Greek Meze Platter with Grilled Cheese and Yogurt Dip

Meze are small dishes to share, usually with a drink. This platter combines golden grilled Greek cheese with a fresh vegetable salad and a yogurt dip, and is on the table in a quarter of an hour.

Serves: 4 | Prep: 15 min | Cook: 10 min

Ingredients

• 200 g Greek grilling cheese
• 1 cucumber
• 2 tomatoes
• 1 red onion
• A handful of black olives
• 200 g Greek yogurt
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Fresh dill or dried oregano
• Salt and pepper
• Pita bread to serve

Method

1. Dice the cucumber, tomatoes and onion and mix with the olives, 1 tbsp olive oil, half the lemon juice, salt and pepper.
2. Stir the yogurt with the rest of the lemon juice, a pinch of salt and the dill.
3. Cut the cheese into 1 cm slices and grill them in a hot grill pan for 2 to 3 minutes per side.
4. Warm the pita briefly in the same pan.
5. Arrange everything on a board and drizzle the cheese with the remaining olive oil.

Tips

• Grill the cheese just before serving; once cold it turns rubbery.
• Extend the platter with fava, melitzanosalata or dolmades.

Products from Bakaliko

• Tammam - Greek Grilled Cheese 200 g
• Chasiotis - Pita Bread 18 cm, 10 pcs
• Hotos - Feta P.D.O. 200 g

More Greek recipes

• Greek saganaki (pan-fried cheese)
• Greek tzatziki