Our quick and easy Greek lettuce salad recipe makes maroulosalata, a light and refreshing salad full of fresh flavours and textures. In its most traditional form, maroulosalata is a salad of finely shredded mixed lettuce leaves, spring onions and fresh herbs tossed with onion slices, and garnished with a handful of black olives. I use … Read more
This easy artichoke dip recipe with red peppers and green olives makes a versatile clean-out-the-fridge dip. Like all Mediterranean mezze that can be eaten as snacks, dips, starters, or sides, you can spread this antipasti-inspired dip onto toasted sourdough, serve it in a bowl and scoop it up with pita bread or crisps, or enjoy … Read more
This Greek eggplant dip recipe makes melitzanosalata or ‘eggplant salad’ in Greek. The smoky aubergine dip can be spread onto pita or crusty sourdough and eaten as a snack, dished up as one of an array of mezedes – Greek dips, starters and appetisers often labelled as ‘drinking food’ – or served as a salad … Read more
This Greek salad recipe makes horiatiki, a traditional Greek village salad made with Greek feta, tomatoes, cucumbers, capsicums, onions, and Kalamata olives, doused in a simple dressing of Greek extra virgin olive oil and wine vinegar, and a shower of dried oregano. It’s fantastic with everything from grilled seafood to keftedes (Greek meatballs) and souvlaki … Read more
This easy olive dip recipe makes a Mediterranean inspired dip from green and black olives. We stir Sicilian green olives and juicy Greek Kalamata olives and aromatic fresh dill into sour cream and cream cheese, seasoned with salt, pepper and garlic. Garnish with chopped olives in extra virgin olive oil and sprigs of dill, and … Read more