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GARIDES ME SPANAKI KE FETA (SHRIMP WITH SPINACH & FETA)

meps — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 04:00:00 +0000

Saute 2-3 sliced green onions in 1 C olive oil with 1/2 C dill. Add 1 lb 2 oz shredded spinach and simmer 25 min. Add 2 lbs 4 oz shrimp and cook 5 more min. Place in baking dish, sprinkle with 11 oz feta & season to taste. Bake in med. oven 10 minutes; serve hot.

Kalamata Olive Spread

meps — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 02:48:30 +0000

This is almost too simple.

3 C Kalamata olives, pitted
1/3 C olive oil
In a food processor, coarsely chop the olives. Then turn on the machine and add the olive oil in a steady stream until it emulsifies and you have a smooth puree.

Moussakas me Melitzanes

meps — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 04:00:00 +0000

4-5 eggplants
1 lb 2 oz ground meat
2-3 tomatoes
1 C olive oil
2 onions, finely chopped
1 bay leaf
1 clove garlic
1/2 C grated parmesan
flour
3 C bechamel sauce (I use a double batch of the Mornay Sauce from my Gourmet White Hash recipe, and cut back on the additional parmesan topping)

Heat oil and saute onions. Add meat and cook for 10 min. Add tomatoes, garlic, bay leaf, salt, pepper–allow to simmer 1 hour. Wash and trim eggplants, soak in salted water. Drain, coat with flour and fry in oil. Layer in pan: eggplant, salt and pepper, minced meat mixture (drained), then eggplant and meat, finally bechamel. Sprinkle with cheese and bake at high temp. for 20-25 minutes. Cut into squares.

NOODLES, METSOVE STYLE

meps — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 04:00:00 +0000

(Hylopites Metsovou)
1 lb 2 oz egg noodles
4-5 diced tomatoes
9 oz bacon
2 chopped onions
2 cloves garlic
3 1/2 oz olive oil
salt & pepper
Grated kefalotyri or parmesan
Cut bacon into large pieces and add olive oil. Add onion and garlic and saute 10 minutes over med. heat. Add tomatoes, salt, pepper, and some water or beef broth. Add noodles (1 part to 3 parts liquid) and cook about 25 minutes over med. heat. Sprinkle with cheese.

Ouzo cookies

meps — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 04:24:35 +0000

Make a double batch of Powdered Sugar Cookies. Use 1 T Ouzo instead of the vanilla.

After the cookies have cooled, glaze them with a mixture of Ouzo and powdered sugar. (Mix about 1/2 C powdered sugar with about 1 T of Ouzo.) You can also dust them with powdered sugar.

These were inspired by Greek sugar cookies, Kourabiedes.

PITA APO TA YANENA

meps — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 04:00:00 +0000

1 lb 9 oz grated gruyere
9 oz butter
3 eggs
1 lb 2 oz milk
Pastry: 3 C flour, 1 C yogurt, 5 T butter, salt, water
Place flour in bowl, add yogurt, melted butter, salt, and as much water as needed to make pliable dough. Divide into 4 leaves and roll out.
Butter a pan, lay pastry leaf on it. Brush with butter and sprinkle with 1/3 of gruyere. Layer dough-cheese-dough-cheese etc, brushing each layer of dough with butter. Top layer should be dough, brush with butter and make incisions with sharp knife. Beat eggs and milk, pour over top. Bake in med. oven til brown.

Skordalia (garlic potato sauce)

meps — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 04:00:00 +0000

Peel 18 oz potatoes and boil in plenty of water.
Drain and puree, then season with salt.
Add 4-5 cloves finely minced garlic, 4-5 T olive oil, 2-3 T vinegar. Serve cold.

SPANAKOPITA

meps — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 04:00:00 +0000

1 lb 2 oz psinach
1/2 C dill
6 green onions
1 1/2 C olive oil
salt & pepper
Saute onions until transparent, add shredded spinach. Cook 15 minutes over mideium heat, add dill, salt, and pepper.
Pastry: 1 lb 2 oz flour, 2 eggs, 1/2 cup butter, 1 C warm water, salt.
Put flour in bowl, add eggs, melted butter, salt, and as much warm water as needed to make a pliable dough. Divide into 6 or 8 thin sheets. Line an oiled pan with a pastry sheet, brush with butter and repeat with 2 or 3 more sheets. Spread filling on top and cover with 3-4 more layers of butter pastry. Bake in med. oven 45 miutes. Serve warm or cold (cut while warm).

SPANAKORYZO (SPINACH RICE)

meps — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 04:00:00 +0000

2 lbs 4 oz spinach
1 1/2 C long grain rice
3-4 green onions, chopped
1/2 cup finely chopped dill
2 C olive oil
2 lemons
Saute onions in oil. Wash spinach, shred roughly, and add to pot with onions. Cook 5 minutes. Add rice, 2 c water, dill, salt, and pepper and cook for 15 more minutes. Serve hot or cold with dashes of lemon juice.

Tzatziki

meps — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 04:00:00 +0000

Grate 1 cucumber, mix with 1 lb yogurt. Add 4-5 cloves finely minced garlic, 4 T olive oil & 2 T vinegar, plus salt and pepper.