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Okra
Season: Autumn/Winter
Greek: Bamies
Some people find okra slimy. If you know how to cook them they are trully tasty!
String bean salad
Serves/Yields: 4 - 6 servings
Time: 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Season: Summer/Autumn
Greek: Ampelofasoula
Fried aubergines
Difficulty: Easy
Season: Summer
Greek: Melitzanes tiganites
Can be accompanied with tzatziki (yogurt dip).
Giant Beans Baked in the Oven
Serves/Yields: 4 persons
Season: Winter/Spring
Greek: Fassolia Gigantes Plaki
Garlic Sauce
Season: All seasons
Greek: Skordalia
Used in fried fish like in fried cod dish. Also served as a side dish together with beetroot salad. It has many variations around Greece. In the Ionian islands they use potato instead of breadcrumb and they call it “Aliatha”.
Moussaka
Serves/Yields: 6 people
Season: Summer/Autumn
Greek: Mousakas
A traditional Greek Recipe by Alexandra Tsakiridou.
Moussaka is the shepherds pie of Greece. The succulent combination of fried aubergines, delicately spiced minced lamb and rich cheese sauce is irresistible and well worth the rather lengthy preparation. It is always popular at informal parties and can be prepared earlier in the day for final cooking and browning in the oven.
Stuffed Tomatoes and Peppers
Serves/Yields: 6 - 8 persons
Time: 2 hours
Difficulty: High
Season: Autumn
Greek: Yemista (gemista)
Yields 16 stuffed vegetables (6 – 8 servings).
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