Posh Cretan Dakos Salad
If you’ve been to Crete, you will have enjoyed a Cretan Dakos Salad. The base is a round Cretan rusk, topped with grated (or diced) ripe tomato and finished with fresh tart cheese (fresh myzithra). A garnish of dried Greek oregano, an olive and tuck in! For those not familiar with Cretan rusks (Paximadia), they […]
Eggs With Pastourma
One aspect of Greek cuisine that doesn’t get enough attention is charcuterie – yes, cured meats are a part of our cuisine. Mani and Messinia have Siglino and Pasto (smoked pork), the Cretans have Apaki (smoked porn loin), Corfu has Nouboulo (cured pork), Zamponi in Naxos. This is list is just off the top of […]
Mediterranean Tuna Tartare
For those that have been to Greece and other Mediterranean countries, you may have seen some modern takes on dishes, some international flare mixed in with local ingredients. Some of the fancier seafood tavernas are serving ceviches, crudo, cured fish dishes, even sashimi and sushi. Many of the dishes have foreign influences and techniques while […]
Greekish Nicoise Salad
A few years ago, I served up this salad at one of my Greek Supper Clubs. It was a Nicoise Salad with some Greek elements (to which I will get to shortly). A Nicoise Salad is French, originating from the southern French city of Nice. Basically it’s a composed salad of raw vegetables, canned or […]
Zucchini Fritters
A long overdue recipe update: the original appeared on my blog on May 28th, 2008. The recipe is basically the same, I play around with the cheese mix sometimes, use scallions or leeks (or what’s in season) and as seen in the photographs here, I like coating them in breadcrumbs and quickly frying them ’til […]
Octopus Souvlaki
Last week, I came up with a new way to serve up octopus. Oh yes, it will be grilled but by mixing things up a bit, you get the same great charred octopus flavour with a new presentation. I braise my octopus (as usual) until tender then allow the tentacles to cool, place in the […]
Cherry Tomato Salad With Whipped Feta
Here in Canada, we have a short window of when we can enjoy local, sweet ripe tomatoes and the time is now. In abundance now are cherry tomatoes, sweet, inexpensive and even good in the off season (hothouse variety). The star of the salad are the cherry tomatoes along with an easy whipped Feta to […]
Haniotiko Boureki
This is a recipe update, original appeared here on my site June 27th, 2014. I originally made it as appetizer offering at a Cretan-themed dinner. After the Boureki cooled, I cut them into squares and served with toothpicks for easy noshing. I’ve updated the recipe, making it easier to assemble and with all the same […]
Chicken Chops aka Paidakia Kotopoulo
In Greece, butchers will break down a whole chicken into pieces (leg, thigh, breast, etc) then with a heavy cleaver, cut them across the the bone into smaller pieces. They call these “kotopoulo paidakia” aka chicken chops. I like leg/thigh meat and that’s what I recommend for my recipe. The seasoning and flavouring of the […]
Fried Skate Wing
Readers of my site will know that I love eating fish and seafood. One lesser known fish is skate. The edible parts are the wings and stand-alone fish mongers and many Asian markets will carry this delicious fish. Buy skate (and any fish and seafood) from a trusted fishmonger. Skate deteriorates quicker than other fish. […]