important ingredients of [...]
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Carrot Fennel Salad
Carrot Fennel salad is a tasteful Greek salad, an excellent choice in summer months. It is also a quite healthy salad, due to the increased concentration of vitamins and amino acids in its basic ingredients.
This is a full meal actually and although may not be your first choice when checked out, once you eat it [...]
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Avocado and Feta cheese Greek salad
Avocado and Feta Salad is a refreshing Greek salad, one of the popular summer salads you can find around Greece during hot months. It is very popular in Athens and Greek islands, such as the Cyclades. It combines two favorites of Greek cuisine – feta cheese and olives – with this egg or pear shaped [...]
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Cretan Potatoes and Eggs Salad
Potato salad, as universal as is it, and as traditional in Greece as Greek potato salad could be, has its variations across Greece and, especially, its islands. To start with, we should say that not all potatoes in Greece are the same.
Those grown in Crete, surrounded by sea and blessed by bright sun as it [...]
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Ambelofasoula – String Bean Salad
One of the most common Greek salads is ambelofasoula, the Greek version of String Bean Salad. It seems that a salad can’t be simpler and so popular at the same time. The most traditional version of this salad calls for boiled beans, and lemon juice and olive oil for garnish. Adding some dill is not [...]
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Fennel Lettuce Salad
Fennel Lettuce Salad is a pretty commonly served Greek salad in many restaurants and taverns in central Greece and the Ionian Islands, but it is also a loved crispy summer salad in many Greek homes. Freshness of romaine lettuce and radicchio give by default a summery taste to any salad, but fennel brings its amazing [...]
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Beet Salad with Lamb, Lentils and Spinach
Greeks eat a lot of beets, a lot of lamb, and a lot of lentils. No wonder they come up with Beet salad with Lamb, a hearty, warming, delicious Greek salad that can be eaten all year long, but if you want to make it of all fresh ingredients, then you will make it from [...]
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Taramosalata spread
One more Greek salad / spread to die for is the Taramosalata apetizer. The recipe for taramosalata is a very easy one to prepare, especially since taramas can be bought in the stores and not made from scratch. If you ever wonder what is that whitish or pinkish dip-like plate at the tables in Greek [...]
