Traditional Greek fava dip is made with yellow split peas and not with beans as the name might imply. To make fava, yellow split peas are cooked until they fall…
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Skordalia me Karidia / Σκορδαλιά με Καρύδια (Greek Garlic Dip with Walnuts)
Skordalia is a Greek dip that is usually made with lots of garlic, olive oil and either mashed potato, or bread. You can already find a recipe for a simple…
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Reggosalata / Ρεγγοσαλάτα (Greek Smoked Herring Roe Dip)
My recipe here is not so different from the one for my taramosalata that I’ve already got on this site; the amount of roe, onion and olive oil are basically…
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Prickly Pear Barbecue Sauce
there’s no better way to say goodbye to the final days of summer and to welcome the first days of autumn than having a nice garden barbecue, so I believe…
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Spicy Strawberry Pico de Gallo / Strawberry Salsa Fresca
This strawberry salsa, or pico de gallo (not quite sure which it is) with it’s refreshing combination of sweet, savory and spicy, in particular, is my new favorite summer snack.…
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Miso Mayonnaise
This miso mayo is full of flavor and has an almost salty caramel-y flavor to it. It is, perhaps, too overpowering when paired with something as delicate as sushi, but…
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Real Aioli / Toum / Garlic Sauce (Vegan/Plant-Based)
Some will know this sauce as aioli. Others may know it as toum. While others simply refer to it as ‘garlic sauce’. No matter what you call it, this is…
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Pumpkin Hummus
This delicious creamy pumpkin hummus is perfect for the coming Holidays and darker autumn and winter weeks – It’s a bit more vibrant, a little toastier and slightly sweeter (with…
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Goat’s Cheese Mousse and Edible Flowers Wreath / Ένα βρώσιμο μαγιάτικο στεφάνι
In order to celebrate this special day and it’s coinciding holidays, I made a wreath of my own... My flower wreath is a bit different, since it’s made of soft…
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Kalamata Olive Hummus
Only in some terribly wicked and inhumane world where I’d have to pick between creamy hummus and salty olive tapenade, hummus would never triumph. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve got…
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Melitzanosalata / Μελιτζανοσαλάτα (Greek Eggplant Dip)
It’s made with lots of eggplants that are baked (or even better: roasted) until soft and almost creamy, some garlic and fresh parsley, a drizzle of refreshing lemon juice and…
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Anchovy Aioli / Anchovy Mayonnaise
This fragrant, rich Mediterranean sauce perfectly complements a good piece of grilled meat, or fish (or even a steak tartare), but it’s also amazing spread generously onto sandwiches, or served…
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Tirokafteri / Τυροκαυτερή (Greek Spicy Feta Dip)
For anyone who is really into cheese this dip is like a dream come true! This traditional Greek dip mainly consists of one of the most popular ingredients in Greek…
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Tzatziki / Τζατζίκι (Greek Yoghurt Dip)
Tzatziki is by far the most well-known and well-loved of all the Greek dips. This tangy and savoury dip is often served as a meze, or as a sauce accompanying…
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Skordalia / Σκορδαλιά (Greek Garlic Dip)
Skordalia is a garlicky dip in Greek cuisine that is made by combining a lot of garlic with a base, which can be mashed potato, wet bread, crushed almonds, or…
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Taramosalata / Ταραμοσαλάτα (Greek Fish Roe Dip)
Salty! Creamy! Delicious! Taramosalata, or ‘taramasalata’ as I often see it written (Greeks never call it taramasalata!) is a Greek fish roe dip made from salted and cured roe (usually…
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