More Than A Greek Salad

Skordalia is a dip made by combining crushed garlic and mashed potatoes or stale bread (soaked in water) and nuts, and then olive oil is added to make a smooth emulsion.

Fassolia Piaz are white beans boiled and made into a salad. There are a lot of variations of this salad but we like it with tomatoes, onion, tuna, parsley, served with olive oil and lemon juice.

“Gemista” means stuffed vegetables. This is one of the most popular Greek vegetarian summer dishes.

Horiatiki Salata, which means  village or peasant style salad, is widely known as “Greek Salad” and is a  common component of a Greek meal.

Kolokotes (singular kolokoti, pr. Koh-loh-ko-TES), are traditional Cypriot pastries, similar to turnovers, calzone, empanadas, boureki or pies, made with squash or pumpkin.