Pan-fry Cretan sfakianopita: thin olive oil dough folded around fresh myzithra, finished with thyme honey. Makes 6 pies in about 70 minutes.
Kimolos Ladenia: Olive Oil Flatbread with Tomato and Onion
Bake Kimolos ladenia, a Greek olive oil flatbread topped with grated tomato, red onion and oregano. Only 25 minutes of hands-on work, and it’s vegan.
Baked Cretan Boureki Pie with Courgette and Potato
Bake Cretan boureki with thin courgette and potato slices, ricotta, feta and mint. No pastry needed, and it tastes good warm or at room temperature.
Pan-Fried Rhodes Chickpea Fritters (Pitaroudia) with Mint
Pan-fry pitaroudia, Rhodes chickpea fritters made with soaked dried chickpeas, tomato and mint. Crisp outside, soft inside, and vegan.
Santorini Tomato Fritters with Fresh Mint and Red Onion
Pan-fry Santorini tomato fritters with ripe tomatoes, red onion and mint. Crisp outside, soft inside, and ready in about 40 minutes.
Sifnos Revithada: Slow-Baked Chickpea Stew with Lemon
Bake Sifnos revithada, a slow-baked chickpea stew with onions, bay and olive oil. Creamy chickpeas from one covered pot, finished with lemon.
Cretan Dakos with Grated Tomato, Feta and Barley Rusks
Grate ripe tomatoes over a hard barley rusk, then add feta, olives and oregano. This Cretan dakos takes 20 minutes and needs no cooking.
Smoky Mediterranean Roasted Tomato Soup with Feta
Roast tomatoes, onion, and garlic until soft and charred, then blend with stock and top with crumbled feta. A simple soup ready in about an hour.
Buttery Greek Semolina Halva Pudding with Toasted Almonds
Toast semolina in butter, stir in a hot cinnamon syrup, and set this classic Greek halva pudding in about an hour, no oven needed.
Easy Homemade Cypriot Halloumi Bread with Fresh Mint
Bake this Cypriot mint and halloumi bread with a soft crumb, salty cheese pockets, and fresh mint in every slice.
