Greek Food Recipes

Saganaki is a thick slice of hard cheese, lightly floured and pan-fried until a golden crust forms while the inside softens. It is named after the ...

Tirokroketes are croquettes with a thick cheese base, a crisp crumb and a molten centre. The base is made a few hours ahead, so the croquettes only...

Domatokeftedes are fritters of ripe tomato, onion and herbs, a dish closely associated with the island of Santorini. They are vegan, crisp outside ...

Kolokithokeftedes are crisp fritters of grated zucchini, feta and fresh mint. The trick is to squeeze the zucchini very dry before mixing, so the f...

Melomakarona are soft Greek cookies made with olive oil, orange and semolina, dipped in honey syrup and topped with walnuts. They are the classic C...

Stifado is a Greek stew defined by its onions: small whole onions or shallots, roughly equal in weight to the meat, slowly cooked with red wine, vi...

Revani is a Greek semolina cake flavoured with orange and soaked in syrup. The cake is light because the egg whites are whisked separately and fold...

Soutzoukakia are oval, cumin-spiced meatballs simmered in tomato sauce. The dish comes from Smyrna (today's Izmir) and was brought to Greece by ref...

Kataifi is shredded pastry that turns golden and crisp in the oven. Pressed into a muffin tin it makes small nests, here filled with baked feta and...

Tyropitakia are small filo triangles filled with feta and kefalograviera. You find them on every Greek party table and in every bakery; they also f...

This bean soup follows the method of fasolada, the well-known Greek bean soup, but with black-eyed beans instead of white beans. They cook faster a...

Arni sto fourno me patates, lamb baked with potatoes, is the Sunday and Easter roast of Greece. The lamb is studded with garlic, rubbed with lemon,...