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Greek Recipes for Authentic Greek Food

Main Course

Chicken Gyro Merida

Juicy, marinated chicken gyro served as a platter with pita, "Athens" yellow sauce, and fresh garden salad.

Chicken Gyro Merida: Chicken gyro platter served with pita bread, fries, and salad.

Dessert

Diples

Delicate, thin sheets of dough folded while frying to create crispy, honey-drenched "folds."

Diples: Thin fried dough spirals drizzled with honey and crushed walnuts.

Appetizer / Meze

Domatokeftedes

Crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside, these fritters burst with the flavor of sun-ripened tomatoes and fresh mint.

Domatokeftedes: Crispy fried Santorini tomato fritters with fresh herbs.

Soup / Main Course

Fakes

A hearty, earthy lentil soup finished with a signature splash of vinegar and olive oil.

Fakes: Hearty Greek lentil soup finished with vinegar and olive oil.

Soup / Main Course

Fasolada

A simple, hearty white bean soup enriched with extra virgin olive oil and fresh vegetables.

Fasolada: Classic white bean soup, the national dish of Greece.

Salad / Meze

Dakos

Crunchy barley rusks topped with juicy grated tomatoes, creamy mizithra or feta, wild oregano, and plenty of olive oil.

Dakos: Cretan barley rusks topped with grated tomato, feta, and olives.

Meze / Appetizer

Dolmades

Tender grape leaves stuffed with a savory herb infused rice filling.

Dolmades: Tender grape leaves stuffed with a herb-infused rice mixture.

Dessert

Ekmek Kataifi

A decadent three-layer dessert featuring syrup-soaked kataifi pastry, cool custard, and fluffy whipped cream.

Ekmek Kataifi: Dessert with shredded pastry, custard, and whipped cream.

Dessert / Cake

Fanouropita

A vegan, spiced cake baked with nine symbolic ingredients to honor Saint Phanourios and find "lost items."

Fanouropita: Spiced Lenten cake flavored with cinnamon, cloves, and raisins.

Main Course / Side

Fasolakia

Tender flat green beans braised in a rich tomato and olive oil sauce with potatoes and carrots.

Fasolakia: Green beans braised in a rich tomato and olive oil sauce.
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