Tag Archives: vegetarian salads
Skordalia – A Garlicky Greek Salad
Skordalia! Who doesn’t associate Greece with this yummy, tasty, thick Greek salad or dip, however you want to call it? Skordalia is a unique Greek apetizer that can be eaten just with pita bread, with all vegetable and meat dishes, with fish and seafood, actually with everything except sweets! Skordalia is a simple combination of [...]
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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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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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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 [...]
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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 [...]
