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Stuffed Artichokes with Broad beans or peas

Season: Summer

Greek: Yemistes agginares me fasolia i araka

April in Greece – A healthy way to use fresh, in season, vegetables.
Very nice recipe, submitted by a friends of Greek-Recipe.com. Includes a very detailed and correct description of how to clean artichokes.

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Kythera Island Fish Soup

Serves/Yields: 4 - 6 persons

Difficulty: High

Season: All seasons

Greek: Psarosoupa apo ta Kithira

(as is traditionally made by fishermen while at sea). Submitted by Alex Kriezis, who served his military service in the island of Kythera and is very familiar with the local cuisine.

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Souvlaki with pita bread

Serves/Yields: 3 - 4 persons

Time: 45 minutes

Difficulty: Medium

Season: All seasons

Greek: Souvlaki me pita

Souvlaki or gyros with pita bread is a very common dish, which is served in many Greek Gyros shops. It is very tasty, especially if the meat is of fine quality, in reasonable price (2.0 – 2.50 Euros/pita).

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Sun dried tomatoes

Greek: Liastes domates

This is a nice meze, which usually accompanies pulses like lentils and bean soup. 1 kilo of fresh tomatoes yields
approx. 100 grams of sun – dried tomatoes.

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Cretan rusk with tomato, oregano and cheese

Serves/Yields: 1 piece

Time: 15 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Season: All seasons

Greek: Kritikos Dakos

Dakos is a kind of rusk, made with barley flour. This appetizer is a speciality of Crete, served also as an appetizer in many Athenian restaurants. This recipe yields one item.

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