Cabbage Apple Salad
Posted on 21. Sep, 2009 by Katia.
Cabbage Apple Salad is one of the crispy summer salads equally loved by kids and adults. It’s easy to understand that – just an ordinary cabbage salad, seasoned with red wine vinegar, salt and olive oil, can go a long way. Welcomed at the table in all seasons, all over the world, in many varieties, [...]
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Pasta-Shrimp Salad with Feta
Posted on 19. Sep, 2009 by Katia.
With the abundance of seafood in Greece, Pasta Shrimp salad with feta cheese is one of the favorite summer salads of the Greeks, served in Athens and most of the Greek Islands. Shrimps themselves, delicious and refreshing anytime, get particular fireworks of flavors in this salad. Just imagine the garlic and minced rosemary stirred in [...]
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Octopus Salad
Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by Katia.
Greeks love to eat octopus in all variations, but Octopus Salad is one of desserts of their summers. Octopus has been on Greek plates obviously for centuries and centuries: Cretan Minoans have even painted frescoes on the walls of Knossos Palace of a fisherman carrying an octopus. Octopus legs (or arms) are the most delicious [...]
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Garlic Hummus Salad
Posted on 15. Sep, 2009 by Katia.
Hummus is a very popular meze-salad in Greece, especially garlic-rich hummus. First of all, Greeks love garlic but also, hummus with a pronounced garlicky taste is a great addition to many Greek dishes. Stews, lighter meats, Greek pilaf, roasted vegetables – all that and much more makes good friends with Garlic Hummus Salad. Hummus comes [...]
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Easy Cucumber Salad
Posted on 13. Sep, 2009 by Katia.
Cucumbers are one of the very common ingredients in many Greek salads. Their juiciness and freshness are pleasant in any combination: with tomatoes, lettuce, potatoes, avocado, seafood… Not to mention that cucumbers are one of the major ingredients of the beloved Greek salad tzatziki. The easy cucumber salad is also very refreshing and suitable for [...]
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Chloro Cheese – A Greek Cheese from Santorini
Posted on 11. Sep, 2009 by Katia.
Chloro Cheese from Santorini (hloro tiri) is one of the special Greek cheeses from this unique Greek Island. This fresh, mild goat cheese has its long tradition in Santorini where the handmade process of making it passes from mothers to daughters. It’s very hard to find this cheese in restaurants even in Santorini, let alone [...]
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Rocket Beets Ham Salad
Posted on 09. Sep, 2009 by Katia.
A combination of rocket, beets, and ham, can be easily much more than a simple Greek salad. Rocket, beets and ham Salad is a nicely balanced meal for long summer days or nights. The rich flavors of the main ingredients give you a feeling of fulfillment for at least a few hours after you finish [...]
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Rocket Beets Cucumber Raisin Salad
Posted on 07. Sep, 2009 by Katia.
When making Greek salads, possibilities are unlimited – Rocket Beets Cucumber Raisin Salad confirms the rule. Rocket and beets go well together, as it was shown in other recipes, but adding something completely different to that combination – like cucumbers and raisins- makes the whole experience anew. Peppery taste of rocket, somewhat tart flavor of [...]
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Greek Tomato-Feta-Basil Salad
Posted on 05. Sep, 2009 by Katia.
Tomato-Feta-Basil Salad is a little bit upgraded version of the simplest Greek summer salad of tomatoes and feta, or we could say that this salad is the Greek version of Italian Caprese salad. The truth is the taste of this Greek salad and Caprese salad have nothing in common – feta cheese is a way [...]
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Thyme
Posted on 03. Sep, 2009 by Katia.
Thyme, or Thimari in Greek, is one of those Greek herbs that you just have to have around, not because it has any distinctive flavor, but because it adds a necessary “touch” to other herbs and make them more distinctive than without thyme. In brief, thyme could be maybe described as a spice of herbs. [...]
